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Media reports in Brighton say that a lettings agency which serve tenants with illegal eviction notices and unjustified legal threats has...

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

Two of the most respected figures in the lettings sector are calling on agents, landlords and tenants to consider the future...

A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in favour of landlords and letting...

A local authority has launched a free service seeking to avoid evictions. New Forest council says its new 'Call Before You Serve' programme is a free service providing...

New forms have been posted online which must be used by landlords and letting agents from October 1. New legislation regarding eviction...

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

Many months on from its call for evidence, an influential committee of MPs has still to report on whether it considers...

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

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

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

Campaigners against evictions during the Coronavirus crisis have launched a last-ditch call for the government to grant another extension to the current...

A local authority is urging letting agents within its boundary to get in touch before serving eviction notices on private tenants. Gedling council...

A service called Landlord Advice UK is offering free no-obligation consultations with landlords dealing with evictions over the coming months. Under the...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, has told the government of “illegal evictions by letting agents” - without specifying the incidents he refers...

A landlord has been ordered to pay nearly £6,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to harassing and financially exploiting...

Agents have come out fighting against a proposal being considered in one part of the UK to triple the time to...

Letting agents can beat the upcoming ban on Section 21 by updating key documentation and automating arrears management to reduce the...

Citizens Advice wants the next government to radically alter the private rental sector in favour of tenants.  The charity’s 2019 election manifesto,...

Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a remarkable attack on a lettings agency, accusing it of “an abuse of power” over its...

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...

Almost the entire lettings industry has viewed the upcoming ban on tenants fees levied by agents in England and Wales as...

Agents are being warned to ensure they serve eviction notices correctly as the ‘peak eviction’ summer period arrives.  Specialist tenant referencing service...

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

Tenants who are advised by local councils and advice agencies to ignore eviction notices could cost the average landlord almost £7,000. The...

An industry body has backed a Conservative MP's anti-homelessness Bill, which has been published by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee.   The...

The National Landlords’ Association says an alarming number of private tenants are being told by their local authorities to ignore eviction...