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The abolition of Section 21 isn’t really that big a deal, a prominent lettings agent claims. Kristjan Byfield, who runs the base...

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

Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...

Propertymark is urging the Sunak government to introduce specialist housing courts with expert Judges who can expedite cases and create a...

Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...

The government should “just get on with implementing the Renters Reform Bill” an industry figure says.  Jonathan Rolande of the National Association...

Section 21 evictions are set to soar even higher, a property association leader forecasts - because of the threat to abolish...

Campaigning charity Shelter has renewed its calls for the abolition of S21 eviction powers. It says new Ministry of Justice data shows...

The Co-Op Bank is joining forces with campaigning charity Shelter to argue against Section 21 evictions, and together they have organised...

A respected property lawyer is accusing the government of helping nuisance tenants at the expense of the weak and vulnerable. Ian Narberth,...

Tenant groups are cheering the proposed abolition of Section 21 eviction powers but there’s a legal warning that the reality may be...

A charity is claiming that new powers to evict anti-social private tenants could lead to more homelessness, while those already living...

Shelter claims government figures show 5,940 households were “threatened with homelessness” in England as a result of Section 21 evictions between April...

The government may be changing its mind on scrapping Section 21 eviction powers according to a bombshell story in The Times. Outlining what...

Agents are calling for a pilot project to measure the impact of the government abolishing Section 21 eviction powers. In its response...

Just over 7,000 households in London have been threatened with homelessness in the past three years alone after being issued with...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

A leading expert on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21 evictions...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...

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

The chief executive of Shelter says the experience of Scotland shows that the scrapping of S21 eviction powers produces benefits that...

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

Some lettings industry figures are beginning to express doubt as to whether the government’s broad commitment to reform the private rental...

Housing charity Crisis says government statistics show almost one in five private renters in England in arrears or likely to fall...

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

The long-awaited Renters' Reform Bill, promised 14 months ago, is likely to be introduced to the House of Commons “very soon.” The...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

Labour claims over 350 households in London alone were issued with a Section 21 notice during the first lockdown in spring...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

A Liberal Democrat Baroness says she is to make a last-ditch bid in the House of Lords tomorrow to stop evictions...

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

A Liberal Democrat bid is underway to accelerate the government timetable to scrap Section 21. The Renters’ Rights Bill put forward by government...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, has told the government of “illegal evictions by letting agents” - without specifying the incidents he refers...

The militantly pro-tenant Generation Rent group says it’s working with local councils to have a new “tenants’ charter” introduced. The new director...

A solicitor involved in the Court of Appeal case which ruled in favour of the private rental sector has spoken of...

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

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

Age UK is the latest campaigning charity to call for the repeal of S21 and the introduction of greater controls over...

A rental activist who runs the Generation Rent pressure group has told landlords that if they are “serious” about providing long-term...

Letting agents can beat the upcoming ban on Section 21 by updating key documentation and automating arrears management to reduce the...

The chief executive of Shelter - the campaigning charity which has been sharply critical of letting agents in the past -...

Number 10 briefings to the national media suggest that the scrapping of Section 21 - long talked about by the previous...

The government and local authorities run by all political parties are keen to advocate measures to curb rogue letting agents and...

Citizens Advice wants the next government to radically alter the private rental sector in favour of tenants.  The charity’s 2019 election manifesto,...

A leading agent has repeated his controversial belief that the proposed scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers should be seen as...

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...

Consumer charity Citizens’ Advice says government proposals to reform or possibly scrap S21 eviction rights do not go far enough.  The group...

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

High profile eviction company Landlord Action says as many as 50 per cent of Section 21 cases it handles involve tenants...

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants the government to implement recent recommendations to regulate the agency industry, starting with the...

A private landlord has gone on record to explain her own dilemma with a tenant - and why the government’s scrapping...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a remarkable attack on a lettings agency, accusing it of “an abuse of power” over its...

If the government follows through with its plan to scrap Section 21 there could be more work for agents as a...

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is one of many industry groups in a new coalition calling for S21 repossessions to be...

Agents have reacted angrily to the way in which the government released a new set of rental documents updated to include...

There’s been another major industry survey revealing that a high number of lettings agents and landlords may quit the private rental...

A trade union says the government’s intention to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is “a huge victory” - but...

A senior lettings agent has raised the spectre of rental properties in future being German-style ‘empty shells’ - without even white...

The scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers has been welcomed by the London Assembly - but apparently it doesn’t go far...

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

The government’s wish to use a modified Section 8 as an alternative to Section 21 for landlords seeking possession of their...

The government consultation process which fuelled its decision to axe Section 21 eviction powers and move towards longer tenancies received only...

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

Today the long-awaited Homes (Fitness For Human Habitation) Act comes into force, pioneered by Labour MP Karen Buck and giving people...

The man who is arguably Britain’s most controversial landlord - Fergus Wilson - is likely to be issuing up to 90...

Private landlords have to wait an average of over five months to regain possession of a property when applying to the...

A call has been made for the government to review the section 8 possession process as part of its call for...

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has made a clear pledge to tighten regulations surrounding the private rental sector. In an interview with The...

Croydon council is reported to have become the first local authority to back the scrapping of Section 21 of the 1988...

Changes to the Section 21 Notice come into force for letting agents and landlords on Monday.  This will require all Assured Shorthold...

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

Generation Rent, the controversial pressure group campaigning alongside Shelter and others for the scrapping of landlords’ rights to evict under Section...

Last week Shelter and the National Housing Federation took a swipe at lettings agents, and now Citizens Advice has joined the...

The campaign group Generation Rent is back on the warpath in opposition of Section 21, which it describes as “the leading...

Britain’s most controversial buy to let investor, Fergus Wilson, has hit back and given his side of events on a series...

Campaigning group Generation Rent has secured over 20,000 signatures for a petition it says will “end unfair evictions”. The petition, on the...

A new analysis reveals that it takes an average of 118 days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove tenants from private homes...

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

A collection of rental sector protest organisations is getting together to campaign against S21 powers under which landlords or agents on...

The How To Rent guide - the document which has to be given to new tenants by letting agents or landlords...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

Repair reporting specialist Fixflo and software provider VTUK are teaming up to provide what is believed to be the first Twitter debate...

A Bill has received all-party support in the House of Commons despite one industry body's view that it contains significant dangers...

The latest demand by anti-letting agent pressure group Generation Rent is for the government to abolish the right of landlords or...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

Councils and other bodies advising tenants to ignore valid Section 21 notices and waiting to be evicted by bailiffs are costing...

A legal expert is claiming that changes to S21 eviction procedures introduced back in October are not being adhered to by...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and repairs software company Fixflo have released a guidance on timelines to help agents handle...

Eviction specialists at Landlord Action are raising concerns as to whether there are sufficient resources, especially at local council level, to...