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

The property industry has broadly welcomed Michael's Gove appointment as Housing Secretary after he replaced Robert Jenrick yesterday afternoon. “We welcome today’s...

The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...

Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...

The deal to introduce rent controls in Scotland - the result of a deal between two parties in the Scottish Parliament...

As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...

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

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

A housing market analyst is warning of "one heck of a dark cloud on the horizon for the lettings market” as...

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

A lettings agent who has made a series of outbursts against landlords and councils, has now turned his anger on proposed...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

Agents say not enough is being done to help tenants with Covid-related problems - and that’s despite the issue repeatedly being...

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...

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 government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

A property investment platform has taken the unusual approach of accusing the government of driving up homelessness through its policy of...

The activist group Generation Rent is urging tenants to scrutinise the paperwork they get from agents to use against possible eviction.  Failure...

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

The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself.  The...

Labour’s Lucy Powell, the party’s new housing spokesperson, says she wants to work with the Conservatives to scrap Section 21 eviction...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...

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

Campaign group Generation Rent has set out a 10-point plan for reform of the private rental sector in favour of tenants. Its...

Official figures show that far from seeing a rise during the pandemic, there has been what the government calls “a massive...

A leading buy to let mortgage expert has backed the government’s pledge to issue a White Paper and additional consultation before...

Some lettings industry figures are beginning to express doubt as to whether the government’s broad commitment to reform the private rental...

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...

The most vocal campaign group for tenants, Generation Rent, has warned government that renters have already been waiting two years for...

Today’s Queen’s Speech, setting out the government’s legislative programme for the next year, is expected to include rental reform. It’s thought one...

A prominent London Conservative MP has made a scathing attack on the current rental sector’s structure, saying it is skewed in...

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

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

The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Tuesday May 11, with many expecting this to be when the government confirms...

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

At least one lettings agency is on a list of targets for socially-distanced protests tomorrow by anti-eviction campaigners in the left...

The government has at last released details of its mediation scheme - this was hinted at when Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

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

A House of Lords committee is urging the government to find alternatives to court possession cases in a bid to deal...

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...

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

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

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

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...

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...

An online petition which appears to inaccurately say private tenants can still be evicted “for no reason” has won 30,000 signatures...

There’s an hour-long webinar this morning, aimed at giving property professionals the latest information on arrears, possession cases and evictions.  It’s at...

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

A think tank says large scale intervention in the rental market via loans to tenants is the only way of addressing...

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

A 24 month community order and 200 hours of unpaid work are the price being paid for an unlawful eviction.  Buy to...

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...

Some of the most prominent names in the rental sector are taking part in a debate on threats and challenges for...

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

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

Two Labour MPs have made extensive claims about the number of evictions from the private rental sector likely to happen if...

The long-awaited Renters' Reform Bill, promised 14 months ago, is likely to be introduced to the House of Commons “very soon.” The...

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

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...

A council claims that as many as a fifth of all the private rental sector homes in its area have a...

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

Labour housing spokesperson Thangam Debbonaire has released details of a letter seeking further clarity and commitments on the rental sector eviction...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has outlined what he sees as the main challenges for the rental sector for 2021. In...

Rent arrears in the private sector have actually dipped from their pandemic peak over the past two months - but they...

The government has told letting agents in Tier 4 areas that their first priority must be the safety of their tenants. The...

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...

PropTech provider Canopy is linking with a legal protection service which it says could enhance agents’ offer to landlords. If the tenant does...

The Generation Rent campaign has renewed its call for public money to be allocated to clear at least some rent arrears...

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

The charity Citizens Advice - which claims a “unique, real-time insight into the challenges people are facing as a result of Coronavirus"...

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

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

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 claims over 350 households in London alone were issued with a Section 21 notice during the first lockdown in spring...

A new report from the Nationwide and campaigning charity Shelter puts letting agents in the dock over the standards in the...

The government has formally announced a pause in evictions in England until January 11 at the earliest. The only exceptions to this...

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...

The government is asking bailiffs not to enforce court possession orders in areas with the highest Coronavirus restrictions.  So although evictions can...

Campaign group Generation Rent says thousands of tenants in areas of the country under Tier 3 Coronavirus restrictions are in danger...

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...

It’s a year today since the closure of the formal government consultation into scrapping Section 21 powers for agents and landlords. In last...

The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...

A rent guarantor service says the rental sector has investors and landlords who are happy for tenants to defer rent payments...

The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...

It appears that the Renters Reform Bill - a key measure in the 2019 Conservative General Election manifesto - has been...

The government has revealed the dates of its so-called Christmas eviction truce. Agents will not be able to instruct bailiffs to complete...

ARLA Propertymark has hit out against last minute attempts to effectively reinstate the eviction ban which finally came to an end...

