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A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...

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

Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...

Generation Rent has launched a double-pronged attack on landlords and the government. The activist group claims that the latest possession statistics from...

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

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

A senior Labour MP associated with the moderate wing of the party says private rental properties should be confiscated from serial...

A charity is suggesting that if only the government got on with abolishing S21 eviction powers, homelessness would be eased. Crisis -...

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

New data shows it takes over half a year for courts to process legitimate possession claims made by private landlords. According to...

New Ministry of Justice data shows that between July and September 8,399 landlords in England started Section 21 no fault eviction...

Tenants claiming benefits are likely to get more assistance with court fees under a revised grant scheme starting this winter. The Help...

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

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

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

A charity claims that landlords across England and Wales are seeking to evict tenants using Section 21 powers at a higher...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

The chief executive of Shelter claims that Section 21 evictions are a leading cause of homelessness. Polly Neate was making her remarks...

Generation Rent has returned to the threat of rent-for-sex as it claims 200,000 female tenants could be offered discounted rent in...

More enforcement is required if the government is to introduce the scale of reforms it has called for in its recent...

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

Activists claim that the number of evictions using Section 21 is actually in excess of the reported by government. Ministry of Justice...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at allegations made by Shelter, accusing the charity of sensationalising the way landlords...

Around half of the Nightingale courts set up in 2020 at the height of the pandemic are to close, with the...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign group are urging the government to introduce what it calls “a winter truce” with no...

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...

The government is proposing that tenants facing eviction receive additional legal assistance through an enhancement of the current free ‘on-the-day’ law...

Despite dire warnings from Generation Rent, Shelter and other campaigners, it appears that the end of the eviction ban did NOT...

There may be a breakthrough in clearing the huge backlog of possession cases as the government is allocating an extra £324m...

A letting agent who campaigns against rogue landlords says the government has “no idea” how many convictions there have been regarding...

The government has launched an online checker in a bid to avoid disputes between landlords and tenants over the entitlement for...

Contrary to the impression put forward by some pressure groups, there’s been a continued fall in landlord possession claims between April...

The Generation Rent campaign group has entered the fray for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections which will be held in some...

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

The Baroness leading the pressure group Generation Rent says the extension of the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions does not go far...

Shelter says it expects the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions to be extended until at least the end of the present...

There could be a significant increase in repossession cases in London once the tenant eviction ban ends this weekend, legal experts...

Under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, ‘causing misery for landlords’ not...

The National Landlords’ Association (NLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...

With the government consultation on tenancy reform ending tomorrow, time is running out for landlords wishing to have their say by...

Tenant eviction specialist, Landlord Action, reports that up to half of Section 21 cases they handle are as a consequence of...

The number of tenants evicted by private landlords has continued to fall, according to data from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). From...

There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed the housing minister’s pledge to make changes to the courts to speed up the...

It now takes more than five months on average for private landlords to regain possession of a property when applying to...

The government is once again being urged to introduce fresh legislation to outlaw the ‘despicable’ practice of sex-for-rent deals. Speaking in the...

  What is a tenant reference? A tenant reference is a tool for landlords to help choose the right tenants. A good tenant...

Rogue landlords who target vulnerable people for sex by posting online classified adverts offering accommodation in exchange for other services, could...

Claims made by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation that the number of evictions was greater in the private rented sector than the...

Thousands of tenants are evicted from their homes every year, but to make sure that eviction firms follow correct procedure they...

More private landlords are needed to house the high number of tenants being thrown out of social housing in Hull, new...

There has been a sharp decline in the volume of claims made by private sector landlords to repossess a property over...

With tenants being hit by record-high rents, landlords should refrain from putting extra pressure on those tenants who are already struggling...

Landlord Action says under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, resulting in...

More than 148,000 renting households in England have been at risk of eviction from their home in the past year, according...

The total number of evictions last year reached a record high of 42,728 according to data from the Ministry of Justice.  Whilst...

Landlord Action has appealed to the Ministry of Justice to transfer more evictions to the High Court. The eviction specialists claim the...

The tiny number of landlord convictions is no deterrent to the worst landlords, Generation Rent has said, as it calls on...

The Guardian has named and shamed a North London landlord after she topped a list of letting agents and landlords who have...

Tenant evictions have reached a record high 11,307 in the first quarter of the year according to government figures. However, the majority...