The government has launched a consultation process on a package of measures to crack down on what it calls ‘rogue landlords’ and ‘rogue letting agents.’ Those committing serious offences would be subject to banning...
According to online letting agents, Upad, tenant arrears could increase significantly over the next year amid reports that many buy-to-let landlords plan to increase rents to offset tax hikes which are scheduled to be...
When the time has come to leave a rented property some light-fingered tenants have admitted to taking televisions, boilers and even a king-sized bed from rented properties. According to figures from one insurer, up...
New data release by AXA shows that the average UK tenant expects to remain in the Private Rented Sector for ten more years. Responses to the study could reflect a change in attitudes, as...
So-called ‘seven day evictions’ have come to end after change to the process of accelerated possession. The standard eviction process in England and Wales requires landlords and letting agents to make possession claims through...
Based on analysis of statistics from the Ministry of Justice, the housing charity Shelter has presented data claiming that more than 148,000 renting households in England have been at the risk of eviction in...
Research from letting agents Your Move and Reeds Rains’ Tenant Arrears Tracker shows that rental arrears fell by 4% in the first three months of 2016 as an improved employment market boosted tenant finances....
A new Private Member’s Bill has been introduced in Parliament by Lib Dem peer, Baroness Grender, which seeks to abolish letting agents’ fees charged to tenants. An unopposed second reading of the Renters Rights...
A survey from Endsleigh found that 90% of landlords have gone out of their way to make tenants welcome and 41% say they would unreservedly go the extra mile to keep their tenants happy....
According to a survey by the National Landlords Association (NLA), tenants on housing benefits could miss out on rental homes as landlords aim to minimise the impact of tax changes to the Private Rented...
