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Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22. Yesterday our...
10 February 2021
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The long-awaited Renters' Reform Bill, promised 14 months ago, is likely to be introduced to the House of Commons “very soon.” The...
14 January 2021
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A Conservative MP’s bid to ensure pets are allowed in private rental accommodation reaches its next stage in the New Year. Andrew Rosindell,...
03 November 2020
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Several pet charities are supporting an attempt by an MP to reform lettings regulations to permit more pets in private rental...
22 October 2020
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A Conservative MP is urging his colleagues in government to end “cruel” discrimination against pet owners by much of the private...
16 October 2020
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The Home Office is proposing a new online service to make it easier for agents and landlords to check that prospective...
01 October 2020
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A Liberal Democrat Baroness says she is to make a last-ditch bid in the House of Lords tomorrow to stop evictions...
22 September 2020
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A definitive document has been published by the House of Commons library listing every eviction-related measure taken by UK governments during...
22 September 2020
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A Liberal Democrat bid is underway to accelerate the government timetable to scrap Section 21. The Renters’ Rights Bill put forward by government...
27 July 2020
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The housing minister says the resumption of eviction possession court cases at the end of next month must be done in...
17 July 2020
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The Prime Minister has stepped into the ongoing row over a Labour claim that last week’s stamp duty holiday was merely...
16 July 2020
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The government says it’s currently working to ensure the eviction process returns smoothly when the ban expires in late August. In the...
02 July 2020
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The current restriction on Airbnb-style short lets to 90 nights a year in London could spread to other cities - and...
08 June 2020
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A document outlining options for the future regulation of Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK is to be...
27 May 2020
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A landlord website claims the current ban on evictions is not to be extended beyond its scheduled close of June 29...
20 May 2020
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Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says the government is “thinking carefully” about what more it can do for private tenants, especially after...
14 May 2020
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the government is bringing forward measures to “protect” private tenants against eviction during the...
18 March 2020
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The government says it’s working on an online digital Right To Rent status checking service for agents and landlords to use,...
10 February 2020
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No date has been set by government for the second reading of the Renters' Reform Bill 2019-20. The Bill was announced in...
27 December 2019
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The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...
31 May 2019
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ARLA says it can help agents understand the intricacies of the Tenants Fees Ban, which completed its third reading in the...
16 January 2019
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Today’s vote in the House of Commons on Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal may be dominating the headlines but it’s the...
15 January 2019
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A Private Members’ Bill which will allow private rental sector tenants to sue over the conditions of their properties will today...
19 December 2018
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A Private Members’ Bill which will allow private rental sector tenants to sue over the conditions of their properties is just...
14 December 2018
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An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...
06 December 2018
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The Labour MP who chairs the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee in the House of Commons is pressing the government...
06 November 2018
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The second reading of the Creditworthiness Assessment Bill is to take place in the House of Commons on November 23 -...
31 October 2018
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MPs in the House of Commons will today debate the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, promoted by a Labour backbencher...
26 October 2018
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More progress is expected today in the passage of a Bill which will allow good tenants’ rent records to count towards...
26 October 2018
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MPs have proposed a series of amendments to the Tenant Fees Bill as part of its Report Stage and Third Reading...
06 September 2018
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Reports have emerged this week that the government is planning a U-turn on its proposals to introduce mandatory three-year minimum tenancies...
06 September 2018
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The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...
04 September 2018
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A date has been set for the next stage of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, which is being promoted...
03 August 2018
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It’s been a difficult summer for Airbnb and other short-let platforms operating in the UK. Recently the European Commission gave Airbnb until the...
31 July 2018
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The government has announced that the Report Stage for the Tenants’ Fees Bill will be held on September 5, the day...
30 July 2018
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There are now well over 125 pieces of legislation and regulations - most introduced in modern times - governing the private...
13 July 2018
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A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...
31 May 2018
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Letting agents - and anyone with ‘relevant expertise and experience or a special interest’ - have been invited to provide their...
