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There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

A solicitors’ firm is warning that a County Court case could be used to allow more tenants to defend Section 21...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association wants to show the government that some local councils still advise tenants served with a valid...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £5,312 for unlawfully evicting his tenant of 18 months. In April this year Bassetlaw council...

A property law specialist wants a national register of tenants to allow landlords to check their history before rental agreements are...

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

The Renters (Reform) Bill introduced by the Government signals the long-awaited reform to existing housing legislation and the headline grabbing abolition of...

Recently the government once again committed to banning 'no-fault' evictions, with the new government housing minister Rachel Maclean promising the ban on...

A landlord has been sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court after she had previously been found guilty of illegal eviction. Dr Amy Eskander,...

Research by the National Residential Landlords Association reveals that of those private landlords who have served a repossession notice, half have...

A council has issued formal cautions to two local landlords who illegally evicted their tenants. Both landlords gave their tenants incorrect paperwork...

A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...

A landlord has been found guilty by a jury of illegally evicting their tenant during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Amy Eskander let...

On 16 June 2022, the Government introduced a White Paper called “A Fairer Rented Private Sector”. It proposes the biggest changes...

We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the...

Housing has always been one of the most sensitive political issues, meaning that legislation in this area is unusually sensitive to...

With more than 60 per cent of landlords losing rental income during the pandemic, it is no surprise that many are...

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

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

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

Campaign group Generation Rent has issued an angry statement in response to the government’s decision to extend the eviction ban for...

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

Housing minister Chris Pincher has confirmed that the definition of ‘substantial arrears’ for the purposes of possession orders and evictions will...

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...

Activists in a rental reform coalition say court possession hearings should be halted as well as bailiff-led evictions. They say the stress...

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

Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...

The leading landlords trade body is accusing the government of rewarding rent dodgers with its latest restrictions on eviction. The National Residential...

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

The government’s announcement at the end of next week that almost no evictions would be possible before January 11 at the...

It’s been confirmed that during the current one month lockdown in England there will be no enforcement of possession orders except...

There’s new legal guidance for landlords faced with long-standing arrears and it says it’s possible to serve a second Section 8...

The six-month tenant eviction ban, which finally ended yesterday, has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, but it has also...

As has been broadcast widely in the news the government has been going to extraordinary lengths to enforce their message that...

Many renters have welcomed the government's latest announcement around protecting tenants from eviction over the winter period, but tenants and landlords...

While the five-month tenant eviction ban has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, it has left landlords powerless to take...

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

A buy-to-let landlord has been left with a major clean-up bill after a tenant from hell trashed his rental property in...

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...

Just days after Landlord Today and sister publication, Estate Agent Today, published stories outlining the lack of government response to our...

A tenant left a three-bedroom house in Birmingham “completely destroyed” after piling rubbish in every single room and dumping mattresses in...

Who are you?  Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...

Section 8 delays are leaving more than half of landlords with no alternative but serve Section 21 notices, according to new...

When ex-social worker and professional landlord Leslie-Ann acquired the 18th century two-bedroom cottage she lives next door to four years ago,...

Havering Council has defended its decision to advise a tenant to break back into a rental property that she had vacated...

Most landlords hope that their experience of letting a property is a positive one but, whether you are a seasoned landlord...

The private rental sector is in urgent need of reform to make it easier and less costly for buy-to-let landlords to...

A private landlord in north London has been sentenced to four months imprisonment and fined £20,000 after pleading guilty to intimidating his...

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

Eviction specialist Landlord Action has claimed that courts call centres run by inexperienced temporary staff are slowing down possession claims. A year...

Law firm Ascent has launched a new service for landlords which is designed to speed up and increase the recovery of...

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

A pop star has been evicted from his London flat owing his landlord more than £30,000 in rent and causing him...