Tag: Housing Legislation

75% of landlords aware of Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2026, 3 weeks ago | 3

Three-quarters of landlords are now aware of the Renters’ Rights Act as the first phase of the legislation approaches its...

Section 21 ban will not protect tenants from ‘economic eviction’ loophole

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2025, 10 months ago | 14

Millions of private tenants will be left vulnerable to eviction despite the Renters’ Rights Bill’s claim to improve tenant protections,...

Renters’ Rights Bill amendments will safeguard possession rights

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2025, 1 year ago | 2

A new amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill clarifies that landlords can still reclaim their properties by serving notice prior...

Senior Conservatives and landlords ‘plot’ to block the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2025, 1 year ago | 24

Senior figures within the Conservative Party have allegedly engaged in confidential discussions with landlords to derail the government’s Renters’ Rights...

Angela Rayner slams Section 21 evictions as cause of homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2025, 1 year ago | 59

Angela Rayner claims the Labour government want to work with landlords, but blames Section 21 evictions for having a significant...

Shelter Scotland slams council for stripping homeless households of ‘human rights’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2024, 1 year ago | 2

In an unprecedented move, Shelter Scotland has urged Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Housing Regulator to intervene and remove the...

NRLA warns landlord database will fail tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2024, 1 year ago | 14

The NRLA has criticised the government’s plan for a landlord database as “bureaucratic”. Under the Renters’ Rights Bill, a private...

Lawyer criticises Renters’ Rights Bill impact assessment for underestimating costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th November 2024, 1 year ago | 4

A lawyer has slammed the Renters’ Rights Bill impact assessment, calling it “unreliable.” David Smith, head of dispute resolution at...

Lomond: Renters’ Rights Bill not driving mass landlord exodus

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th October 2024, 2 years ago | 4

The Renters’ Rights Bill IS NOT causing a mass landlord exodus, claims network of lettings and sales agents. According to...

Labour’s tax hike rumours driving landlords to sell

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

6th September 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Rumours of a capital gains tax hike, the proposed Renters’ Rights Bill and the abolition of Section 21 are sending...

Are S21 evictions the symptom not the cause of homelessness?

Author: Readers Question

3rd September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

We need to highlight the fact that to avoid further homelessness then the private rental sector needs to be supported....

Propertymark urges clarity on Section 21 abolition

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Propertymark is calling on the Labour Government to provide clear details on how it plans to abolish Section 21 ‘no-fault’...

The Dangers of Renting Your Property to a Charity for Subletting to Vulnerable Tenants

Author: Julie Ford

22nd June 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Renting your property to charities that sublet to vulnerable tenants can seem like a benevolent and socially responsible thing to...

Scottish landlords exit as housing crisis deepens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Scottish landlords are throwing in the towel and leaving the sector due to the impact of rent controls – and...

Scottish government to finally end emergency rent cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The Scottish government has announced the end of the emergency rent cap. Introduced in 2022, the Cost of Living (Tenant...

Scotland unveils transition plan from its rent cap – but will still suppress rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th January 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The Scottish Government has unveiled a scheme for rent arbitration procedures to help restrict big rent rises when the country’s...