- Written by: Graham Norwood
The main trade body representing lettings agents has described the government’s latest eviction ban as “a further blow” for the sector. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Labour claims over 350 households in London alone were issued with a Section 21 notice during the first lockdown in spring - and it says this shows why the government should fulfil its pledge to scrap S21 completely. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents and purposes, evictions are impossible to actively pursue until mid-January at the earliest. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A top property lawyer says a recent decision by bailiffs not to forcibly evict anyone in Tier 2 and Tier 3 is an eviction ban by the back door. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
An organisation that wants rent controls, the scrapping of Section 21 and what it calls “indefinite tenancies” claims to have 4,000 members in the capital. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The government has revealed the dates of its so-called Christmas eviction truce. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
ARLA Propertymark has hit out against last minute attempts to effectively reinstate the eviction ban which finally came to an end last weekend. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Housing Minister Chris Pincher says the eviction ban is formally over but the situation remains under “constant review” as the second wave of Coronavirus hits. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Labour’s housing spokeswoman has accused the government of wasting the last four weeks before the eviction ban ended by putting its enthusiasm for Brexit above the interests of private renters. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
One of the most outspoken campaign groups against the end of the eviction ban has staged a series of so-called ‘boot camps’ to show tenants how to resist being removed from their homes. ...
- Written by: Conor Shilling
The lettings industry is today preparing for the current ban on repossessions to be lifted on Sunday with courts to hear cases again from Monday. ...
- Written by: Conor Shilling
Ahead of the evictions ban being lifted on Sunday, ARLA Propertymark has written to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick, setting out a range of points on behalf of letting agents. ...
- Written by: Conor Shilling
Landlords operating in England are increasingly seeking evictions advice from their Scottish counterparts, according to property management firm Apropos. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Campaigners against evictions during the Coronavirus crisis have launched a last-ditch call for the government to grant another extension to the current ban. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. ...
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