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Agents and landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn...

Landlords and agents face a growing risk of rent arrears and tenant fraud because of the cost of living crisis. That’s the...

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

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

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

The Citizens Advice charity is calling for tenants with arrears directly created by the Coronavirus to be offered government grants to...

One of the leading figures in the lettings industry has described the government’s eviction ban U-turn as “devastating.” Paul Shamplina, founder of...

The huge backlog of eviction and other cases anticipated in the coming months will be helped by the creation of a...

The Generation Rent campaign group has made its second plea to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick in 24 hours - both on...

The government has outlined new court procedures to address the expected backlog of cases when eviction proceedings resume on August 24. For...

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

A group of activists in London claim as many as 2,500 tenants are on a rent-strike during the Coronavirus crisis. The number is...

Labour’s proposal to extend the current ban on private rental sector evictions could end up with some landlords in financial ruin.  Landlord...

The Scottish government has announced a £5m fund that will offer interest-free loans to landlords whose tenants are having difficulty paying...

The boss of a company that manages thousands of properties across the UK claims some tenants should be able to ask...

The government’s announcement that no new eviction proceedings from either social or private rented accommodation can start for at least three...

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

A property company owner who waged a campaign of harassment and intimidation against a young mother he wanted to illegally evict...

A rogue landlord found guilty of waging a campaign of harassment and intimidation against a young mother he wanted to illegally...

The vocal campaign group Generation Rent is making the jaw-dropping claim that one in four private tenants has been evicted “for...