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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 latest edition of the English Housing Survey reveals precisely how relatively rarely Section 21 is used. Data from the survey analysed...

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

Mandatory smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms will be introduced to private rented sector properties in Northern Ireland.    Under the Smoke, Heat...

A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...

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

Propertymark has responded to two consultations on the proposals to introduce electrical safety standards and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in...

Michael Gove’s Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, currently going through Parliament, has won praise from the industry body The Property Institute. There...

MPs have given the Renters Reform Bill its Second Reading - a procedure which means it now continues into the Committee...

A prominent lettings agent has called for a wider reform of eviction rules. This follows a demand by a group of...

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

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

A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill.  PayProp UK...

Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...

A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding...

PropTech platform Goodlord has launched a one hour online course explaining the controversial Renters Reform Bill. The aim is to equip letting...

The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning.  Dutton Gregory’s...

Propertymark is supporting a new Anti Social Behaviour Awareness campaign, calling for greater clarity from government on how agents and landlords...

A survey of nearly 700 letting agents from across England has revealed that the abolition of Section 21 continues to be...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

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

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

  The Renters’ Reform Bill is finally due to be published and introduced into Parliament next week. Housing Secretary Michael Gove has told Sky...

A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...

An agent claims that if Labour wins the next General Election there will be what he calls “misguided meddling” across the...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

Agents are being invited to comment on the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. And unusually the invitation comes not from any...

The agents’ trade association Propertymark says the government’s high-profile rental sector reforms should address the continuing shortage of supply. Propertymark chief executive...

The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...

A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...

What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...

Two of the most respected figures in the lettings sector are calling on agents, landlords and tenants to consider the future...

Sean Hooker, head of redress at the Property Redress Scheme, will discuss the latest rental reform proposals and answer letting agents'...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

PropTech supplier Goodlord is to host a webinar on Thursday answering letting agents' questions onthe implications of the landmark ruling on...

Propertymark has expressed a sigh of relief at a decision this week by the Appeal Court, which ruled in favour of...

A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in favour of landlords and letting...

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

New forms have been posted online which must be used by landlords and letting agents from October 1. New legislation regarding eviction...

The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

Agents’ body Propertymark says it wants a dedicated housing court because it’s lost faith in the mainstream court system to handle...

The government has pledged a White Paper to be issued in the autumn, dedicated to reform of the private rental sector. Some...

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

The most vocal campaign group for tenants, Generation Rent, has warned government that renters have already been waiting two years for...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

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...

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Tuesday May 11, with many expecting this to be when the government confirms...

Leading property lawyer David Smith is to give agents an update on a key legal case at a webinar next week. Smith,...

A major trade body has called for a tapering down of notice periods for Section 8 and Section 21. The government has...

The charity Citizens Advice - which claims a “unique, real-time insight into the challenges people are facing as a result of Coronavirus"...

A new report from the Nationwide and campaigning charity Shelter puts letting agents in the dock over the standards in the...

A legal expert for ARLA Propertymark is recommending that letting agents consider serving a second Section 8 notice if a tenant's...

Labour’s housing spokeswoman says “after the incompetent handling of the exams fiasco, the government must act now to avoid more chaos...

The huge backlog of eviction and other cases anticipated in the coming months will be helped by the creation of a...

A law firm is warning that agents and landlords should carefully follow correct procedures if they suspect a rented property is...

A service called Landlord Advice UK is offering free no-obligation consultations with landlords dealing with evictions over the coming months. Under the...

The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...

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

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

Buy to let landlords specialising in student accommodation are facing huge challenges with increased government legislation and the impact of Coronavirus. That’s...

Pro-tenant campaign group Generation Rent says judges should have more power to protect tenants from eviction while the Coronavirus outbreak continues. The...

Labour has thrown its weight behind campaigning pressure groups in a general call to avoid what the party’s housing spokeswoman calls...

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

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

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

Paul Shamplina, the founder of Landlord Action and star of a Channel 5 programme on evictions, says he fully backs the...

What appears to be the first court adjournment of an eviction case caused by the Coronavirus outbreak has happened - raising...

Activists with a record of opposing agents and landlords want a blanket ban on rent rises and evictions in the current virus...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

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

The Renters’ Reform Bill worries many in the private rental sector but the government says there is still no date for...

One of the country’s top law groups has backed government moves to scrap Section 21.  The call comes from the Law Society for...

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

The new government must prioritise the implementation of proposals to ensure letting agents and others in the industry are appropriately qualified. That’s...

The National Landlords’ Association says the new Conservative government must do two things in its early phase in office. The NLA, which...

One might have thought that if private rental tenants were as badly treated as some people suggest, housing would be their...

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

A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...

A long-term legal critic of selective licensing is warning that letting agents could be held jointly accountable with the landlords, -...

One of the country’s leading lettings experts has outlined why the government is wrong to suggest that Section 8 powers could...

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

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has submitted its response to the government's consultation on scrapping Section 21 evictions, which closes tomorrow...

The private rented sector would shrink by 20 per cent if Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions are abolished, according to an economic...

A prominent trade body is urging its members and the wider industry to back a crowdfunding exercise to pay for a...

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

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

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting a webinar this week when the chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, David...

The Trussell Trust, which coordinates the vast majority of the food banks around the UK, is working with the National Landlords...

The Guild of Property Professionals has received confirmation that the government’s proposed changes to Section 21 will not be retrospective. “What this...

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

The first ‘state of the industry’ report on the lettings agency sector since the introduction of the fees ban suggests individual...

A lettings agent in London has been fined for the third time in as many years – this time for failing...

The Haart lettings agency says the government’s plan to abolish landlords’ Section 21 eviction powers may not be a bad thing. The...

The vast majority of letting agents and private landlords with experience of using the courts to repossess properties say the system...