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It looks as if a prominent local authority in Scotland is going to temporarily scrap the country’s tight rules on who...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says the government must set a date for Section 21 abolition to give all sides of...

Spain’s Minister for Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, says the country is taking the first steps to eliminate the Golden Visa.  This visa was...

Estate agency data shows that the average time it takes for a landlord other vendor to sell a house has dropped...

The abolition of Section 21 evictions will be a disaster without improvement to the courts system, a property industry chief insists.  Ian...

Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...

Four years after the first Covid restrictions, new research by Centre for Cities shows Londoners’ escape to the country during the...

A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...

Tenants faced with eviction must have legal aid, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Recently published statistics from the Ministry...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered Yorkshire Housing to pay £3,780 after it found three findings of severe maladministration for how it...

‘Save the tenancy – don’t serve notice.’ That’s the message to landlords from a west country council. Landlords and tenants are being...

The UK’s private rental sector grapples with a surge in waiting times for contractor appointments, according to industry supplier Fixflo.  A new...

The Housing Ombudsman - which assesses problems involving social housing landlords - has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon...

Landlords increasingly struggle with tenants who pay rent late or default, a mortgage lender is claiming.  Research from Molo suggests landlords are...

Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...

In the ever-evolving landscape of property investments, one strategy continues to stand the test of time and prove its worth: property...

Buried in the small print of the Autumn Statement paperwork is a boost for digital technology and PropTech. In the documentation released...

As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

A prominent lettings agent says he can see why tenants have lost faith in the government following delays in the banning...

Court Reform first, then scrap Section 21 - landlord leader tells MPs Rental reforms will not work unless the government reforms the...

The leader of Landlord Action has commended the efforts of MP Theresa Villiers for raising issues surrounding court delays which must...

Just days after the government revealed it was not scrapping Section 21 until court possession processes had been overhauled, so the...

The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from the Financial Times...

An agency chain is urging the Tories to stop in-fighting at their party conference and instead increase supply in the private...

A leading lettings industry figure says politicians should have the repeal of Section 24 as a major priority. Section 24 removes a...

The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...

The main landlords’ trade body wants justice ministers to speed up the time taken for courts to process legitimate possession cases. In...

A charity claims that apparent delays to the Renters Reform Bill, which has yet to get a Second Reading in the...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

The Co-Op Bank, which is leading a campaign alongside charity Shelter, claims a Section 21 notice is presented to an older...

A London council that just days ago threatened private landlords with unlimited fines and “have control of their properties removed” has...

Last month, Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared the Government was “asking too much, too quickly” of landlords by setting a 2028...

The Renters Reform Coalition - an umbrella body which includes direct action groups Acorn and the Renters Rights London - has ...

A prominent lawyer says the use of Section 8 eviction powers as envisaged under the Renters Reform Bill could lead to...

A Tory-led council says it wants to help tenants with damp, mould and disrepair to take action against their landlords. South Hams...

An experienced property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

Eviction experts claim the UK court system is nearing crisis point as many County Court bailiff evictions are being put on...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

A coalition of tenant activists has called a Day of Action to protest at delays in the government’s rental reform agenda. The...

A Labour Party proposal to sell some long-empty homes to first time buyers for just £1 has been dismissed as the...

The government’s proposed tenancy reforms - including the banning of section 21 evictions - could be undermined by delays in the...

The Housing Ombudsman - a service which deals with social housing - says it’s found severe maladministration in how Leeds council...

The government has accepted arguments put forward by landlords and accountancy groups, and delayed a key deadline for compulsory digital tax returns. A...

The average prospective buyer now predicts they will be 37 years old by the time they get their first home.  This compares...

Landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn Statement, it’s...

The future of the private rented sector in England has been back under the Westminster spotlight in the last two weeks...

After several months of delays, on December 1 the Renting Homes (Wales) Act - what the Welsh Government is calling the "biggest...

