Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...
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A leading trade body says the rental sector must not discriminate against tenants on benefits - and has told government it...
25 June 2021
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A lettings agency which markets private rental properties and units operated by a housing association has apologised for its ‘No DSS’...
27 May 2021
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Activists from the Acorn renters' campaign group have held a protest outside a branch of Chancellors in Oxford. The group says the...
04 May 2021
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Another lettings agency has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a tenant receiving benefits. Worthing County Court declared that Michael Jones & Company unlawfully...
21 April 2021
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Rent guarantees and upfront cash payments from local authorities are the most effective means of opening the private rented sector to...
09 April 2021
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The debate over rental properties listed on portals with ‘No DSS’ statements has reignited over the weekend. This follows a BBC investigation...
21 December 2020
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A lettings agency that told a prospective tenant it had a policy of not offering tenancies to housing benefit recipients has...
10 September 2020
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A property litigation expert is warning letting agents and landlords about far-reaching consequences of the recent ruling which declared a blanket...
06 August 2020
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The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter claims some lettings agencies are ignoring the recent ruling that private landlords cannot discriminate against...
04 August 2020
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Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...
28 July 2020
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Campaigning charity Shelter says it is “doubling up” its efforts to make sure letting agents comply with anti-discrimination legislation when it...
15 July 2020
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Campaigning charity Shelter, which has been outspoken in its criticism of many letting agents in recent years, has now produced a...
15 May 2020
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The Property Ombudsman is warning agents not to discriminate against tenants through a No DSS or any similar policy. Following the legal...
05 March 2020
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A roundtable discussion of rental industry leaders has produced a recommendation for the mandatory regulation of lettings agents. The objective, they say,...
28 November 2019
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The government says thousands of families could benefit from changes to mortgage rules announced by Metro Bank. Currently the bank prevents landlords...
12 June 2019
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The chief executive of Hunters has told MPs there are 19 properties on its books which specify ‘No DSS’ - but...
25 April 2019
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Senior lettings agency figures are amongst those who will this morning give evidence to a committee of MPs investigating so-called ‘DSS...
24 April 2019
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Rightmove has fallen in line with Zoopla and is banning the term ‘No DSS’ from its lettings agents’ listings from the...
16 April 2019
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The Nationwide is the latest lender to say it will not insist its buy to let borrowers enforce a No DSS...
21 March 2019
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The Residential Landlords Association has given its backing to Zoopla’s ban on agents and landlords advertising properties to rent as ‘No...
18 March 2019
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Zoopla says it’s introducing new measures to minimise the presence of what it calls “blanket restrictions” imposed on tenants who receive...
15 March 2019
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Momentum is building in the campaign to end ‘No DSS’ discrimination against private rental sector tenants in receipt of housing benefit. Late...
05 March 2019
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The government says it wants “an immediate change” in the policy of some letting agents and landlords who advertise ‘No DSS’...
04 March 2019
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The private rental sector in Wales could be offered incentives and other support to house those most in need, the Welsh...
03 December 2018
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Letting agents who act on landlords’ instructions to refuse tenants claiming benefits may be breaking the law. A legal case recently found...
27 February 2018
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The charity Shelter has renewed its campaign to expose letting agencies which allegedly do not reveal their fees in line with...
22 April 2016
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A London lettings has tweeted that it does not share the view of one of its own branch managers who said...