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Average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the 12 months to July 2024 according to official government figures, unchanged from...

The National Residential Landlords Association has congratulated Labour on its landslide election win and has extended the hand of cooperation for...

The National Residential Landlords Association is demanding that the new government elected tomorrow brings back the Renters Reform Bill “as a...

A lack of choice for private renters about where they can live will undermine plans set out by political parties to...

The Times recently calculated that recent tax and regulation changes made it unviable for many landlords to continue in the sector. We...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show how hard interest rate rises are hitting landlords. Compared to the same quarter in...

The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

Housing Minister Jacob Young will address members of the National Residential Landlords Association in an exclusive webinar on Thursday. This is the...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

There’s been a huge rise in the number of buy to let property repossessions in the first quarter of 2024 compared...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

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

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

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

Data from lenders trade body UK Finance show an 18 per cent leap in buy to let arrears in the past...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...

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

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

The government has pledged to “guarantee” that landlords will be able to repossess properties more swiftly through the courts as part...

The Generation Rent group of activists has written an open letter to mortgage firm chief executives asking for special dispensation for...

A charity has acknowledged that landlords need help to keep their homes, and in turn continue to provide much-needed homes in...

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

Independent landlords are “vital” to ensuring a fair and functioning private rented sector, the Housing Secretary says. Writing in the members’ magazine...

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

The number of landlords planning to sell rented properties has reached its highest rate on record according to new data. Polling for...

Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...

Landlords are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives through persistent noise or by being...

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

A Conservative MP is calling on the government to help landlords boost rental supply by reforming taxation. Andrew Lewer, Conservative MP for...

The government is under new pressure to introduce a last minute eviction ban to avoid private renters facing homelessness over Christmas. Liberal...

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

The government has accepted proposals from the National Residential Landlords Association to tackle anti-social tenants causing misery for neighbours and fellow...

Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, says rebooting rental reform must be the number one priority for...

A prominent supporter of landlords has accused Labour and nationalist politicians of making the supply shortage of private rental properties in...

Government plans to reform the private rented sector risk becoming a charter for anti-social behaviour without urgent changes, a landlord leader...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

Fresh government data shows that over 2021-22, some 12,965 rental properties were repossessed - a huge increase on the previous year,...

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

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the government’s rental reform programme is “a crucial step forward”.  The Levelling Up White Paper insists landlords ensure...

The number of repossession cases in the courts involving landlords using Section 21 notices has plummeted over the past two years. A...

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

The Home property website has identified locations where rents have risen by up to 38 per cent in the past 12...

The government needs to beef up enforcement if it wants to address rogue landlords who put tenants at risk, says the...

There’s a new call for all Section 24 evictions to be suspended until the passing of the Rental Reform Act -...

The government has produced figures that counter the long-running claims by rental sector activists that there has been a build up...

In the first anniversary of the initial ban on repossessions, it appears the move has backfired spectacularly. Research for the National Residential...

Wales has extended its eviction ban from March 31 until the end of June - but it is more severe than...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

Landlords are today backing a call by the Resolution Foundation think tank for tenant hardship loans for renters impacted by the...

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

The government’s ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is just a “sticking plaster” and not a long-term answer for landlords and tenants. That’s the view...

Seven per cent of private tenants now have arrears built up during the Coronavirus period. A survey of tenants for the National...

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

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

With courts now prepared to hear rental property repossession cases again following the end of the ban on evictions, there will...

The government has been slammed for attempting to shift the responsibility for renters in need onto landlords.  Chris Town a landlord and...

Covid-19 has been a challenge for landlords and tenants, on a scale that no one could ever anticipate. Whilst our research shows...

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

The Welsh government’s decision to force landlords to give tenants six months’ notice when repossessing their homes has not been well...

MPs on parliament’s Housing, Communities and Local Government have called for greater financial support to be provided to all tenants during...

It now takes private landlords across the UK more than five months on average from making a claim to the courts...

The housing plans being put forward by Boris Johnson have been described by the National Landlords Association (NLA) as “ruinous” and...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on the government to ensure that reforms are made to the way good landlords...

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

The number of private landlords’ properties being repossessed jumped by 40% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019, figures from a...

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

With Britain edging closer to its first recession since the financial crisis, a leading property auctioneer is urging property investors, including...

The government’s proposal to scrap the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants has been poorly received by landlords, with...

A new, properly funded housing court is urgently required to cope with proposed regulatory changes, according to the Residential Landlords Association...

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to abolish Section 21 repossessions in the private rented sector if they come to power at...

It now takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a claim to the courts for a property to...

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 vast majority of private landlords are dissatisfied with the existing courts process to repossess properties and would support an alternative...

The government’s plan to scrap Section 21 without improving the court system and alternative process for regaining possession of a property,...

Buy-to-let landlords are concerned about the proposed scrapping of Section 21 in the absence of a new system that allows them...

Vulnerable tenants and those at higher risk of rent arrears are likely to suffer most as a result of the government’s...

Landlords and letting agents have joined forces to campaign against government plans to scrap Section 21, the so-called ‘no fault eviction’. ‘Fair...

Removing Section 21 could prove devastating for the private rented sector, with almost half of landlords and letting agents more likely...

Nearly four in ten private landlords will consider selling up if the government scraps Section 21, shocking new statistics reveal.  According to...

A record number of landlords have responded to the Residential Landlord Association’s (RLA) survey asking what a post-Section 21 private rented...

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

Following the government’s recent announcement that it is to consult on ending Section 21 repossessions, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is...

The government is today proposing to consult on scrapping Section 21, so-called  ‘no fault’, repossessions in the private rented sector in favour...

Unfortunately some renters appear to view owing their landlord money as a cheap loan - a debt with 0% interest no...

A review of the section 8 possession process is urgently required, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). As many of you...

The number of buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or more of the outstanding balance dropped in the third quarter of...

Almost two-thirds of private landlords with tenants receiving Universal Credit have had problems with non-payment and arrears, according to the latest...

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...

Changes to letting agent fees could lead to increased rent arrears and higher repossessions as a consequence of a potential reduction...

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

Just 600 buy-to-let properties were repossessed in the first quarter of 2016, contributing to the lowest ever number of mortgages ending...

Eviction firm Landlord Action is calling for a blacklist of persistent rogue tenants to be made public. The Housing and Planning Bill...