The time taken to introduce legislation reforming the private rented sector is triggering an exodus of landlords, a lettings industry chief...

For the last decade, successive Governments have promised a review of the rules around renting in the UK – in part...

Around seven out of 10 prospective first-time buyers’ attempts to purchase a property have been impacted by the rising cost of...

* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - Agents are warning that...

New market analysis by lettings and sales agency Hamptons suggests that landlords are the largest group likely to sell up over...

It’s taking longer and longer for property sales to move from the acceptance of an offer to an exchange of contracts...

A council now consulting on a huge licensing scheme for private landlords has been slammed - over its own record as...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s...

It’s comforting to think that the UK has a well-established and effective judicial system. If we are wronged we can turn...

A digital platform that claims it will “finally bring renting into the modern age” says it has secured £4.5m in funding. A...

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...

Government plans to ban Section 21 evictions could push up rents and reduce rental stock, a property dispute expert is warning. Lee Pearce...

The National Residential Landlords Association has identified five key areas for its campaigning in the short term, as the Conservatives elect...

Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...

HMRC is seeing substantial delays in the processing of self assessment tax returns, it’s being claimed.  A company called RIFT Tax Refunds...

Overnight speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle has yet again led to uncertainty over the Renters’ Reform Bill, pledging a radical shake-up...

There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...

Landlords have welcomed the latest delays to radical rental reforms which were due to be implemented next month. Ben Beadle, chief executive...

Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...

A last ditch bid is underway to include the properties of all landlords in the programme of financial help to remove...

Experts are predicting that the exclusion of large scale landlords from cladding relief may lead to significant delays in some safety...

Government plans to rectify dangerous cladding are riddled with confusion and risk needless delays to addressing the problem. That’s the warning from...

The Department of Work and Pensions is to slash the timescale for repayment of arrears for tenants on Universal Credit. It has...

A firm of solicitors claims that private and social sector tenants face long delays for repairs to be addressed - and...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

A specialist investment lender has set out tips for how landlords can succeed at flipping - purchasing homes and selling relatively...

Landlord Action, the high profile eviction and housing law consultancy, has seen a 43 per cent rise in instructions from landlords...

Some tenants are effectively “professional crooks” taking advantage of Coronavirus law changes to avoid paying landlords, a leading letting agent says. Benham...

The government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme - which left thousands of landlords in the lurch when it collapsed earlier this...

A landlord who failed to comply with improvement notices for a vulnerable tenant and threatened to evict her if the improvements...

Since the eviction ban was lifted on May 31, landlords are once again able to move forward with eviction proceedings. However,...

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Claim Assist, outlines why it’s vitally important for landlords to keep record during the current Covid...

Many landlords awaiting the hearing of possession cases will hardly need reminding, but new figures from the Ministry of Justice give...

Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...

The last year has been one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate, the here and now, in a...

Private renting is now “a future-forward choice, seen by many conscious consumers to be a cool and connected way of accessing...

A homelessness charity is calling for landlords to come forward with accommodation for clients to be housed over Christmas. Harbour Housing, a...

An industry service supplier has revealed the scale of the backlog in possession cases which cannot be pursued to eviction because of...

A  leading property law firm says the government’s ‘eviction ban by the back door’ means many buy to let properties are...

There’s another warning today that buy to let landlords wanting to expand their portfolio are in a race against time to...

The Lettings Industry Council has published a report outlining why Section 21 should not be abolished, despite the government’s commitment to...

Landlords with leasehold property within their portfolio, as well as their advisors, will be aware of the difficulty and delay a...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the government to ensure a comprehensive financial package is provided for landlords themselves,...

The government has published its response to the House of Commons, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s (HCLG) report on cladding...

Landbay has joined the Lender Exchange in order to have access to better conveyancing solicitors. Lender Exchange, owned by Decision First, is...

There has been a notable increase in the number of rental properties now making late rent payments, according to a survey...

Property trade associations, professional bodies and other parties have joined forces to call for urgent government action to help support the...