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Leasehold reform still has a long way to run, according to the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP). The major party manifestos...

The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...

An amendment is expected to be made by the government to its Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. The Bill, put forward by...

What appears to be another government housing policy U-turn - this time on ground rents - is being hailed as “a...

There’s been widespread dismay in the industry as the outcome of a Judicial Review has backed the Scottish Government’s objective of...

Successes for the private rental sector may seem few and far between these days but the Court of Appeal has now...

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the government’s controversial Right To Rent scheme, overturning a decision reached last...

Agents and landlords are being urged to back a legal case to protect their rights to repossess properties. This follows a recent...

New guidance from the government on its controversial Right To Rent scheme would see agents and landlords breaking the law if...

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have been given a message from a consortium of groups this morning - Scrap Right To...

A leading legal firm is warning that Right To Rent could become even more complicated for letting agents and landlords after...

A lettings sector trade body says EU citizens may face problems getting private rented accommodation after Brexit. And the body - the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has asked the government for urgent clarification on how Right To Rent will work post-Brexit...

The Home Office says it will reassess the Right To Rent scheme following last week’s decision by the High Court that...

There’s been general support for last week’s judgment by the High Court that the government’s Right To Rent policy breaches human...

The High Court has ruled that the government’s Right to Rent scheme breaches human rights law. Under the Right to Rent landlords are...

The controversial Right To Rent regime whereby agents and landlords are expected to check the immigration status of would-be tenants is...

The landlords behind the failed attempt to seek a Judicial Review of legislation reducing the mortgage interest tax relief for landlords...

The Supreme Court has ruled that rights to a private and family life need not get in the way of legitimate...

The two landlords hoping to secure a judicial review of the legislation restricting mortgage interest tax relief on buy to let...

The legal challenge to Chancellor George Osborne’s controversial buy to let tax change is underway with a letter sent to HMRC...

The Residential Landlords’ Association is taking legal advice on whether George Osborne’s buy to let tax changes are a breach of...

Right To Rent checks will become mandatory in England from February 1st, the government has announced. Under the new rules, landlords who...

Government proposals forcing agents and landlords to check the immigration status of tenants risk a serious breach of human rights according...

The immigration charity the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants says it is working with a range of other bodies...

The issue of some estate agents insisting that buyers and/or sellers use a particular solicitor or conveyancer has reared its ugly...