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

A free webinar on the controversial Renters Reform Bill is to feature one of the industry’s top legal experts. David Smith is...

Millions of UK landlords will be adversely affected by the Renters Reform Bill, a solicitor warns - the latest law expert...

A property law specialist wants a national register which would allow tenants’ histories to be checked before rental agreements are signed. Nyree...

One of the industry’s most respected legal experts is staging a teach-in for letting agents ahead of new Right To Rent...

The former director of a lettings agency has received a suspended jail sentence for making threats of violence against ex-colleagues in...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords and agents claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from...

A House of Lords committee is urging the government to find alternatives to court possession cases in a bid to deal...

There's been a warning that tenants should not be deceived when a landlords wants possession of their property. Lindsays law firm says...

A property litigation expert is warning letting agents and landlords about far-reaching consequences of the recent ruling which declared a blanket...

Leading housing lawyer David Smith has become the legal counsel for the new National Residential Landlords Association. Smith is a partner at...

David Smith - a solicitor specialising in residential property, agency and regulatory law - today launches a book advising property professionals...

Confusion over Electrical Inspection Condition Reports, created by inaccurate statements from the government, has been slammed by a housing law expert.  Last...

A legal expert says the Court of Appeal ruling on S21 possession orders last week has resolved one of the most...

Marsh & Parsons, the LSL-owned London chain, has appointed a litigation firm for Covid-19 support to its Lettings team. A statement from...

Agents and landlords who use unorthodox methods of securing obligations from tenants to pay their rent during the Coronavirus crisis may...

A raft of measures from government and courts intended to help private tenants during the Coronavirus lockdown may be storing up a...

A real estate litigation partner at a leading law firm is warning that the Coronavirus crisis could lead to an 18...

Pet-friendly tenancies of the kind envisaged by the government could oblige some private landlords to quit the sector, it’s claimed. Over the...

The BBC is reporting that the short lets giant Airbnb has been contacted by HM Revenue & Customs about its tax...

Another law firm has sharply criticised the government’s proposals to abolish Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Devonshires says the government should...

Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes...

Landlords have been urged to seek advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties after a landmark tribunal case. A...

The scrapping of Section 21, as proposed by the government, shows that Whiteall has “a Dickensian view” of the buy to...