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Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to build more affordable homes. The latest data from the Scottish Government itself shows that the...

The prospect of a long-term eviction ban appears to have been lifted in one part of the UK. The Welsh Government is...

The political alliance between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens is likely to stay in place until 2026. Arguably the...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months, despite widespread opposition from the lettings...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...

Property portal Citylets says average rents in Scotland rose 12.4 per cent in the past year to £1,007 per month -...

Research from Propertymark highlights a growing concern for the private rental sector in Scotland. As the Scottish National Party lurches from crisis...

Numbers of possessions have soared in Scotland since the introduction of a rent cap and eviction ban according to DJ Alexander,...

RMT rail union leader Mick Lynch and Labour leaders including Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan are leading a call for an...

Propertymark has told a UK government to stop ignore the damaging effect of its policies on the private rental sector. An outspoken...

Propertymark is one of three lettings organisations behind a bid to get a Judicial Review of the Scottish Government’s rent controls...

The controversial ban on private rental sector rent rises and evictions is to continue in Scotland for another six months at...

The government is under new pressure to introduce a last minute eviction ban to avoid private renters facing homelessness over Christmas. Liberal...

Shelter claims government figures show 5,940 households were “threatened with homelessness” in England as a result of Section 21 evictions between April...

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...

Another political party is calling for a winter eviction ban as the first part of a reform programme for the private...

A lettings agency in Scotland has played down the impact of the emergency rent freeze and eviction ban which have been...

There’s been a wide range of angry reactions to the Scottish Government’s passing of an emergency rent freeze and eviction ban...

Welsh nationalists have called for a rent freeze and eviction ban to emulate that happening now in Scotland. Plaid Cymru, the party...

Currently, the average void period across England is 16.8 days a year. With an average monthly rent of £940, equating to...

The cost of living crisis could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on homelessness unless an immediate eviction ban is introduced. That’s the view...

The Times says some Build to Rent investment has been paused as a result of the rent freeze imposed by the...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - Rightmove will host...

Activist renters want Liz Truss to follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a rent freeze and eviction ban.  The emergency measures - announced...

An emergency rent freeze in the private and public sectors has been announced this afternoon in Scotland. It will last until...

London-focussed lettings agency Benham and Reeves says renters who secured bargain properties during the pandemic now face huge rent rises when...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...

The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...

Campaigning charity Shelter says new government figures reveal an increasing number of renters are facing eviction.  And it warns that more renters are...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...

A senior Labour politician in the capital claims that there’s been “a stark rise” in people losing their homes since the...

Shelter claims its helpline has received 1,000 callers a day since the eviction ban began easing at the start of summer. It says...

It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...

Campaigning charity Shelter says new official figures show evictions since the lifting of the ban have created a surge in homelessness. Shelter...

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says it will take a year for court backlogs to be reduced substantially and even longer to...

Letting agents using rent protection and legal expenses insurance via Goodlord will have their rent protected until vacant possession, with no cap...

The latest research by lettings agency Benham and Reeves has analysed how the pandemic has affected the UK rental market when...

Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...

Labour shadow housing secretary Lucy Powell has resuscitated the eviction ban, this time for furloughed workers whose government support ends in...

Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...

A prominent member of the House of Lords and a rental activist are calling for an immediate suspension of all Section...

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...

Propertymark has accused the Scottish Government of rushing through the latest eviction ban extension without proper consultation. At the end of last...

The man behind an early version of deposit replacement for the private rental sector has now set up a service encouraging...

Tomorrow sees the start of a three-day debate over the extension of the eviction ban in Scotland - and Propertymark appears...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy has accused the government of hypocrisy over its diverging approach to evictions for commercial and residential tenants. On Wednesday...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...

Prominent property lawyer David Smith - recently in the news for his guidance for agents and landlords over the eviction ban...

The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...

Coming out of Covid and realising that relaxed procedures will be tightened up once again, will present challenges to letting agents...

The head of the tenants’ campaign group Generation Rent has condemned the government as “reckless” for ending the eviction ban on May...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

Housing charity Crisis says government statistics show almost one in five private renters in England in arrears or likely to fall...

A group of rental campaign bodies have come together to claim that some 694,000 tenants apparently face eviction when the current...

An influential group of MPs wants an end to repeated last minute extensions to the ban on evictions and instead wants financial support...

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

A charity is calling for a new national body to oversee the private rental sector. Citizens Advice makes this one of three...

An estimated 840,000 private tenants have arrears over the past year since the first eviction ban was announced, according to a...

ARLA Propertymark says its disappointed over the latest extension to an eviction ban and the requirement for six months notice to tenants. The latest...

Shelter has launched a fund-raising campaign because of what it calls a huge rise in demand for its emergency services, and in anticipation of what...

A charity wants yet another extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions. Step Change says new research it has conducted shows...

The head of a lettings agency says there are up to 60 enquiries for every rental property he lists - and those...

The Law Society says it’s concerned about how the government will taper the end of the eviction ban, now extended until...

Acorn, a prominent campaign group targeting letting agency offices for protests, says the latest eviction ban extension doesn't go far enough. While...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector.  “Extending...

The Law Society of England and Wales has come out in favour of the latest ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The extension to...

Labour says the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions doesn’t go far enough to help tenants. The extension to the...

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

Government data suggests that scare stories talking of a glut of evictions if the current ban is lifted are simply unfounded. Data...

There could be 700,000 private tenants in arrears by the end of this year - an unsustainable burden on agents and landlords,...

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22.  Yesterday our...

The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...

A PropTech supplier says that financial worries for renters have not been placated by the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  In a...

HomeLet and Let Alliance have announced what they call a market first with a rent guarantee providing cover until vacant possession...

A leading market commentator and PropTech chief says the extension of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban was predictable, but presents agents with...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind an idea from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to create a mediation service to arbitrate in...

Activists from a range of pressure groups have reacted angrily to what they call a half-baked eviction ban announced by the...

While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

The ban on private rental evictions in Scotland has been formally extended by two months, with a high expectation that a...

The Prime Minister has told MPs that the eviction ban effectively in place now but scheduled to expire on January 11...

It is “extremely likely” there will be an extension to the current ban on bailiffs conducting evictions even after court orders...

Many agents will be closed on New Year’s Day - the last Bank Holiday for some months and at the start...

Today is the start of the official Christmas eviction ban ‘truce’ in the private rental sector - and it continues until...

ARLA Propertymark has given a detailed response to a government consultation on how the pandemic has hit the private rental sector. The...

There’s been a further tweak to the eviction controls introduced in England for the duration of the lockdown, lasting until December...

A survey claims millions of renter households have concerns about their ability to pay landlords this winter - and the charity...

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

The main trade body representing lettings agents has described the government’s latest eviction ban as “a further blow” for the sector. At...

Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...

A top property lawyer says a recent decision by bailiffs not to forcibly evict anyone in Tier 2 and Tier 3 is an...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

A charity claims that private tenants in the areas with the higher tiers of Coronavirus measures face “harsh enforcement” if they...

An organisation that wants rent controls, the scrapping of Section 21 and what it calls “indefinite tenancies” claims to have 4,000...