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A legal expert for ARLA Propertymark is recommending that letting agents consider serving a second Section 8 notice if a tenant's...

There have been more Coronavirus-inspired changes to lettings regulations in Scotland. Firstly the Scottish Government has passed the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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 first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

A Tory member has used the Conservative Home website to tell his party that it should introduce interest-free loans to help tenants...

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...

Pressure is building on the UK government to ensure England follows the example of both Scotland and Wales and creates a...

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

Reduce buy to let regulation or face a worsening housing crisis - that’s the message from a leading property lawyer.  Mary Rouse,...

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

A leading trade body has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that some landlords face receiving no rent for two years.  In a...

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

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

A leading lettings sector trade body has set out reasons why the eviction ban should be lifted - which may help...

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

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

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

A leading politician is calling for a rethink of the six month possession period which has been imposed in Wales. Mark Isherwood,...

The lettings agency Portico is partnering with Goodlord to offer a new insurance policy to its landlords. Portico landlords can now benefit...

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

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...

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

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

An insurance firm claims many tenants “make the mistake of thinking the items in their home aren’t worth” and so do...

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

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...

ARLA Propertymark has expressed its pleasure that the eviction ban, already extended by two months, will now expire at the end...

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

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 solicitor involved in the Court of Appeal case which ruled in favour of the private rental sector has spoken of...

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

A legal expert says the Court of Appeal ruling on S21 possession orders last week has resolved one of the most...

Successes for the private rental sector may seem few and far between these days but the Court of Appeal has now...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

A leading trade body is backing calls by MPs for additional financial support to tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. The National Residential...

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

A raft of measures from government and courts intended to help private tenants during the Coronavirus lockdown may be storing up a...

One of the official redress operators - Property Redress Scheme - has launched a tenancy mediation service for agents, landlords and...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

The proportion of homes bought last month by buy to let investors plummeted to a record low of just eight per...

A campaign group is urging its members to write to landlords asking them to “suspend” rent demands until the Coronavirus crisis...

Part of the controversial Spicerhaart empire want the government to guarantee that some landlords receive 80 per cent of their usual...

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 Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it has contacted the government to see whether its members are deemed ‘essential’ and...

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 departure of almost all students from UK universities and colleges back to their parental homes for possibly several months has...

What appears to be the first court adjournment of an eviction case caused by the Coronavirus outbreak has happened - raising...

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

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

The government has failed the private rental sector says the Residential Landlords Association. In a statement released even before the resignation of...

Agents have come out fighting against a proposal being considered in one part of the UK to triple the time to...

The Renters’ Reform Bill worries many in the private rental sector but the government says there is still no date for...

A London council tenant who for a period of seven years failed to disclose that he owned three houses, has been...

A tenant is thought to be the first ever to have been awarded damages under new Scottish lettings legislation. Dambaru Baral was...

London courts are failing to cope with the volume of landlord repossession cases according to a trade body. New figures show the...

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

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...

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

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

A prominent industry trade group says the new government must honour its manifesto commitment to strengthen the right of “good landlords”...

A broad commitment to strengthen landlords’ rights has been made in the Conservative manifesto - and it’s been welcomed by a...

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

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

The government and local authorities run by all political parties are keen to advocate measures to curb rogue letting agents and...

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

Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...

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...

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...

A prominent trade body is urging its members and the wider industry to back a crowdfunding exercise to pay for a...

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

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting a webinar this week when the chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, David...

One of the country’s leading property management experts says buy to let is here to stay - but only if individual...

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

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

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

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...

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...

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

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

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

A survey of landlords has found that 39% would like to see a fast track housing tribunal introduced if and when...

A call by Shelter for England to adopt Scotland’s model of indefinite tenancies in the private rented sector has been attacked...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is one of many industry groups in a new coalition calling for S21 repossessions to be...

Controversial London lettings agency Flintons has again been named by a BBC TV programme for allegedly unreasonable behaviour in relation to...

There’s been another major industry survey revealing that a high number of lettings agents and landlords may quit the private rental...

There’s been another call on the government to rethink its plans to change the Section 21 eviction process.  The founder of Landlord...

