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The abolition of Section 21 isn’t really that big a deal, a prominent lettings agent claims. Kristjan Byfield, who runs the base...

A charity leader claims spiralling rents are forcing children into what he calls “damp and mouldy B&Bs”. Matt Downie, chief executive of...

The Law Society claims over 29,000 eviction claims in recent months leave “tens of thousands at risk of losing their homes.” The...

The new Labour government is to bring in so-called ‘hardship tests’ to make it tougher to evict tenants, a newspaper claims. The...

Citizens Advice claims that 45% of private renters in England are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home,...

The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...

David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

The trade union UNISON has partnered with activist group Generation Rent to demand root-and-branch reform of the private rental sector. Four key...

Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...

Knight Frank says the incoming Labour government faces a potential clash between what is politically desirable and economically possible, in terms...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. LRG this...

Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...

A lettings agency which has given broad support to the Renters Reform Bill now says it’s concerned that shadow housing Secretary...

A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...

The next Government should create a separate Ministry of Housing and encourage MPs of all parties to work together to solve...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

Shelter has spoken out in favour of what it calls “bold” commitments by Labour on the private rental sector and house...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

A political party has proposed that Capital Gains Tax be equalised with Income Tax - meaning landlords and investors who sold...

Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

A pro-tenant group wants the next government to take Right To Buy properties back to public ownership when they come up...

A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...

A charity claims that new official figures on rent rises will “create more worry among private renters.” StepChange charity is referring to...

As the Renters Reform Bill makes its way through the House of Lords, Propertymark has advised peers not to miss this...

Despite once claiming it would abolish Section 21 evictions “on its first day in office”, Labour appears to have gone cool...

A Labour MP is calling for rent controls to be introduced, with powers for councils to tweak them as they see...

Some 50% of tenants who moved last year did so because their landlords decided to sell the property.  By contrast, eviction was...

A stamp duty cut in the run up to a General Election would see house prices go up and evictions soar,...

A prominent lettings agency says concern is growing in the private rental sector about the prospect of more pets in properties.  A...

Campaigning charity Shelter is demanding an overhaul of the Renters Reform Bill, which will shortly begin its passage through the House...

The Housing Secretary in Wales says that nation is unlikely to follow the example of Scotland by introducing rent controls. At a...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

A major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...

Five Labour MPs have put forward an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for rent controls - even...

A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been alleged. A survey of over 2,000 private...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...

The politician widely regarded as being the architect of rent controls in Scotland says he will shortly present a wider package...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

Propertymark has welcomed proposed reforms to evict tenants who show persistent anti-social behaviour.   In 2018, a Northern Ireland Department of Justice consultation...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...

A charity providing support for older people facing financial hardship has hit out at the government over rumours concerning the Renters...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

Shelter is asking for public support for radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill, now going through Parliament. The campaigning charity is...

Propertymark is urging the Sunak government to introduce specialist housing courts with expert Judges who can expedite cases and create a...

A pressure group unhappy about lack of progress on the Renters Reform Bill wants MPs to be bombarded with complaint emails.  Over...

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

Prime London rental values fell closer to their longer-term average in January, as supply continued to increase - but worries about...

The Renters Reform Bill cannot succeed without proper engagement with letting agents and landlords, Propertymark argues.    According to a Freedom of Information...

Scottish councils must engage with letting agents and landlords if radical rental reforms have any chance of working. Propertymark argues that the...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

A prominent housing market commentator says Labour would introduce a tougher version of the Renters Reform Bill if it forms the...

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes...

Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...

Homelessness charity Crisis says the long-standing government pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers can’t come soon enough. The charity has backed...

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...

Measures contained in the Renters Reform Bill will fail without sufficient resources to ensure they can be enforced. The warning comes from...

Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 activist groups and charities demanding changes to the private rental sector...

A prominent lettings agent has called for a wider reform of eviction rules. This follows a demand by a group of...

Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Proposals for rent controls made in a government consultation document have been slammed by a prominent industry commentator and PropTech entrepreneur. The...

A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...

A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill.  PayProp UK...

Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...

The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...

The Metropolitan Police has been advised by tenant activists and the London Mayor on developing rule changes for evictions. The changes include a presumption against...

Section 21 evictions are set to soar even higher, a property association leader forecasts - because of the threat to abolish...

Housing legal aid is increasingly out of reach for tenants who need help, the Law Society of England and Wales claims.  Quarterly...

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

Private landlords and lettings agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event. Cumberland council says property owners and...

Propertymark has issued another plea to the government to be fair to the private rental sector - this time regarding a...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service kicks in today - it offers early legal advice, free of charge, to anyone...

A law firm says the Renters Reform Bill is driving buy to let investors to quit because of their fears over...

Citizens Advice is calling on the government to provide an unspecified amount of assistance to renters during the current cost of...

The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning.  Dutton Gregory’s...

The Co-Op Bank is joining forces with campaigning charity Shelter to argue against Section 21 evictions, and together they have organised...

Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests...

The Renters (Reform) Bill rewrites many of the rules that the private rented sector has played by for decades. This may...

Propertymark is supporting a new Anti Social Behaviour Awareness campaign, calling for greater clarity from government on how agents and landlords...

The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...

There’s another free webinar for agents to learn about the Renters Reform Bill next week. This one is organised by lettings-focussed PropTech...

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

Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...

The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...

Two lettings experts are set to discuss what the government’s Bill means for agents at a free webinar. Well known property lawyer...

A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

Tenant groups are cheering the proposed abolition of Section 21 eviction powers but there’s a legal warning that the reality may be...