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25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents warn Rayner - “don’t scrap Section 21 without a replacement”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Guidance for Agents on smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propcert%20March%20blog%202%20-%20Why%20carbon%20monoxide%20alarms%20are%20important%20.jpg)
Mandatory smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms will be introduced to private rented sector properties in Northern Ireland. Under the Smoke, Heat...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech tool will help eviction process under Renters Reform Bill changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing Courts the best way to counter threat of S21 removal - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_509586655.jpg)
Propertymark is urging the Sunak government to introduce specialist housing courts with expert Judges who can expedite cases and create a...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Timetables demanded for smoke alarm and electrical safety changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propcert%20March%20blog%202%20-%20Why%20carbon%20monoxide%20alarms%20are%20important%20.jpg)
Propertymark has responded to two consultations on the proposals to introduce electrical safety standards and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Leasehold Reform Bill wins praise from industry body](/upload/images/shutterstock_1155447730.jpg)
Michael Gove’s Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, currently going through Parliament, has won praise from the industry body The Property Institute. There...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill passes Second Reading without a vote](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
MPs have given the Renters Reform Bill its Second Reading - a procedure which means it now continues into the Committee...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prominent agent demands wider reform of eviction rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings agent has called for a wider reform of eviction rules. This follows a demand by a group of...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Scrap Renters Reform Bill! Leading agent makes dramatic plea](/upload/images/shutterstock_529322344.jpg)
A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Industry figure claims scrapping S21 isn’t so very bad…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
The government should “just get on with implementing the Renters Reform Bill” an industry figure says. Jonathan Rolande of the National Association...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - Agents urged to lobby MPs with amendments](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill. PayProp UK...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![MPs back to work but Renters Reform Bill clarity still awaited](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Don’t just scrap Section 21 - reform the court system too](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - Online course explains what it means](/upload/images/shutterstock_1250649805.jpg)
PropTech platform Goodlord has launched a one hour online course explaining the controversial Renters Reform Bill. The aim is to equip letting...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Legal warning over Renters Reform Bill impact on market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning. Dutton Gregory’s...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents demand government clarity to combat Anti-Social Behaviour](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Propertymark is supporting a new Anti Social Behaviour Awareness campaign, calling for greater clarity from government on how agents and landlords...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents - which parts of the Renters Reform Bill worry you most?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
A survey of nearly 700 letting agents from across England has revealed that the abolition of Section 21 continues to be...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer urges letting agents to go on the offensive](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Eviction powers may even increase under Renters Reform Bill - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill prompts agents’ calls to helpline](/upload/images/shutterstock_1343411174.jpg)
A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Scrapping S21 helps nuisance tenants, warns property lawyer](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
A respected property lawyer is accusing the government of helping nuisance tenants at the expense of the weak and vulnerable. Ian Narberth,...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent in ‘stay calm’ plea to landlords with Bill worries](/upload/images/shutterstock_1117116341.jpg)
Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - date announced](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
The Renters’ Reform Bill is finally due to be published and introduced into Parliament next week. Housing Secretary Michael Gove has told Sky...
04 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent tells Gove: cease attacks on private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brexiteer agent makes ferocious attack on Labour](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent-400x310.png)
An agent claims that if Labour wins the next General Election there will be what he calls “misguided meddling” across the...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lettings in the spotlight as current and future regulations hit the headlines](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp/shutterstock_1145842904.jpg)
We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...
15 February 2023
From: Features
![What’s your view on Rental Reform proposals? An unusual invitation…](/upload/images/Back-link-images/Man%20with%20a%20speaker.jpg)
Agents are being invited to comment on the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. And unusually the invitation comes not from any...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Reforms must ease shortage of supply - Propertymark speaks out](/upload/images/Logos/ARLA-PropertyMark-400x310.jpg)
The agents’ trade association Propertymark says the government’s high-profile rental sector reforms should address the continuing shortage of supply. Propertymark chief executive...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour pushing for even more radical reforms plus rent controls](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Labour-logo400x310.png)
The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Is rental reform a distraction from government failures elsewhere?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental Reforms to be unveiled by government tomorrow](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Evictions - What Next? Industry must rethink process, say leaders](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/NoteOfEviction.png)
Two of the most respected figures in the lettings sector are calling on agents, landlords and tenants to consider the future...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Redress expert to tell agents latest news on rental reform](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/agent_and_homes_360x280.png)
Sean Hooker, head of redress at the Property Redress Scheme, will discuss the latest rental reform proposals and answer letting agents'...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today – supporting smarter, more streamlined enforcement with PropTech](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-TouchScreen-400x310.jpg)
Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Legal advice for letting agents on authorised signatories controversy](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/CourtImage-400x310.jpg)
PropTech supplier Goodlord is to host a webinar on Thursday answering letting agents' questions onthe implications of the landmark ruling on...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Evictions: latest legal decision affects whole industry, say agents](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Eviction2-400x310-min.jpeg)
Propertymark has expressed a sigh of relief at a decision this week by the Appeal Court, which ruled in favour of...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Court of Appeal rules in landmark eviction case](/upload/images/Back-link-images/Are_%20landlords_%20responsible_%20for_%20boilers_.jpg)
A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in favour of landlords and letting...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Scrapping Section 21 may take three years says industry expert](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/eviction-image400x310.png)
A leading expert on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21 evictions...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![New forms which letting agents MUST use from October 1](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/landlord-licencing400x310.png)
New forms have been posted online which must be used by landlords and letting agents from October 1. New legislation regarding eviction...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction notice periods return to normal next month - official](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/agent_and_homes_360x280.png)
The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government must back letting agents as rental reform nears - call](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/rental-sector26615.png)
There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![The legal updates which impacted letting agents the most in 2021](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Legislate/Legislate%20360x280px.png)
How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...
