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![Ending S21 is fine says leading agent - but safeguards needed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![No details of Renters Rights Bill until October - expert](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Rights Bill promised by government in blizzard of new laws](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Trade union demands wholesale rental reform in new report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy(F)Landlord-400x310.png)
The trade union UNISON has partnered with activist group Generation Rent to demand root-and-branch reform of the private rental sector. Four key...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents warn Rayner - “don’t scrap Section 21 without a replacement”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank warns Labour not to push Rental Reform too far](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Knight Frank says the incoming Labour government faces a potential clash between what is politically desirable and economically possible, in terms...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s Housing Policies - next five years start today](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Taxes and Rent Controls top worries ahead of election - agency survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. LRG this...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour will regulate lettings because it's a cheap option - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency worried over Rayner scrapping Section 21 “on day one”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Section21-400x310.png)
A lettings agency which has given broad support to the Renters Reform Bill now says it’s concerned that shadow housing Secretary...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bidding Wars - letting agents mostly to blame, says campaigner](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Call for a new Ministry of Housing with long-term minister](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
The next Government should create a separate Ministry of Housing and encourage MPs of all parties to work together to solve...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour to ban bidding wars and high upfront rental payments](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shelter backs Labour eviction and housing policies](/upload/images/shutterstock_1690158259.jpg)
Shelter has spoken out in favour of what it calls “bold” commitments by Labour on the private rental sector and house...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Section 21 to be scrapped by Labour immediately](/upload/images/shutterstock_2189665543.jpg)
Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Proposed Capital Gains Tax rise would hit rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
A political party has proposed that Capital Gains Tax be equalised with Income Tax - meaning landlords and investors who sold...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jitters: Reform Bill failure and July Election hit lettings market](/upload/images/shutterstock_250676278(1).jpg)
Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents Distinctly Underwhelmed by Tories’ manifesto pledges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Councils ‘must take over ex-private rental Right To Buy flats’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
A pro-tenant group wants the next government to take Right To Buy properties back to public ownership when they come up...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Eviction Court Delays still in place for new government to resolve](/upload/images/shutterstock_1850873275.jpg)
A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Beef Up Renters Reform Bill to stop even more evictions - call](/upload/images/shutterstock_199526675.jpg)
A charity claims that new official figures on rent rises will “create more worry among private renters.” StepChange charity is referring to...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark tells politicians - add agent regulation to Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
As the Renters Reform Bill makes its way through the House of Lords, Propertymark has advised peers not to miss this...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![What about Rental Reform? Labour puts issue on the back burner](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Despite once claiming it would abolish Section 21 evictions “on its first day in office”, Labour appears to have gone cool...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour split as MP defies party policy and calls for rent controls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A Labour MP is calling for rent controls to be introduced, with powers for councils to tweak them as they see...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenant Turnover - landlord sales and not evictions are chief cause](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Some 50% of tenants who moved last year did so because their landlords decided to sell the property. By contrast, eviction was...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election Gimmick Stamp Duty Cut would trigger evictions - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A stamp duty cut in the run up to a General Election would see house prices go up and evictions soar,...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency flags growing worries over pets in lets](/upload/images/shutterstock_2367788609.jpg)
A prominent lettings agency says concern is growing in the private rental sector about the prospect of more pets in properties. A...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shelter demands “overhaul” of Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Campaigning charity Shelter is demanding an overhaul of the Renters Reform Bill, which will shortly begin its passage through the House...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls - we’re unlikely to follow Scotland, says housing chief](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
The Housing Secretary in Wales says that nation is unlikely to follow the example of Scotland by introducing rent controls. At a...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gove hits back at critics after Renters Reform Bill wins key vote](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech tool will help eviction process under Renters Reform Bill changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Extraordinary 200 amendments to Renters Reform Bill in Commons today](/upload/images/shutterstock_1059911315.jpg)
There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Get On With It - major agency tells government to reform renting](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
A major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls - Call by Labour MPs in defiance of party policy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Five Labour MPs have put forward an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for rent controls - even...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning: rental reform could mean rewriting tenancy agreements](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Almost No Reduction in Buy To Let Supply, insists think tank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Angry tenant groups slam Renters Reform Bill changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenant awareness of Renters Reform Bill very low, says charity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been alleged. A survey of over 2,000 private...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Changes to Renters Reform Bill after Easter](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent Control architect threatens new package of ‘reforms’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
The politician widely regarded as being the architect of rent controls in Scotland says he will shortly present a wider package...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Low level of landlord awareness about Reform Bill contents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Powers to evict anti-social tenants set to be beefed up](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
Propertymark has welcomed proposed reforms to evict tenants who show persistent anti-social behaviour. In 2018, a Northern Ireland Department of Justice consultation...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tory MP reported to bring Renters Reform Bill “to brink of collapse”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Older Persons charity hits out over Renters Reform Bill rumours](/upload/images/shutterstock_1194118255.jpg)
A charity providing support for older people facing financial hardship has hit out at the government over rumours concerning the Renters...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shelter demands radical changes to Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/shutterstock_1750387934.jpg)
Shelter is asking for public support for radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill, now going through Parliament. The campaigning charity is...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing Courts the best way to counter threat of S21 removal - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_509586655.jpg)
Propertymark is urging the Sunak government to introduce specialist housing courts with expert Judges who can expedite cases and create a...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - MPs set to be bombarded by emails](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
A pressure group unhappy about lack of progress on the Renters Reform Bill wants MPs to be bombarded with complaint emails. Over...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shelter threatens government after big rise in Section 21 evictions](/upload/images/shutterstock_1848201151.jpg)
Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Political uncertainty suggests ongoing landlord exodus, says Knight Frank](/upload/images/EnglandMap-400x310.png)