Much has been made of the backlog of court cases - including landlords’ possession attempts - and now the Ministry of Justice...

A prominent PropTech figure says agents have a key role in reducing evictions in the short term - and he suggests...

The government has accused campaign group Generation Rent of peddling “unreliable and misleading” figures about potential evictions in the private rental...

A Liberal Democrat Baroness says she is to make a last-ditch bid in the House of Lords tomorrow to stop evictions...

The legal industry says the end of the eviction ban must be the moment to ensure the widest number of tenants...

A definitive document has been published by the House of Commons library listing every eviction-related measure taken by UK governments during...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher says the eviction ban is formally over but the situation remains under “constant review” as the second...

Labour’s housing spokeswoman has accused the government of wasting the last four weeks before the eviction ban ended by putting its...

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

One of the most outspoken campaign groups against the end of the eviction ban has staged a series of so-called ‘boot...

The Citizens Advice charity claims that new figures suggest concern is building amongst renters about the possibility of losing their home.  It...

The lettings industry is today preparing for the current ban on repossessions to be lifted on Sunday with courts to hear...

Ahead of the evictions ban being lifted on Sunday, ARLA Propertymark has written to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick, setting out a...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has slammed London Mayor Sadiq Khan's call for a rent freeze in the capital. Yesterday, ahead...

Landlords operating in England are increasingly seeking evictions advice from their Scottish counterparts, according to property management firm Apropos. The platform says...

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

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is joining forces with housing organisations to argue against private...

Last month, we were all caught by the surprise news that the government was extending the temporary ban on evictions just...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging its members to write to their MPs over the provision of cash help...

Agents and landlords must now give tenants six months’ notice before they can evict, except in the most serious of cases,...

ARLA and the NRLA have teamed up with charities - some usually critical of letting agents and landlords - to lobby...

In the latest twist in the long-running saga of the eviction ban, the government has revealed changes to notice periods. The changes...

A prominent lettings agent has come out in favour of the eviction ban extension - but he wants government cash help...

The latest survey of buy to let landlords suggests a relatively healthy private rental sector notwithstanding the challenges of the Coronavirus...

The Generation Rent campaign group has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding answers to five questions regarding the eviction extension...

A specialist mortgage operator is warning letting agents and landlords to gear up for a winter of discontent as a result...

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 Law Society has set out exactly what the extension of the eviction ban, announced on Friday, means to agents, landlords...

The new director of campaign group Generation Rent says the government has caused “untold mental stress” to thousands of tenants. Commenting on...

Labour leader Keir Starmer says the latest extension of the eviction ban is insufficient without a comprehensive plan by government.  “This eleventh...

The government has made a last minute U-turn on the eviction ban - extending it for four weeks until September 20. Housing...

The Generation Rent pressure group has made a last-ditch argument in favour of keeping the evictions ban, which will lapse at the...

The anti-letting agent group ACORN is to stage protests in 10 to 15 UK cities this weekend according to an activists’...

Belvoir is backing a call for a loans scheme in England - similar to one in Wales - to protect tenants...

Labour’s housing spokeswoman says “after the incompetent handling of the exams fiasco, the government must act now to avoid more chaos...

The author of a book described as being about “insecure renters haemorrhaging cash” has used her newspaper column to make a...

A group of Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs have together claimed that England could witness "a new wave of homelessness" when...

The campaigning pressure group Generation Rent has returned to the battle to win an extension to the current evictions ban in...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of causing needless fear for renters by claiming all those in arrears due to...

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

The ban on evictions in the private rented sector looks almost certain to be extended until March next year in Scotland...

The largest survey yet conducted about rent payments during the pandemic shows the claims of pressure groups about widespread evictions are unfounded. Over...

Media reports from Gateshead claim two brothers opened fire on a lettings agency with an air pistol when they were told they...

New research pours cold water on claims by anti-agency campaigners that there will be a glut of evictions when the ban ends...

A senior lettings expert with almost four decades experience says evictions should not be considered during the virus crisis, irrespective of the...

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

A law firm is warning that agents and landlords should carefully follow correct procedures if they suspect a rented property is...

The Local Government Association, which represents almost all councils in England, is calling on the government to scrap section 21. The call comes...

A Liberal Democrat bid is underway to accelerate the government timetable to scrap Section 21. The Renters’ Rights Bill put forward by government...

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

The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...

The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter says she is expecting a “deluge” of cases when the eviction ban ends, but...

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

New tenancies recorded by The Deposit Protection Service suggests the market is back almost to its pre-pandemic levels of activity. Data in...

A debt charity is urging the Housing Secretary to pledge that no one who has lost income because of Coronavirus will...

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

The housing minister says the resumption of eviction possession court cases at the end of next month must be done in...

The Prime Minister has stepped into the ongoing row over a Labour claim that last week’s stamp duty holiday was merely...

