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ARLA Propertymark has identified a key weakness in the government’s ambitious plans to reform the private rental sector as part of...
03 February 2022
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A senior Labour politician in the capital claims that there’s been “a stark rise” in people losing their homes since the...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent member of the House of Lords and a rental activist are calling for an immediate suspension of all Section...
19 July 2021
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Official figures show that far from seeing a rise during the pandemic, there has been what the government calls “a massive...
25 May 2021
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The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...
10 March 2021
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Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

A prominent PropTech figure says agents have a key role in reducing evictions in the short term - and he suggests...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The lettings industry is today preparing for the current ban on repossessions to be lifted on Sunday with courts to hear...
18 September 2020
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Pressure is building on the UK government to ensure England follows the example of both Scotland and Wales and creates a...
02 September 2020
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Agents and landlords must now give tenants six months’ notice before they can evict, except in the most serious of cases,...
01 September 2020
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Reduce buy to let regulation or face a worsening housing crisis - that’s the message from a leading property lawyer. Mary Rouse,...
01 September 2020
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In the latest twist in the long-running saga of the eviction ban, the government has revealed changes to notice periods. The changes...
28 August 2020
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A leading trade body has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that some landlords face receiving no rent for two years. In a...
28 August 2020
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The Citizens Advice charity is calling for tenants with arrears directly created by the Coronavirus to be offered government grants to...
25 August 2020
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A leading lettings sector trade body has set out reasons why the eviction ban should be lifted - which may help...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has dismissed the latest claims by campaigning charity Shelter that landlords have not done enough to...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The government appears to have confirmed that the evictions ban will end in late August and courts will resume hearing possession...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Figures unearthed by the Daily Telegraph show the scale of the arrears and eviction court case backlog likely to face the...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Successes for the private rental sector may seem few and far between these days but the Court of Appeal has now...
19 June 2020
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A leading trade body is backing calls by MPs for additional financial support to tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. The National Residential...
26 May 2020
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London courts are failing to cope with the volume of landlord repossession cases according to a trade body. New figures show the...
16 January 2020
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The Conservatives’ new concept of a so-called Lifetime Deposit has been welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association. Yesterday, Letting Agent Today revealed...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused courts across the country of failing to follow their own rules when it comes...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed...
16 August 2019
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The Ministry of Justice says it takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a repossession claim to the...
12 August 2019
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The vast majority of letting agents and private landlords with experience of using the courts to repossess properties say the system...
01 August 2019
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Vulnerable tenants suffering a higher risk of rent arrears will be hit hardest by plans to change the way landlords can...
19 July 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is one of many industry groups in a new coalition calling for S21 repossessions to be...
04 June 2019
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There’s been another major industry survey revealing that a high number of lettings agents and landlords may quit the private rental...
22 May 2019
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Over 6,000 people have responded to the Residential Landlord Association’s survey asking what a post-Section 21 private rented sector should look...
17 May 2019
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Housing minister Heather Wheeler has pledged that the government will make changes to the court repossession process alongside its plans to...
14 May 2019
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged the government to 'fix' the court system before it goes ahead with its plan...
13 May 2019
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One of the most vocal critics of lettings agents in recent years appears to be moving away from the property industry. Campbell...
18 April 2019
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The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...
15 April 2019
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A leading PropTech exponent is supporting the government’s Housing Court initiative, suggesting it could make redress for agents, landlords and tenants...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Increased use of PropTech by letting agents can cut rent arrears, minimise voids and reduce the financial and legal fall out...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A call has been made for the government to review the section 8 possession process as part of its call for...
14 November 2018
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The campaign group Generation Rent is back on the warpath in opposition of Section 21, which it describes as “the leading...
21 August 2018
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The Residential Landlords’ Association has written an angry letter of protest to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation following the publication of what...
26 July 2017
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Data from the Ministry of Justice suggest that incidents of landlord possessions have fallen at all stages, for the eighth quarter...
05 June 2017
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Data from the Ministry of Justice suggests the number of claims made by private sector landlords to repossess a property has...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News

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