18 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Shock statement by agents - we've lost faith in court system](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CourtCase-400x310.png)
Agents’ body Propertymark says it wants a dedicated housing court because it’s lost faith in the mainstream court system to handle...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![What can agents expect from the Rental White Paper?](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has pledged a White Paper to be issued in the autumn, dedicated to reform of the private rental sector. Some...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Indefinite Tenancies is key demand in campaigners’ reform manifesto](/img/default/lat.png)
Campaign group Generation Rent has set out a 10-point plan for reform of the private rental sector in favour of tenants. Its...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tenants have already waited two years for reform, warns Baroness](/img/default/lat.png)
The most vocal campaign group for tenants, Generation Rent, has warned government that renters have already been waiting two years for...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government willing to listen to agents on rental reform, claims ARLA](/img/default/lat.png)
The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government confirms rental reform to be pushed through this year](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Scrapping Section 21 - government may make pledge today](/img/default/lat.png)
Today’s Queen’s Speech, setting out the government’s legislative programme for the next year, is expected to include rental reform. It’s thought one...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction Alert: government’s last-minute change to process](/img/default/lat.png)
There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill: timetable may be clearer next month](/img/default/lat.png)
The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Tuesday May 11, with many expecting this to be when the government confirms...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![E-signature legal controversy - lawyer’s update for agents](/img/default/lat.png)
Leading property lawyer David Smith is to give agents an update on a key legal case at a webinar next week. Smith,...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Taper notice periods as soon as possible, government urged](/img/default/lat.png)
A major trade body has called for a tapering down of notice periods for Section 8 and Section 21. The government has...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Charity claims some arrears will take seven years to be repaid](/img/default/lat.png)
The charity Citizens Advice - which claims a “unique, real-time insight into the challenges people are facing as a result of Coronavirus"...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents must be regulated now insists the Nationwide](/img/default/lat.png)
A new report from the Nationwide and campaigning charity Shelter puts letting agents in the dock over the standards in the...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Issue second S8 notice if arrears exceed six months - legal expert](/img/default/lat.png)
A legal expert for ARLA Propertymark is recommending that letting agents consider serving a second Section 8 notice if a tenant's...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Labour likens evictions ban ending to Tories’ exams fiasco](/img/default/lat.png)
Labour’s housing spokeswoman says “after the incompetent handling of the exams fiasco, the government must act now to avoid more chaos...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Nightingale Courts will tackle eviction cases when ban ends](/img/default/lat.png)
The huge backlog of eviction and other cases anticipated in the coming months will be helped by the creation of a...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Beware - what to do if you suspect a cannabis farm](/img/default/lat.png)
A law firm is warning that agents and landlords should carefully follow correct procedures if they suspect a rented property is...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Free legal evictions advice offered to landlords by law service](/img/default/lat.png)
A service called Landlord Advice UK is offering free no-obligation consultations with landlords dealing with evictions over the coming months. Under the...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Evictions latest: SIX months notice required in Wales](/img/default/lat.png)
The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Anti-eviction group’s second plea to Jenrick in 24 hours](/img/default/lat.png)
The Generation Rent campaign group has made its second plea to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick in 24 hours - both on...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Labour claims there are “illegal evictions by letting agents”](/img/default/lat.png)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, has told the government of “illegal evictions by letting agents” - without specifying the incidents he refers...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Trouble ahead for student rental sector, say BTL experts](/img/default/lat.png)
Buy to let landlords specialising in student accommodation are facing huge challenges with increased government legislation and the impact of Coronavirus. That’s...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Give judges more power to defend tenants, government urged](/img/default/lat.png)
Pro-tenant campaign group Generation Rent says judges should have more power to protect tenants from eviction while the Coronavirus outbreak continues. The...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Labour silent on whether pre-Covid evictions should go ahead](/img/default/lat.png)
Labour has thrown its weight behind campaigning pressure groups in a general call to avoid what the party’s housing spokeswoman calls...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lettings body backs Labour call for private rents to have ‘benefit cover’](/img/default/lat.png)
The new National Residential Landlords Association has backed calls from the Labour Mayor of London to ensure the benefits system covers...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conquering Corona: a legal perspective, more webinars and a supplier offer](/img/default/lat.png)
Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![No rent rises for a year! Anti-agent group demands a ban on increases](/img/default/lat.png)
The Generation Rent pressure group, fiercely critical of agents and landlords in recent months, wants the government to implement a 12 month...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lettings sector guru Shamplina backs longer possession notice](/img/default/lat.png)
Paul Shamplina, the founder of Landlord Action and star of a Channel 5 programme on evictions, says he fully backs the...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Eviction court hearings stopped by Coronavirus - so what next?](/img/default/lat.png)
What appears to be the first court adjournment of an eviction case caused by the Coronavirus outbreak has happened - raising...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Ban rent rises and stop evictions during virus, activists demand](/img/default/lat.png)
Activists with a record of opposing agents and landlords want a blanket ban on rent rises and evictions in the current virus...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![What is Section 8?](/img/default/lat.png)
With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...
