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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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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