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The government has at last released details of its mediation scheme - this was hinted at when Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...
08 April 2021
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The government has told estate agents to ensure at least one Union Jack is present in properties during both physical and...
01 April 2021
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Acorn, a prominent campaign group targeting letting agency offices for protests, says the latest eviction ban extension doesn't go far enough. While...
11 March 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
From: Breaking News

A new property identification system which has won the backing of ARLA Propertymark and substantial parts of the industry has said...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind an idea from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to create a mediation service to arbitrate in...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has formally announced a pause in evictions in England until January 11 at the earliest. The only exceptions to this...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...
05 November 2020
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Labour’s housing spokeswoman has accused the government of wasting the last four weeks before the eviction ban ended by putting its...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the most outspoken campaign groups against the end of the eviction ban has staged a series of so-called ‘boot...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent campaign group has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding answers to five questions regarding the eviction extension...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The controversial Labour-led council in Liverpool has started a lengthy consultation process over its latest proposals for landlord licensing. The authority was...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent campaign group has made its second plea to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick in 24 hours - both on...
23 July 2020
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A debt charity is urging the Housing Secretary to pledge that no one who has lost income because of Coronavirus will...
22 July 2020
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A £266m package of help to support vulnerable people into long term accommodation includes possible options to use the private rental...
21 July 2020
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Labour has described the stamp duty holiday introduced last week as “a £1.3 billion bung for landlords” because the tax break...
13 July 2020
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Shelter has launched an email campaign to the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, urging him to act to avoid “unfair evictions that...
07 July 2020
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The director of renters’ campaign group Generation Rent says the long-running scandal of a planning decision made by the Housing Secretary...
22 June 2020
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Campaigning organisations that demanded an extension to the evictions ban imposed because of the Coronavirus crisis have been quick to return...
09 June 2020
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The government is extending the eviction ban for a further two months. A tweet early this evening from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...
05 June 2020
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A landlord website claims the current ban on evictions is not to be extended beyond its scheduled close of June 29...
20 May 2020
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Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says the government is “thinking carefully” about what more it can do for private tenants, especially after...
14 May 2020
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From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...
13 May 2020
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A buy to let investor has been hit with a bill of almost £9,500 after being accused of allowing a tenant...
26 February 2020
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The government has given an extra £3.8m to councils to come up with ways of catching rogue landlords - and in...