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A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions. Lenders trade body UK...

Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...

It looks as if the rental market is set to stay strong for some years to come. That’s because lending for house...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...

Housing legal aid is increasingly out of reach for tenants who need help, the Law Society of England and Wales claims.  Quarterly...

Concern remains that the mayhem surrounding the mortgage market may yet trigger a housing market crash. At the start of the weekend...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...

Large areas of the country  will remain without vital legal advice to prevent evictions if the government fails to persuade law...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show that between October and December last year, across England and Wales, there were...

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Nathan Emerson,...

The government is under new pressure to introduce a last minute eviction ban to avoid private renters facing homelessness over Christmas. Liberal...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in to investigate allegations about advertising for shared ownership homes.  In 2021 an advertisement appeared on...

An analysis of lettings data across England and Wales shows that  there have been 3,737 rental property repossession orders granted in...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

It’s now been made clear that there will be a detailed White Paper in the spring explaining radical changes to the...

ARLA Propertymark has identified a key weakness in the government’s ambitious plans to reform the private rental sector as part of...

A senior Labour politician in the capital claims that there’s been “a stark rise” in people losing their homes since the...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...

Agents’ body Propertymark says it wants a dedicated housing court because it’s lost faith in the mainstream court system to handle...

A prominent member of the House of Lords and a rental activist are calling for an immediate suspension of all Section...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...

Official figures show that far from seeing a rise during the pandemic, there has been what the government calls “a massive...

A House of Lords committee is urging the government to find alternatives to court possession cases in a bid to deal...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

A leading market commentator and PropTech chief says the extension of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban was predictable, but presents agents with...

Rent arrears in the private sector have actually dipped from their pandemic peak over the past two months - but they...

Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

A prominent PropTech figure says agents have a key role in reducing evictions in the short term - and he suggests...

A Liberal Democrat Baroness says she is to make a last-ditch bid in the House of Lords tomorrow to stop evictions...

The lettings industry is today preparing for the current ban on repossessions to be lifted on Sunday with courts to hear...

Last month, we were all caught by the surprise news that the government was extending the temporary ban on evictions just...

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...

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...

A Liberal Democrat bid is underway to accelerate the government timetable to scrap Section 21. The Renters’ Rights Bill put forward by government...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association has dismissed the latest claims by campaigning charity Shelter that landlords have not done enough to...

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

Figures unearthed by the Daily Telegraph show the scale of the arrears and eviction court case backlog likely to face the...

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

The extension to the evictions ban will compound the suffering of victims of domestic violence and anti-social behaviour. That’s the view of...

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...

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

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

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

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...

A leading agent has repeated his controversial belief that the proposed scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers should be seen as...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...