Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...
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09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency fined for bullying tenants it wanted to illegally evict](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
Media reports in Brighton say that a lettings agency which serve tenants with illegal eviction notices and unjustified legal threats has...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fail! Endless calls to scrap S21 evictions leads to glut of them](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
Section 21 evictions are set to soar even higher, a property association leader forecasts - because of the threat to abolish...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Possession numbers soar ahead of rent cap and eviction ban](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
Numbers of possessions have soared in Scotland since the introduction of a rent cap and eviction ban according to DJ Alexander,...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue agent jailed after ordering staff to make false claims](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Police-400x310.png)
The head of a Martin & Co office in Wolverhampton has been jailed over fraudulent activity. A court heard that Bhavander Singh...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Call for more due diligence after rogue letting agent jailed](/upload/images/library/rogue-letting-agent400x310.png)
Trading Standards is calling for more due diligence checks to be made following the jailing of a rogue letting agent for...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Section 21 and rental legal threats under discussion at webinar](/upload/images/Back-link-images/computer_2.jpg)
A property law expert is aiming to demystify the upcoming rental legislation for agents at a webinar tomorrow. Robert Bolwell, senior partner...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Shelter wants scrapping of Section 21 to be accelerated](/upload/images/Logos/shelter-logo400x310.png)
Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Hefty fine for property company ignoring improvement notices](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/CourtImage-400x310.jpg)
A property ownership and management company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Shelter says eviction surge justifies scrapping Section 21](/upload/images/Logos/Shelterlogo.png)
Campaigning charity Shelter says new government figures reveal an increasing number of renters are facing eviction. And it warns that more renters are...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Possession Court Delays - no improvement for at least a year](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/CourtImage-400x310.jpg)
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says it will take a year for court backlogs to be reduced substantially and even longer to...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tough new fire regulations for HMOs and multi-tenancy buildings](/img/default/lat.png)
Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction mediation scheme - lawyers raise concerns](/img/default/lat.png)
The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus break clauses being demanded by student tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
Student renters want break clauses automatically included in tenancy agreements to protect them financially in the event of a second wave of...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Beware - what to do if you suspect a cannabis farm](/img/default/lat.png)
A law firm is warning that agents and landlords should carefully follow correct procedures if they suspect a rented property is...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![New eviction court procedures to address Covid backlog](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has outlined new court procedures to address the expected backlog of cases when eviction proceedings resume on August 24. For...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Evictions: domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour cases prioritised](/img/default/lat.png)
The housing minister says the resumption of eviction possession court cases at the end of next month must be done in...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lettings body backs Labour call for private rents to have ‘benefit cover’](/img/default/lat.png)
The new National Residential Landlords Association has backed calls from the Labour Mayor of London to ensure the benefits system covers...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conquering Corona: a legal perspective, more webinars and a supplier offer](/img/default/lat.png)
Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Evictions: new tenancy forms confirm three-months notice period](/img/default/lat.png)
Paperwork released overnight by the government appears to confirm that the notice period for evictions is extending from two months to...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Section 21 reform slammed with warning it may backfire on tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents invited to free legal seminars on tenant eviction](/img/default/lat.png)
A series of free legal events for letting agents and landlords is to launch this month with an advisory session on...
19 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property management firm may have to repay 12 months' rent after fine](/img/default/lat.png)
A south London property firm has been prosecuted by a local authority over its HMO management and may now have to...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![TPO expels two letting agencies after complex investigations](/img/default/lat.png)
Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. As we reported when the story broke yesterday afternoon, one...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Two letting agencies expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme](/img/default/lat.png)
Two lettings agencies have this afternoon been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. In one case, TPO expelled Lettings Solutions Ltd...