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Outstanding council tax arrears have soared according to new government figures. Data from he Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities shows...

Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition...

A legal advice service for landlords and their agents says it’s identified several areas with particularly lengthy delays in finding court...

Campaigning charity Shelter has renewed its calls for the abolition of S21 eviction powers. It says new Ministry of Justice data shows...

A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

HM Courts and Tribunals Service has halted the work of bailiffs on safety grounds.  An incident is under investigation, and it’s believed...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...

It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...

Official figures show that far from seeing a rise during the pandemic, there has been what the government calls “a massive...

Paul Shamplina, the man behind Landlord Action and a Channel 5 show on handling rental crises, is warning that county courts...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

The Law Society of England and Wales has come out in favour of the latest ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The extension to...

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

Activists from a range of pressure groups have reacted angrily to what they call a half-baked eviction ban announced by the...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

The Prime Minister has told MPs that the eviction ban effectively in place now but scheduled to expire on January 11...

It is “extremely likely” there will be an extension to the current ban on bailiffs conducting evictions even after court orders...

There’s been a further tweak to the eviction controls introduced in England for the duration of the lockdown, lasting until December...

A top property law firm is questioning whether the government’s current eviction moratorium - effectively banning evictions until mid-January at the...

The government has formally announced a pause in evictions in England until January 11 at the earliest. The only exceptions to this...

Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...

A top property lawyer says a recent decision by bailiffs not to forcibly evict anyone in Tier 2 and Tier 3 is an...

The government is asking bailiffs not to enforce court possession orders in areas with the highest Coronavirus restrictions.  So although evictions can...

A charity claims that private tenants in the areas with the higher tiers of Coronavirus measures face “harsh enforcement” if they...

The government has revealed the dates of its so-called Christmas eviction truce. Agents will not be able to instruct bailiffs to complete...

The government has accused campaign group Generation Rent of peddling “unreliable and misleading” figures about potential evictions in the private rental...

The Citizens Advice charity claims that new figures suggest concern is building amongst renters about the possibility of losing their home.  It...

Campaigners against evictions during the Coronavirus crisis have launched a last-ditch call for the government to grant another extension to the current...

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...

Landlords or their agents wanting to obtain possession of their property should act sooner rather than later despite the current ban. That’s...

High profile eviction company Landlord Action says as many as 50 per cent of Section 21 cases it handles involve tenants...

The Ministry of Justice has announced that body-worn cameras must be worn by bailiffs recovering debt from individuals. The ministry adds that...

A former City marketing executive is suing a lettings agency for £1.4m in a row over alleged harassment in 2010. Agent Caroline...

The campaign group Generation Rent is back on the warpath in opposition of Section 21, which it describes as “the leading...

A new analysis reveals that it takes an average of 118 days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove tenants from private homes...

Data from the Ministry of Justice suggest that incidents of landlord possessions have fallen at all stages, for the eighth quarter...

An industry group has analysed changes made to the Homelessness Bill and has concluded that far from being something it could...

Tenants who are advised by local councils and advice agencies to ignore eviction notices could cost the average landlord almost £7,000. The...

Specialist eviction service Landlord Action has outlined the quickest way to evict tenants under new regulations introduced by the Ministry of...

Councils and other bodies advising tenants to ignore valid Section 21 notices and waiting to be evicted by bailiffs are costing...

The National Landlords’ Association says an alarming number of private tenants are being told by their local authorities to ignore eviction...

ARLA is  lobbying Justice Secretary Michael Gove urging him to consider allowing High Court Enforcement Officers to enforce possession orders without...

A campaign has started to enable more eviction cases to be transferred from county court to High Court in a bid...

Tenant evictions have reached a record high 11,307 in the first quarter of the year according to government figures. However, the majority...

A pop star has been evicted from his London flat owing his landlord more than £30,000 in rent and causing him...