Only one in six private landlords say they would support the Conservatives in an election according to a new poll. Buy to...

Over 6,000 people have responded to the Residential Landlord Association’s survey asking what a post-Section 21 private rented sector should look...

Housing minister Heather Wheeler has pledged that the government will make changes to the court repossession process alongside its plans to...

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

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...

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

The government’s wish to use a modified Section 8 as an alternative to Section 21 for landlords seeking possession of their...

The government consultation process which fuelled its decision to axe Section 21 eviction powers and move towards longer tenancies received only...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...

Another think-tank has come up with reforms which it wants the government to make to the private rental sector - and...

A trade body says a recent court case threatens the right of buy to let landlords to repossess their properties. The Residential...

Labour’s proposal to introduce indefinite tenancies along the lines in a bid to emulate the German model reveals the party’s “fundamental...

The Tenants’ Fees Bill has now become law, receiving formal Royal Assent yesterday afternoon - and within minutes, the government issued...

A landlord who failed to comply with orders to improve the standard of a property has had to pay over £7,500...

A leading PropTech exponent is supporting the government’s Housing Court initiative, suggesting it could make redress for agents, landlords and tenants...

A buy to let investor has lost possession of his flat after converting it into an Illegal House in Multiple Occupation...

The government has been accused of not helping thousands of landlords who may have inadvertently granted assured tenancies instead of the...

Increased use of PropTech by letting agents can cut rent arrears, minimise voids and reduce the financial and legal fall out...

Online lettings agency Upad says it’s to offer landlords a proprietary system to collect rental payments via Direct Debit. Its system, called...

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

A substantial study by university academics suggests that changes to the benefit system lie behind the long-term rise in homelessness from...

A call has been made for the government to review the section 8 possession process as part of its call for...

The government is consulting on the proposal for a specialist Housing Court which, if it goes ahead, would be a “single...

There has been limited support given from some parts of the lettings industry to a proposal offering Capital Gains Tax relief...

Media speculation over the weekend has suggested that the government may be about to give tax breaks to landlords agreeing to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released details of its response to the government’s official consultation on possible three year...

The landlord of an HMO who subjected his tenants to insanitary and unsafe living conditions has been told he will no...

The New Forest district council in Hampshire is appealling to letting agents and private tenants to sign up to its Private...

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

Which?, the consumer body that appears to be taking an increasingly-aggressive line against letting agents and landlords, has now issued a...

A new analysis reveals that it takes an average of 118 days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove tenants from private homes...

Tonight's edition of BBC Panorama will investigate the Section 21 evictions process, also known as 'no-fault evictions'. The show - 'Evicted for...

Figures released by the government show huge support for the extension of the offences under which agents and landlords may in...

A large shake up of the private rental sector begins in Scotland tomorrow with the introduction of Private Residential Tenancies replacing...

A leading legal expert specialising in the private rental market says the sector should set up basic procedures to protect against...

A series of free legal events for letting agents and landlords is to launch this month with an advisory session on...

Lettings transaction platform Goodlord is branching into rent protection with a product that can be integrated into the company’s app.   “Agents can...

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

One of the leading eviction specialists is calling for unregulated companies offering similar services to sign up to redress schemes in...

Agents and landlords are unwittingly issuing incorrect Section 21 notices, resulting in thousands of pounds being wasted on aborted possession claims...

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

It can take up to nine months to evict a tenant who isn’t paying their rent, according to an analysis by...

A letting sector trade body says two thirds of the largest buy to let mortgage lenders do not allow landlords to...

The Residential Landlords Association has repeated its calls for a new housing court “to speed up justice for landlords and tenants.”   The...

  Renters are spending half their wages keeping a roof over their head, are twice as likely as homeowners to have no...

The couple believed to be the owners of Britain’s largest buy to let portfolio have defended sending letting agents an 11-point...

New parts of the Immigration Act 2016 come into effect today, consolidating the Right To Rent regulations that came into effect...

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 Bill has received all-party support in the House of Commons despite one industry body's view that it contains significant dangers...

