Tag: Renters Reform Bill

Renters (Reform) Bill changes make ‘little difference’ to most landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2024, 2 years ago | 3

An industry expert is downplaying the impact of recent amendments to the Renters (Reform) Bill, claiming they will have minimal...

Most tenants haven’t heard of the Renters (Reform) Bill – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Despite calls for more regulation of landlords in the private rented sector (PRS), most tenants haven’t heard of the Renters...

Binning selective licensing will leave tenants at the ‘mercy of unscrupulous landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2024, 2 years ago | 19

A charity is warning that a proposal under the Renters (Reform) Bill to introduce a property portal which could replace...

Landlords face crisis as government reforms loom large

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th March 2024, 2 years ago | 17

“The Renters (Reform) Bill looms over most landlords like the Sword of Damocles”, is how one legal expert describes the...

Most landlords don’t understand the Renters (Reform) Bill – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th March 2024, 2 years ago | 7

While the controversial Renters (Reform) Bill is making its way through Parliament, most landlords don’t know what is in it,...

Is the student lets end date really in the Renters Reform Bill?

Author: Readers Question

20th March 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Hi everybody, regarding the Renters Reform Bill, I know Michael Gove said that he would allow student lets to have...

NRLA and Crisis team up to demand Renters (Reform) Bill update

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2024, 2 years ago | 32

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has teamed up with the homelessness charity Crisis to urge clarification on the future...

Letting agents believe the government is ‘out of touch’ on housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The survey of 160 agents by Goodlord, found that 75% of respondents doubted the government’s understanding of the sector’s challenges....

Budget 2024: Landlords let down by the government again. What to do?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2024, 2 years ago | 10

This week’s Budget brought significant changes for landlords, with implications for capital gains tax (CGT), furnished holiday lets relief, and...

Organisation voices its fears over Selective Licensing future

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2024, 2 years ago | 6

A professional organisation has voiced its fears over the fate of selective licensing in the UK after the government pledged...

Lib Dems demand urgent Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2024, 2 years ago | 15

The Liberal Democrats are urging the government to act on its pledge to ban Section 21 no-fault evictions, as new...

Council leaders call for longer eviction notice periods to prevent homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 2 years ago | 83

Council leaders from across the political spectrum have asked the housing secretary, Michael Gove, to support an amendment to the...

Government bows to MPs and ‘waters down’ the Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2024, 2 years ago | 15

The government is proposing changes to the Renters (Reform) Bill in a bid to head off a backbench rebellion of...

Exclusive Legal Training Opportunity: Learn from Housing Barrister Justin Bates

Author: Tessa Shepperson

23rd February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

As all landlords know, being a landlord involves a lot more than just sitting back and waiting for the rent...

Landlords face a two-pronged attack on our livelihoods – and still we wait for the inevitable

Author: Landlord Crusader

23rd February 2024, 2 years ago | 11

It’s not often that politicians offer an opinion and get it right, and it’s probably even rarer when it is...

Rees-Mogg slams Gove’s ‘socialist error’ Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2024, 2 years ago | 41

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former leader of the House of Commons, has launched a scathing attack on the housing secretary,...

Landlord MPs amendments threaten progress on Renters Reform Bill claim campaigners

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2024, 2 years ago | 18

Campaigners are warning the Renters (Reform) Bill is being watered down by MPs. The Renters Reform Coalition and Shelter claim...

Call for landlords who have used rent-to-rent operators

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2024, 2 years ago | 10

The Government is looking to regulate the practice of rent-to-rent under the Renters (Reform) Bill, where landlords let their properties...

Tenant organisation calls for a two-year ban on evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2024, 2 years ago | 18

A tenant organisation is demanding new changes to the Renters (Reform) Bill claiming the current measures will still allow unfair...

Should I rent to Serco for 7 years?

Author: Readers Question

15th February 2024, 2 years ago | 36

Hello, in a last-ditch attempt to remain in property rental, I have discussed a 7-year lease with Serco to house...