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

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...

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

The Leaders Romans Group lettings agency chain is demanding that the new government elected tomorrow brings back the Renters Reform Bill...

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

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

Campaigning charity Shelter claims there’s a conspiracy amongst MPs, landlords and others in the private rental sector to water down the...

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

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

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-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...

The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports that “procedural issues”...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament this...

The Local Government Association, which comprises 331 of the 333 councils in England and all 22 Welsh unitary councils, is calling on...

TecLet, the software platform business now rebranding as part of OnTheMarket Software, has been updated to accommodate radical changes to the...

Campaigners who turned on the Prime Minister on Tuesday were cock-a-hoop just 24 hours later when Liz Truss did another U-turn...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...

Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...

Labour has joined with campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction...

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

Labour shadow housing secretary Lucy Powell has resuscitated the eviction ban, this time for furloughed workers whose government support ends in...

Labour’s Lucy Powell, the party’s new housing spokesperson, says she wants to work with the Conservatives to scrap Section 21 eviction...

Campaign group Generation Rent has set out a 10-point plan for reform of the private rental sector in favour of tenants. Its...

Today’s Queen’s Speech, setting out the government’s legislative programme for the next year, is expected to include rental reform. It’s thought one...

A charity is calling for a new national body to oversee the private rental sector. Citizens Advice makes this one of three...

Acorn, a prominent campaign group targeting letting agency offices for protests, says the latest eviction ban extension doesn't go far enough. While...

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...

An online petition which appears to inaccurately say private tenants can still be evicted “for no reason” has won 30,000 signatures...

Labour says the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions doesn’t go far enough to help tenants. The extension to the...

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

There’s widespread concern that a freeze on the Local Housing Allowance will worsen rental arrears. Although Chancellor Rishi Sunak failed to mention...

The main trade body representing lettings agents has described the government’s latest eviction ban as “a further blow” for the sector. At...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

An organisation that wants rent controls, the scrapping of Section 21 and what it calls “indefinite tenancies” claims to have 4,000...

Landlords operating in England are increasingly seeking evictions advice from their Scottish counterparts, according to property management firm Apropos. The platform says...

The new director of campaign group Generation Rent says the government has caused “untold mental stress” to thousands of tenants. Commenting on...

The campaigning pressure group Generation Rent has returned to the battle to win an extension to the current evictions ban in...

The Local Government Association, which represents almost all councils in England, is calling on the government to scrap section 21. The call comes...

The Generation Rent campaign group has made its second plea to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick in 24 hours - both on...

A London council has sent an open letting to its buy to let landlords urging them to show understanding to tenants...

A consumer group wants buy to let properties to be re-let only if the tenants in them want to move. The call...

The Labour head of a special ‘taskforce’ looking at London housing issues in the light of the Coronavirus crisis says he...

The new National Residential Landlords Association has backed calls from the Labour Mayor of London to ensure the benefits system covers...

The Generation Rent pressure group, fiercely critical of agents and landlords in recent months, wants the government to implement a 12 month...

One of the lettings sector’s biggest trade bodies is calling on government to make a clear statement to help landlords who...

No date has been set by government for the second reading of the Renters' Reform Bill 2019-20. The Bill was announced in...

The Conservatives’ new concept of a so-called Lifetime Deposit has been welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association.  Yesterday, Letting Agent Today revealed...

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

A senior Labour housing spokesman is urging the government to press on with plans to outlaw the use of Section 21...

The rental sector needs to prepare for the demographic challenge of an increasingly older population, says the head of a high...

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...

Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are...

A leading industry trade body says the latest English Housing Survey report proves that criticisms of the private rental sector’s costs...

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...

Only one in six private landlords say they would support the Conservatives in an election according to a new poll. Buy to...

Over 6,000 people have responded to the Residential Landlord Association’s survey asking what a post-Section 21 private rented sector should look...

Housing minister Heather Wheeler has pledged that the government will make changes to the court repossession process alongside its plans to...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged the government to 'fix' the court system before it goes ahead with its plan...

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

Almost the entire lettings industry has viewed the upcoming ban on tenants fees levied by agents in England and Wales as...

Labour has outlined its proposals for the private rental sector if it gains power at the next General Election - and...

Two senior London politicians are backing a campaign to scrap the powers of agents and landlords to evict tenants under Section...

Tonight's edition of BBC Panorama will investigate the Section 21 evictions process, also known as 'no-fault evictions'. The show - 'Evicted for...

A survey of letting and estate agencies suggest around half broadly back the changes to the private rental sector outlined in...

A review website called Marks Out Of Tenancy relaunches next month to provide what its creator calls a “trusted platform on...

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

The vocal campaign group Generation Rent is making the jaw-dropping claim that one in four private tenants has been evicted “for...

Scottish Land & Estates, a body representing private landowners north of the border, says it is positive about proposals to improve...

Stephen Moss, CEO of based Pring.co.uk the UK’s leading property investment search engine, takes a look at the impact of ‘Corbynmania’...

A long-established letting agency and a campaign group have joined forces to analyse a UK government's private rental sector reform proposals...

Some 88 per cent of tenants say they are unaware of the new law introduced this week intended to protect them...

A landlord body says it has had confirmation from the government that there is an error in the published version of...

A major drafting error in Government regulations affecting the private rented sector risks undermining confidence in the new Section 21 legislation...

The property industry has hit out at what appears to be government confusion over a raft of new rules coming into...

The policies of the SNP-controlled Scottish Government risks leading to an exodus of landlords as a result of the removal of...