Prime London rental values fell closer to their longer-term average in January, as supply continued to increase - but worries about...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents slam government for failing to win industry support for reform](/upload/images/shutterstock_1746444971(1).jpg)
The Renters Reform Bill cannot succeed without proper engagement with letting agents and landlords, Propertymark argues. According to a Freedom of Information...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent controls and EPC laws must be discussed with agents - Propertymark](/upload/images/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Scottish councils must engage with letting agents and landlords if radical rental reforms have any chance of working. Propertymark argues that the...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents List Radical Changes needed to Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament. The aim...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Seven Tips this lettings agency is giving its landlord clients](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents2-400x310.png)
Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour to ban bidding wars and offer new anti-social behaviour rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A prominent housing market commentator says Labour would introduce a tougher version of the Renters Reform Bill if it forms the...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Politicians demand Christmas ban on Section 21 evictions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents demand radical legal reform and a new Housing Court](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Scrapping Section 21 can’t come quickly enough, says charity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
Homelessness charity Crisis says the long-standing government pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers can’t come soon enough. The charity has backed...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fairer Rental Sector is key Propertymark demand for Budget](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Surveyors warn: Landlords can’t keep their heads above water](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill at risk if councils aren’t given more cash - MPs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Measures contained in the Renters Reform Bill will fail without sufficient resources to ensure they can be enforced. The warning comes from...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Older tenants need Renters Reform Bill insists pressure group](/upload/images/shutterstock_1940487949(1).jpg)
Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental Reform activists claim huge public support for change](/upload/images/shutterstock_2215495755.jpg)
The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 activist groups and charities demanding changes to the private rental sector...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prominent agent demands wider reform of eviction rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings agent has called for a wider reform of eviction rules. This follows a demand by a group of...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rayner’s Section 21 Reform must not kill private rental sector - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents accused of “profiteering” rent rises](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Control proposals slammed by prominent industry commentator](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
Proposals for rent controls made in a government consultation document have been slammed by a prominent industry commentator and PropTech entrepreneur. The...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Scrap Renters Reform Bill! Leading agent makes dramatic plea](/upload/images/shutterstock_529322344.jpg)
A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - Agents urged to lobby MPs with amendments](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill. PayProp UK...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![MPs back to work but Renters Reform Bill clarity still awaited](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Union urges government not to give in to private rental experts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sadiq Khan and Generation Rent advising police on handling evictions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
The Metropolitan Police has been advised by tenant activists and the London Mayor on developing rule changes for evictions. The changes include a presumption against...
29 August 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
![Law Society speaks out about Section 21 evictions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
Housing legal aid is increasingly out of reach for tenants who need help, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Quarterly...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shelter back on the warpath over Section 21 evictions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
Campaigning charity Shelter has renewed its calls for the abolition of S21 eviction powers. It says new Ministry of Justice data shows...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pets and evictions on the agenda at free info session for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
Private landlords and lettings agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event. Cumberland council says property owners and...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark's legal plea to government - ‘be fair to rental sector’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Propertymark has issued another plea to the government to be fair to the private rental sector - this time regarding a...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Evictions set to take longer and cost more from today](/upload/images/shutterstock_1783457318.jpg)
The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service kicks in today - it offers early legal advice, free of charge, to anyone...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lawyers warn that Renters Reform Bill will reduce supply](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
A law firm says the Renters Reform Bill is driving buy to let investors to quit because of their fears over...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Charity wants taxpayers money to help renters during crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-400x310.png)
Citizens Advice is calling on the government to provide an unspecified amount of assistance to renters during the current cost of...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Legal warning over Renters Reform Bill impact on market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning. Dutton Gregory’s...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bank joins Shelter for Parliament stunt about Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
The Co-Op Bank is joining forces with campaigning charity Shelter to argue against Section 21 evictions, and together they have organised...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls backfire - Propertymark speaks out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Share your views and you could help shape the evolution of the Renters (Reform) Bill](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp/PayProp_SC_070723.jpg)
The Renters (Reform) Bill rewrites many of the rules that the private rented sector has played by for decades. This may...
07 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents demand government clarity to combat Anti-Social Behaviour](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Propertymark is supporting a new Anti Social Behaviour Awareness campaign, calling for greater clarity from government on how agents and landlords...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - would a General Election make it or break it?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - webinar teach-in for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
There’s another free webinar for agents to learn about the Renters Reform Bill next week. This one is organised by lettings-focussed PropTech...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lawyer hits out at court delays and growing anti-rental sentiment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rents to rise throughout summer - agency’s warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill needs to be even tougher - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill latest - free teach-in for agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
Two lettings experts are set to discuss what the government’s Bill means for agents at a free webinar. Well known property lawyer...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Eviction powers may even increase under Renters Reform Bill - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill prompts agents’ calls to helpline](/upload/images/shutterstock_1343411174.jpg)
A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - politicians demand series of extra restrictions](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jubilant tenants warned: Be careful what you wish for…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/UnhappyTenants-400x310.png)
Tenant groups are cheering the proposed abolition of Section 21 eviction powers but there’s a legal warning that the reality may be...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Older tenants will benefit most from Renters Reform Bill - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Over55Tenant-400x310.png)
The Centre for Ageing Better claims older tenants will benefit most from some of the provisions in the Renters Reform Bill. As...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill published - full details](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pet Lovers and Renting Activists get lift up from Michael Gove](/upload/images/Pets/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...