Is Britain heading towards a rental crisis?
Landlords have issued a stark warning over the health of Britain's private rented [...]
Am I my Tenant’s keeper?
In a legal first, Trading Standards successfully prosecuted a landlord for knowing or [...]
Winning the war against rogue landlords
After much campaigning by the likes of Generation Rent and Shelter, the government [...]
The 15 new rules tenants and landlords need to know about renting
Millions of tenants will be prevented from no-fault evictions in a landmark government [...]
Banning no-fault evictions in England—will it work?
Plans to end no-fault evictions ‘biggest shake-up’ in a long time. Under government plans, private [...]
Is this the end of amateur buy-to-let landlords?
Amateur buy-to-let landlords are being forced out of the market after lucrative tax [...]
Do we need a specialist housing court?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government published a call for evidence [...]
Agents defend housing benefit restrictions in rental adverts to MPs
Lettings agents have defended the use of “No DSS” phrases in property listings, [...]
Why we need renters’ unions
The experience of privately renting a house in the UK is terrible. Not [...]
How the Tenant Fees Act affects UK landlords
rom June 1, 2019, the Tenant Fees Act comes into force, in England. [...]
Letting agencies warned of legislation to end use of ‘no DSS’ ads
Commons committee compares use of such ads to a “hostile environment” for tenants [...]
Almost one in 10 landlords do not allow tenants to switch energy providers
Thousands of tenants are being told by their landlord that they are not [...]
Beware the £470m home rental tax trap
But experts say the move could lead to a rush of house sales [...]
Are no fault evictions a ‘disaster’ for landlords?
In what they have described as ‘the biggest change to the private rental [...]
Landlord Gas Safety Certificate Required At The Start Of The Tenancy
A recent case caught my eye. Since the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) [...]
Landlords will be forbidden from evicting tenants for no reason – but reform has only just begun
Change is coming. Soon, private tenants in England will have the security they need to [...]
Corporate landlords earning twice as much from buy-to-let as private owners
A new property index that tracks the fortunes of corporate landlords claims they [...]
Banning Orders Flop: not even one issued after 12 months
A Freedom of Information request by The Guardian newspaper has produced the startling [...]
Why landlords should welcome the end of Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions
For many landlords, who wouldn’t dream of kicking a tenant out on a [...]
How landlords can comply with licensing schemes
The Private Rental Sector (PRS) is undergoing a revolution. Key to this sector [...]