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Government data suggests that scare stories talking of a glut of evictions if the current ban is lifted are simply unfounded. Data...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Ministry of Justice says it takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a repossession claim to the...

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

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged the government to 'fix' the court system before it goes ahead with its plan...

One of the most vocal critics of lettings agents in recent years appears to be moving away from the property industry. Campbell...

Private landlords have to wait an average of over five months to regain possession of a property when applying to the...

The campaign group Generation Rent is back on the warpath in opposition of Section 21, which it describes as “the leading...

The Residential Landlords’ Association has written an angry letter of protest to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation following the publication of what...

Data from the Ministry of Justice suggest that incidents of landlord possessions have fallen at all stages, for the eighth quarter...

An online lettings agency says tenants’ arrears are likely to be the biggest issue facing the rental sector next year unless...

Data from the Ministry of Justice suggests the number of claims made by private sector landlords to repossess a property has...

A legal firm claims up to 70 per cent of eviction notices issued could be defective, leaving agents and landlords open...

Specialist eviction service Landlord Action has outlined the quickest way to evict tenants under new regulations introduced by the Ministry of...

The total number of evictions last year reached a record high of 42,728 according to data from the Ministry of Justice.  Whilst...

A campaign has started to enable more eviction cases to be transferred from county court to High Court in a bid...

The publication Environmental Health News has secured the release of files showing the details of hundreds of convicted private landlords in...

Tenant evictions have reached a record high 11,307 in the first quarter of the year according to government figures. However, the majority...