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

Tenants who are advised by local councils and advice agencies to ignore eviction notices could cost the average landlord almost £7,000. The...

A minority of agents remain unaware of their duties when it comes to tenant repairs requests, something which could invalidate landlords'...

An official announcement by the government’s Insolvency Service has revealed that a specialist repossession and eviction firm has been wound up...

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

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that in some areas of the country no fewer than one-in-23 private rental sector tenants are apparently...

The Supreme Court has ruled that rights to a private and family life need not get in the way of legitimate...

A landlord has been prosecuted for both illegal sub-letting and illegal eviction at the same time - an occurrence which is...

Some 36% of UK landlords have had a property abandoned by tenants, according to research. Abandonment - which occurs when a tenant...

The most common reason people give for not writing a will is that they “haven’t got around to it yet”. Sound...

The government has updated the Section 8 and Section 13 forms which apply to private letting in England: they come into...

Two organisations are appealing to Scottish Ministers to ensure that businesses have the ability to supply accommodation for workers in rural...

A letting agent who unlawfully evicted a tenant from a property has been ordered to pay a total of £4,315. Alan Croft...

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

The charity Crisis is warning that an unintended consequence of the controversial Right To Rent legislation which became law this week...

In a constantly changing legislative environment, the importance of keeping up-to-date in terms of knowledge and skills has never been more...

The Local Government Association says recent prosecutions show that councils are cracking down on illegal evictions by landlords and their agents...

The National Landlords’ Association says an alarming number of private tenants are being told by their local authorities to ignore eviction...

A land-owners’ group is upset at the Scottish Government’s alleged “disregard” for estate- and land-owners to be able to gain vacant...

ARLA is  lobbying Justice Secretary Michael Gove urging him to consider allowing High Court Enforcement Officers to enforce possession orders without...

A Conservative peer and former shadow chief secretary to the Treasury has become the first senior Tory to speak out against...

Eviction specialist company Landlord Action wants the government to complement its action against rogue letting agents and tenants with a ‘rogue...

Tenants could be trying to avoid eviction by damaging property and abusing the new legal system designed to ban revenge evictions,...

Eviction specialists at Landlord Action say county courts are still overwhelmed by the number of possession claims being put forward, a...

Scottish Land & Estates, a body representing private landowners north of the border, says it is positive about proposals to improve...

Government proposals forcing agents and landlords to check the immigration status of tenants risk a serious breach of human rights according...

A long-established letting agency and a campaign group have joined forces to analyse a UK government's private rental sector reform proposals...

A landlord body says it has had confirmation from the government that there is an error in the published version of...

One of the UK letting industry’s leading agents says politicians should defer the new Right To Rent immigration checks until the start...

A major drafting error in Government regulations affecting the private rented sector risks undermining confidence in the new Section 21 legislation...

The property industry has hit out at what appears to be government confusion over a raft of new rules coming into...

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

Over 7,000 responses have been received in the second round of consultation over the Scottish Government’s proposals for private rental sector...

A couple who modernised their home in a naturist village can stay in their home after winning a court battle against...

A landlord has been ordered to pay a fine and costs of £2,925 for unlawfully evicting a tenant from a house...

Channel 5’s Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords programme, now in its fourth week, this evening looks at a serial bad tenant and...

New tenancy deposit rules come into effect today have been given the thumbs-up by The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks.  Under the...

New tenancy deposit rules come into effect today have been given the thumbs-up by The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks.  Under the...

A Scottish agent has warned that government proposals to restrict landlord repossessions could negatively impact accommodation costs at the Edinburgh Festival. David...

Landlords and letting agents have been issued a reminder that they have less then three weeks to protect tenancy deposits with...

The Chartered Institute of Housing has welcomed Scottish Government moves to make private renting more secure for tenants. In its submission to...

The policies of the SNP-controlled Scottish Government risks leading to an exodus of landlords as a result of the removal of...

There are “advantages all round” in the certainty that three-year tenancies and even rent controls can offer, according to the head...

A pop star has been evicted from his London flat owing his landlord more than £30,000 in rent and causing him...