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

A new service claims it could help to avoid arrears by mediating in disputes between tenants and landlords or their agents. The...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has written an article strongly defending the private rental sector, agents and landlords. Baroness Altmann...

Shelter has launched an email campaign to the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, urging him to act to avoid “unfair evictions that...

Activists who praised the government for its eviction ban in recent months have now turned on it in a last-ditch attempt...

The National Residential Landlords Association has dismissed the latest claims by campaigning charity Shelter that landlords have not done enough to...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given Letting Agent Today a statement trying to soothe critics of its...

The government says it’s currently working to ensure the eviction process returns smoothly when the ban expires in late August. In the...

The government appears to have confirmed that the evictions ban will end in late August and courts will resume hearing possession...

A pro-tenant campaign group has this morning kicked off its campaign to have the eviction ban - already extended until late...

One of the rental sector’s highest-profile trade bodies has accused pro-tenant group Generation Rent of needlessly scaring renters with the spectre...

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

Pro-tenant campaign group Generation Rent says judges should have more power to protect tenants from eviction while the Coronavirus outbreak continues. The...

Figures unearthed by the Daily Telegraph show the scale of the arrears and eviction court case backlog likely to face the...

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

A new Labour group - Labour Tenants United - has issued a four-prong attack on the current private rental sector including...

A call has gone out for agents to offer extra support to landlords in the coming months as arrears may well...

Labour has thrown its weight behind campaigning pressure groups in a general call to avoid what the party’s housing spokeswoman calls...

It’s been revealed that a legal group is considering how courts will consider eviction cases when the current ban is lifted...

Research from franchise giant Belvoir is the latest to show what may be rapidly changing aspirations from private tenants. “The results confirm...

The extension to the evictions ban will compound the suffering of victims of domestic violence and anti-social behaviour. That’s the view of...

The industry’s major landlord trade body is urging its members to write to MPs to explains what it calls “the devastating...

Age UK is the latest campaigning charity to call for the repeal of S21 and the introduction of greater controls over...

Government data shows that private renters spend a higher proportion of their budget on essential items that have not been cut...

The managing director of an insurer and legal services supplier to the lettings industry has accused some tenants of using the...

Campaigning organisations that demanded an extension to the evictions ban imposed because of the Coronavirus crisis have been quick to return...

Landlords have expressed disappointment at the government decision to extend the ban on evictions by a further two months.  It will be...

A lettings sector group says there was never any eviction crisis looming for private tenants, contrary to a slew of recent claims. New independent...

The government is extending the eviction ban for a further two months. A tweet early this evening from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

More than a third of furloughed private renters are worried about being able to pay their rent when the coronavirus lockdown...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry has warned that any extension to the current evictions ban would risk hurting the...

The campaigning charity Shelter says young adults are more in danger of homelessness than any other age group - and puts...

The Chartered Institute of Housing has published proposals aimed at avoiding a spike in private rental sector evictions when the current...

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...

A London council has sent an open letting to its buy to let landlords urging them to show understanding to tenants...

Citizens Advice claims that in the two months since the lockdown began it has helped over 10,000 people with issues related...

The possibility of an extended mortgage holiday being introduced, for landlords as well as home owners, has been sharply criticised by...

A leading trade body is pleading with the government not to make it harder for landlords or their agent representatives to...

A landlord website claims the current ban on evictions is not to be extended beyond its scheduled close of June 29...

Activists in a body called the London Renters Union has returned to the theme of calling for tenants to not pay...

A consumer group wants buy to let properties to be re-let only if the tenants in them want to move. The call...

A mailing list operated by the left wing activists’ group Momentum has been used to win support for a rent strike...

A foundation which receives substantial funding from trade unions and a charity linked to the Nationwide is calling for rents to...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says the government is “thinking carefully” about what more it can do for private tenants, especially after...

Three groups of rental activists have demanded the government scrap all rent payments immediately and cancel all arrears - but mystery...

The Generation Rent pressure group is wrong to claim that the majority of landlords are failing to support tenants needing help...

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

A group of private rental activists says Labour proposals to give tenants two years to repay arrears accrued during the virus...

Labour wants tenants running up arrears during the Coronavirus crisis to have two years to repay them, as part of a...

Shelter has delivered a 14,000-signature petition claiming that thousands of private renters who have lost their jobs could be facing eviction...

Agents and landlords who use unorthodox methods of securing obligations from tenants to pay their rent during the Coronavirus crisis may...

The Labour head of a special ‘taskforce’ looking at London housing issues in the light of the Coronavirus crisis says he...

The new National Residential Landlords Association has backed calls from the Labour Mayor of London to ensure the benefits system covers...

Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...

The Generation Rent pressure group, fiercely critical of agents and landlords in recent months, wants the government to implement a 12 month...

