- Written by: Graham Norwood
RMT rail union leader Mick Lynch and Labour leaders including Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan are leading a call for an immediate private rent freeze. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
New figures from the Ministry of Justice show that between October and December last year, across England and Wales, there were 5,409 landlord repossessions. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The controversial ban on private rental sector rent rises and evictions is to continue in Scotland for another six months at least, taking it up to October 2023. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The government is under new pressure to introduce a last minute eviction ban to avoid private renters facing homelessness over Christmas. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Another political party is calling for a winter eviction ban as the first part of a reform programme for the private rental sector, which would also include a rent freeze. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A lettings agency in Scotland has played down the impact of the emergency rent freeze and eviction ban which have been introduced by the Scottish Nationalists and Green Party politicians running the government north of the border. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Welsh nationalists have called for a rent freeze and eviction ban to emulate that happening now in Scotland. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The cost of living crisis could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on homelessness unless an immediate eviction ban is introduced. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Activist renters want Liz Truss to follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a rent freeze and eviction ban. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
An analysis of lettings data across England and Wales shows that there have been 3,737 rental property repossession orders granted in the first quarter of 2022, the latest figures available. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Six agencies have been excluded from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to wronged complainants. One was the Belvoir London Westminster franchise operation, which since the incident has been taken over by Belvoir Property Management. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Two agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay compensation awards. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Shelter claims its helpline has received 1,000 callers a day since the eviction ban began easing at the start of summer. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Six agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensatory awards - five of them for offences involving lettings. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Labour shadow housing secretary Lucy Powell has resuscitated the eviction ban, this time for furloughed workers whose government support ends in the coming weeks. ...
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