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Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

Propertymark is urging the Sunak government to introduce specialist housing courts with expert Judges who can expedite cases and create a...

Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...

Propertymark says it hopes that a Welsh Government White Paper proposing that nine devolved housing tribunals are consolidated into a single...

A property law specialist wants a national register which would allow tenants’ histories to be checked before rental agreements are signed. Nyree...

Tenant groups are cheering the proposed abolition of Section 21 eviction powers but there’s a legal warning that the reality may be...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

A lettings agency which markets private rental properties and units operated by a housing association has apologised for its ‘No DSS’...

A leading figure in the lettings sector says the government’s new Housing Possession Mediation Scheme can help agencies and landlords recover...

Another lettings agency has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a tenant receiving benefits. Worthing County Court declared that Michael Jones & Company unlawfully...

Paul Shamplina, the man behind Landlord Action and a Channel 5 show on handling rental crises, is warning that county courts...

A top property law firm is questioning whether the government’s current eviction moratorium - effectively banning evictions until mid-January at the...

The government has set out confirmation of the new regulations and protocols that agents and landlords will have to follow if...

A lettings agency that told a prospective tenant it had a policy of not offering tenancies to housing benefit recipients has...

Student renters want break clauses automatically included in tenancy agreements to protect them financially in the event of a second wave of...

A property litigation expert is warning letting agents and landlords about far-reaching consequences of the recent ruling which declared a blanket...

In another sign of concern at the speed and volume of eviction cases once the ban is lifted at the end...

Landlords or their agents wanting to obtain possession of their property should act sooner rather than later despite the current ban. That’s...

What appears to be the first court adjournment of an eviction case caused by the Coronavirus outbreak has happened - raising...

A league table has been drawn up revealing the UK’s possession order hotspots - just as the government seems keen to...

High profile eviction company Landlord Action says as many as 50 per cent of Section 21 cases it handles involve tenants...

A university student who fled from his private rental apartment owing over £1,000 has posted a message on Facebook: “Catch me...

A PropTech product is claiming a breakthrough for letting agents who can now access same-day referencing on prospective tenants. LetAlliance claims that...

A leading PropTech exponent is supporting the government’s Housing Court initiative, suggesting it could make redress for agents, landlords and tenants...

Another online lettings agency launches in March with a claim that it “will streamline and automate the majority of admin tasks...

Agents have under three weeks left to respond to the government’s proposals to introduce a Housing Court to settle disputes in...

The government is consulting on the proposal for a specialist Housing Court which, if it goes ahead, would be a “single...

A former City marketing executive is suing a lettings agency for £1.4m in a row over alleged harassment in 2010. Agent Caroline...

Three agencies have been heavily fined after a property in London was being used for multiple occupation with 11 people living...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members - and all letting agents - of the need to be...

Letting agents who act on landlords’ instructions to refuse tenants claiming benefits may be breaking the law. A legal case recently found...

Data from the Ministry of Justice suggest that incidents of landlord possessions have fallen at all stages, for the eighth quarter...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the costs of tenant referencing must be exempt from the government’s proposed ban on...

Data from the Ministry of Justice suggests the number of claims made by private sector landlords to repossess a property has...

A legal firm claims up to 70 per cent of eviction notices issued could be defective, leaving agents and landlords open...

Specialist eviction service Landlord Action has outlined the quickest way to evict tenants under new regulations introduced by the Ministry of...

ARLA is  lobbying Justice Secretary Michael Gove urging him to consider allowing High Court Enforcement Officers to enforce possession orders without...

Eviction specialists at Landlord Action say county courts are still overwhelmed by the number of possession claims being put forward, a...

A campaign has started to enable more eviction cases to be transferred from county court to High Court in a bid...

A couple who modernised their home in a naturist village can stay in their home after winning a court battle against...