11 March 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Scrap S21 to provide long term homes, Generation Rent tells landlords](/img/default/lat.png)
A rental activist who runs the Generation Rent pressure group has told landlords that if they are “serious” about providing long-term...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Renters’ Reform Bill: still no date set for legislation](/img/default/lat.png)
The Renters’ Reform Bill worries many in the private rental sector but the government says there is still no date for...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Scrap Section 21 now, says top lawyers’ society](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the country’s top law groups has backed government moves to scrap Section 21. The call comes from the Law Society for...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents can beat S21 ban by working harder to avoid evictions - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents can beat the upcoming ban on Section 21 by updating key documentation and automating arrears management to reduce the...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ qualifications must be priority for new government says ARLA](/img/default/lat.png)
The new government must prioritise the implementation of proposals to ensure letting agents and others in the industry are appropriately qualified. That’s...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Section 8 reform and new Housing Court 'should be early Johnson priorities'](/img/default/lat.png)
The National Landlords’ Association says the new Conservative government must do two things in its early phase in office. The NLA, which...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tenants’ biggest election issue? Well, it’s not housing...](/img/default/lat.png)
One might have thought that if private rental tenants were as badly treated as some people suggest, housing would be their...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why S21 must stay: £29,000 arrears and £2,000 mess left by tenant](/img/default/lat.png)
The government and local authorities run by all political parties are keen to advocate measures to curb rogue letting agents and...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Section 21: Solicitor urges government not to take knee-jerk action](/img/default/lat.png)
A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Shock warning that agents could be sued under selective licensing laws](/img/default/lat.png)
A long-term legal critic of selective licensing is warning that letting agents could be held jointly accountable with the landlords, -...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why Section 8 is NOT the best eviction option - top agent speaks out](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the country’s leading lettings experts has outlined why the government is wrong to suggest that Section 8 powers could...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Section 21 reform slammed with warning it may backfire on tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![RLA claims scrapping Section 21 'dead on arrival' as consultation closes tomorrow](/img/default/lat.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has submitted its response to the government's consultation on scrapping Section 21 evictions, which closes tomorrow...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![A fifth of rental homes would go if Section 21 is scrapped - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
The private rented sector would shrink by 20 per cent if Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions are abolished, according to an economic...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Call for industry to crowdfund appeal at heart of eviction debate](/img/default/lat.png)
A prominent trade body is urging its members and the wider industry to back a crowdfunding exercise to pay for a...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Half of S21 cases want rehousing by council, claims eviction specialist](/img/default/lat.png)
High profile eviction company Landlord Action says as many as 50 per cent of Section 21 cases it handles involve tenants...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Section 21 - Liberal Democrats to debate call to scrap landlords’ rights](/img/default/lat.png)
The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech firm hosting ARLA boss for Section 21 webinar](/img/default/lat.png)
PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting a webinar this week when the chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, David...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Food banks HQ links with lettings group to combat Universal Credit arrears](/img/default/lat.png)
The Trussell Trust, which coordinates the vast majority of the food banks around the UK, is working with the National Landlords...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Guild wins confirmation that Section 21 change will not be retrospective](/img/default/lat.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals has received confirmation that the government’s proposed changes to Section 21 will not be retrospective. “What this...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Section 21: More fierce criticism for government over its scrapping](/img/default/lat.png)
Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fees Ban Cash Crisis: letting agents expect to lose 30% of annual income](/img/default/lat.png)
The first ‘state of the industry’ report on the lettings agency sector since the introduction of the fees ban suggests individual...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fees: Lettings agent fined for the third time in as many years](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings agent in London has been fined for the third time in as many years – this time for failing...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Section 21 abolition has a silver lining says Haart](/img/default/lat.png)
The Haart lettings agency says the government’s plan to abolish landlords’ Section 21 eviction powers may not be a bad thing. The...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents say: We need a dedicated housing court](/img/default/lat.png)
The vast majority of letting agents and private landlords with experience of using the courts to repossess properties say the system...