24 May 2018
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A national charity is calling on the government to tighten the 'default fees' clause which is part of the Tenant Fees...
23 May 2018
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MPs will today undertake the second reading of the Tenant Fees Bill which proposes to ban upfront tenant fees and introduce...
21 May 2018
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One of the six PropTech start-ups shortlisted to develop a system allowing tenants’ rental histories to count towards their creditworthiness says...
18 April 2018
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The chairman of the Residential Landlords Association has written in the Labour-supporting New Statesman magazine about the need for the lettings...
22 January 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is the latest industry body to throw its weight behind the Private Members’ Bill that...
22 January 2018
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Lettings agency Haart says the government should go much further than the legislation it is supporting giving tenants the right to...
19 January 2018
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There have been more expressions of support from industry bodies for the Private Members’ Bill from Labour’s Karen Buck MP which...
18 January 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind a Private Members Bill which wants tenants to have the...
17 January 2018
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Prime minister Theresa May has repeated that the current government will not introduce rent controls in the private sector. The issue of...
14 December 2017
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The Law Society Gazette has given more details of a Parliamentary Bill in preparation to give more powers to tenants to...
31 October 2017
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The majority of MPs speaking at a House of Commons debate yesterday acknowledged they are wary of the 'unintended consequences' of...
07 September 2017
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A Westminster Hall debate for MPs on letting agent fees will take place this morning in the House of Commons. The debate...
06 September 2017
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24 July 2017
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The Private Members’ Bill put forward by Labour MP Karen Buck, which could give tenants the right to sue landlords if...
21 July 2017
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Labour MP Karen Buck has introduced a 10-minute Rule Bill in the House of Commons to highlight the dangers of Airbnb-style...
22 March 2017
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A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that she is in favour of a tax regime that would reward...
05 December 2016
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A Bill has received all-party support in the House of Commons despite one industry body's view that it contains significant dangers...
01 November 2016
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Tenants who are advised by local councils and advice agencies to ignore eviction notices could cost the average landlord almost £7,000. The...
15 September 2016
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The new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, says he is behind the concept of longer tenancies for renters in the private sector. In...
09 August 2016
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29 July 2016
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easyProperty says it’s backing a Labour MP’s bid to cap letting agents‘ fees on tenants “in order to provide a more...
01 July 2016
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A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that letting agents are “completely unregulated” and that tenants are being “held...
09 June 2016
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The Liberal Democrats are following in the footsteps of some Green and Labour politicians in calling for a ban on letting...
03 May 2016
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Liberal Democrat MPs in the Commons and the Lords have tabled motions aimed at stopping the Right To Rent policy, which...
14 January 2016
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MPs have given their backing to a government proposal to ban rogue letting agents and landlords who repeatedly break private rental...
13 January 2016
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Eviction specialist company Landlord Action wants the government to complement its action against rogue letting agents and tenants with a ‘rogue...
05 January 2016
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The Housing and Planning Bill returns to the House of Commons tomorrow when the remaining stages of the legislation resume after...
04 January 2016
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The Residential Landlords Association is calling on MPs to support a measure being proposed in the House of Commons that would...
13 November 2015
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The oral evidence sessions begin today as the government’s controversial Housing and Planning Bill enters its most detailed scrutiny stage in...
10 November 2015
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The Immigration Bill containing controversial Right To Rent measures has been given a second reading by the House of Commons despite...
14 October 2015
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Government proposals forcing agents and landlords to check the immigration status of tenants risk a serious breach of human rights according...
13 October 2015
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Labour will today ask Home Secretary Theresa May to publish the result of the Right To Rent pilot project amidst claims...
12 October 2015
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Opponents of the government’s attempt to end tax breaks for the buy to let sector now have a new opportunity to...
10 September 2015
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The House of Commons library has issued a 30 page guide on the private rental sector, covering everything from the current...