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

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

An analysis of lettings data across England and Wales shows that  there have been 3,737 rental property repossession orders granted in...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

It is “extremely likely” there will be an extension to the current ban on bailiffs conducting evictions even after court orders...

The government has formally announced a pause in evictions in England until January 11 at the earliest. The only exceptions to this...

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...

A top property lawyer says a recent decision by bailiffs not to forcibly evict anyone in Tier 2 and Tier 3 is an...

The government is asking bailiffs not to enforce court possession orders in areas with the highest Coronavirus restrictions.  So although evictions can...

The government has revealed the dates of its so-called Christmas eviction truce. Agents will not be able to instruct bailiffs to complete...

The Law Society has set out exactly what the extension of the eviction ban, announced on Friday, means to agents, landlords...

The government appears to have confirmed that the evictions ban will end in late August and courts will resume hearing possession...

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

A call has gone out for agents to offer extra support to landlords in the coming months as arrears may well...

The industry’s major landlord trade body is urging its members to write to MPs to explains what it calls “the devastating...

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

All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...

The departure of almost all students from UK universities and colleges back to their parental homes for possibly several months has...

A league table has been drawn up revealing the UK’s possession order hotspots - just as the government seems keen to...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims that in some areas of the country no fewer than one-in-23 private rental sector tenants are apparently...

ARLA is  lobbying Justice Secretary Michael Gove urging him to consider allowing High Court Enforcement Officers to enforce possession orders without...

Eviction specialists at Landlord Action say county courts are still overwhelmed by the number of possession claims being put forward, a...