The government issued further guidance on the private rental sector over the weekend. The new 21 page document - a link to...

Paul Shamplina, the founder of Landlord Action and star of a Channel 5 programme on evictions, says he fully backs the...

All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...

Paperwork released overnight by the government appears to confirm that the notice period for evictions is extending from two months to...

The Citizens Advice charity is the latest organisation to call for more help for private tenants following what appears to be...

Labour is on the warpath against the government following the surprise contents of the Coronavirus Emergency Bill, apparently watering down the...

The three month outright eviction ban pledged to renters last week appears to have been watered down in the Coronavirus Emergency...

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...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

The government has announced a complete ban on evictions in the private and social sectors for any tenant affected by the...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the government is bringing forward measures to “protect” private tenants against eviction during the...

Labour says the government should ban evictions for people who fall behind on their rent due to Coronavirus. John Healey, the shadow...

One of the lettings sector’s leading trade bodies has called on the government and lenders to agree a package of measures...

Activists with a record of opposing agents and landlords want a blanket ban on rent rises and evictions in the current virus...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

Generation Rent - an outspoken organisation sharply critical of lettings agents and many aspects of the private rental sector - is...

One of the country’s top law groups has backed government moves to scrap Section 21.  The call comes from the Law Society for...

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

The chief executive of Shelter - the campaigning charity which has been sharply critical of letting agents in the past -...

No date has been set by government for the second reading of the Renters' Reform Bill 2019-20. The Bill was announced in...

The government’s Queen’s Speech has confirmed what the industry has effectively been expecting for some months. There will be a new lifetime...

Number 10 briefings to the national media suggest that the scrapping of Section 21 - long talked about by the previous...

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

Generation Rent, a campaign group that is consistently critical of lettings agencies and landlords, says a priority of the new government...

The National Landlords’ Association says the new Conservative government must do two things in its early phase in office. The NLA, which...

A roundtable discussion of rental industry leaders has produced a recommendation for the mandatory regulation of lettings agents. The objective, they say,...

The Conservatives’ new concept of a so-called Lifetime Deposit has been welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association.  Yesterday, Letting Agent Today revealed...

On the day that Labour launches its proposals to reform the private rental sector, the Tories have announced so-called Lifetime Rental...

An inventories supplier is advising that the growing number of sub-letting scams can be reduced by regular property visits by agents...

The pressure group Generation Rent, which in the past has been highly critical of letting agents and other aspects of the...

New figures just released by the government emphasise the significance of creating a specialist housing court says one of the lettings...

Another think tank has come up with proposals to scrap Section 21 eviction powers and cap rents - and it also...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...

A leading agent has repeated his controversial belief that the proposed scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers should be seen as...

One of the country’s leading lettings experts has outlined why the government is wrong to suggest that Section 8 powers could...

Another law firm has sharply criticised the government’s proposals to abolish Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Devonshires says the government should...

Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes...

Consumer charity Citizens’ Advice says government proposals to reform or possibly scrap S21 eviction rights do not go far enough.  The group...

A senior Labour housing spokesman is urging the government to press on with plans to outlaw the use of Section 21...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has submitted its response to the government's consultation on scrapping Section 21 evictions, which closes tomorrow...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused courts across the country of failing to follow their own rules when it comes...

The private rented sector would shrink by 20 per cent if Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions are abolished, according to an economic...

The lettings agency owners behind the Advanced Rent Option, which provides landlords with up to 12 months’ rent in advance, says...

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

The rental sector needs to prepare for the demographic challenge of an increasingly older population, says the head of a high...

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...

Housing minister Esther McVey has hinted that the government may finally decide as soon as next month on whether to introduce...

Agents and landlords are being urged to back a legal case to protect their rights to repossess properties. This follows a recent...

The Guild of Property Professionals has received confirmation that the government’s proposed changes to Section 21 will not be retrospective. “What this...

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

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed...

The first ‘state of the industry’ report on the lettings agency sector since the introduction of the fees ban suggests individual...

Research by London agency Benham and Reeves says the cumulative cost of a landlord suffering a bad tenant and then evicting...

A private landlord has gone on record to explain her own dilemma with a tenant - and why the government’s scrapping...

The Haart lettings agency says the government’s plan to abolish landlords’ Section 21 eviction powers may not be a bad thing. The...

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

The vast majority of letting agents and private landlords with experience of using the courts to repossess properties say the system...

If the government follows through with its plan to scrap Section 21 there could be more work for agents as a...

The Ministry of Justice has announced that body-worn cameras must be worn by bailiffs recovering debt from individuals. The ministry adds that...

Vulnerable tenants suffering a higher risk of rent arrears will be hit hardest by plans to change the way landlords can...

A leading industry trade body says the latest English Housing Survey report proves that criticisms of the private rental sector’s costs...

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...