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![Section 21 U-turn - more details given by government](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![New How To Rent Guide to be issued today](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Letting...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Serious possession court delays identified in some areas](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CourtCase-400x310.png)
A legal advice service for landlords and their agents says it’s identified several areas with particularly lengthy delays in finding court...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent Alert - new How to Rent guide coming soon](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Legal advice to agents: Spotting ‘illegal migrants’ isn’t easy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
Law firm Brevis Law is shedding light on the difficulties agents and landlords have in meeting Right To Rent requirements in...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Possession court delays to worsen thanks to new law - claim](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310-min.jpg)
The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service - introduced this month - will make possession court case delays even worse. That’s the...
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
![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
![Legal concern over new aid for tenants in eviction cases](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
The Law Society is raising concerns over the effectiveness of a new support service aimed at tenants at risk of losing...
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
![Expelled! Rogue agents expelled from Property Redress Scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Banned_400x310.png)
The Property Redress Scheme, one of two government-approved redress services, has produced a list of recently-expelled agencies. All agencies must be a...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government rental mediation scheme flops - change needed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tenant_Dispute-400x310.png)
A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lawyers warn of “huge gaps” in legal aid for evicted tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAdvice-400x310.png)
Large areas of the country will remain without vital legal advice to prevent evictions if the government fails to persuade law...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Quirky lettings service will not accept rent in return for property](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
A bizarre lettings start-up has launched - and isn’t taking rent in return for property. KindRoom instead offers itself as a platform...
08 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rent Freeze - Agents ask whether it’s even legal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Rent_Freeze-400x310.png)
It’s being reported in Scotland that Propertymark, along with other lettings sector trade bodies, are seeking legal advice on that country’s...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket links with Canopy to provide fee protection](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Sky-Hands-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket is launching a management fee protection product, developed with tenant referencing platform Canopy and insurance broker the Alan Boswell Group....
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![This is why landlords should use letting agents - Propertymark guides](/upload/images/Logos/ARLA-PropertyMark-400x310.jpg)
Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Legal advice for letting agents on authorised signatories controversy](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/CourtImage-400x310.jpg)
PropTech supplier Goodlord is to host a webinar on Thursday answering letting agents' questions onthe implications of the landmark ruling on...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove launches letting agent insurance to cover lost fees](/upload/images/Logos/RightmoveNewLogo2016-400x310.jpg)
Rightmove is launching a new insurance product for letting agents called Agent Revenue Protection. It is designed to pay out up to...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Evicted tenants must be given Legal Aid, insists solicitors’ chief](/img/default/lat.png)
The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Yet another agent ejected by Ombudsman may be trading illegally](/img/default/lat.png)
Another lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay an outstanding compensation award - but...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government reveals details of arrears mediation scheme](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has at last released details of its mediation scheme - this was hinted at when Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction ban extension is good news, insists top lawyer](/img/default/lat.png)
The Law Society of England and Wales has come out in favour of the latest ban on bailiff-enforced evictions. The extension to...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction mediation scheme - lawyers raise concerns](/img/default/lat.png)
The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents offered ‘free’ legal advice during pandemic](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic. Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Viewber outsource service links with another PropTech platform](/img/default/lat.png)
Viewber has linked with the PropTech property management service PlanetRent. Viewber offers agents access to an online database of vetted viewing assistants,...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Unlocking Property Management with PropTech Innovations](/img/default/lat.png)
2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...
28 October 2020
From: Proptech & Innovation
![Law Society calls for more Legal Aid help to tenants facing eviction](/img/default/lat.png)
The legal industry says the end of the eviction ban must be the moment to ensure the widest number of tenants...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Legal group considers how courts will handle evictions after ban](/img/default/lat.png)
It’s been revealed that a legal group is considering how courts will consider eviction cases when the current ban is lifted...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![There never was eviction crisis looming, insists lettings group](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings sector group says there was never any eviction crisis looming for private tenants, contrary to a slew of recent claims. New independent...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![What is Section 8?](/img/default/lat.png)
With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...
11 March 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Scrap Section 21 now, says top lawyers’ society](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the country’s top law groups has backed government moves to scrap Section 21. The call comes from the Law Society for...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Warning over charging tenants agent commission as well as repair bills](/img/default/lat.png)
The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![NALS offers member-agents free legal helpline and support](/img/default/lat.png)
The National Approved Letting Scheme is linking with legal firm Moore Blatch to offer member agents access to a free legal...
14 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Up to 70% of eviction notices could be defective claims law firm](/img/default/lat.png)
A legal firm claims up to 70 per cent of eviction notices issued could be defective, leaving agents and landlords open...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Consumer group claims some letting agencies flout the law on fees](/img/default/lat.png)
A report from Citizens Advice claims to show that a city’s letting agents charge a complex array of fees - with...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide and Spicerhaart choose same national legal advisers](/img/default/lat.png)
Two of the industry’s biggest estate agency groups have selected the same firm to provide their legal services. Hillyer McKeown has been...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Industry body taking advice on legality of Osborne buy to let tax changes](/img/default/lat.png)
The Residential Landlords’ Association is taking legal advice on whether George Osborne’s buy to let tax changes are a breach of...
20 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Appeal for experts to help legal challenge to Osborne's rental tax changes](/img/default/lat.png)
The two landlords behind the possible legal challenge to George Osborne’s buy to let tax changes are appealling for “experts, mentors...