Tag: Renters Reform Bill

Housing Minister merry-go-round: Meet the 7th housing minister in just two years!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2023, 2 years ago | 10

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle has seen Rachel Maclean sacked after just nine months in the job and replaced...

Renters Reform Bill enters crucial Committee stage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2023, 2 years ago | 7

The committee stage of the Renters’ Reform Bill will begin today and provides the first opportunity to propose, debate and...

MPs urge government not to delay ‘no-fault’ evictions ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th November 2023, 3 years ago | 4

The government has been urged to commit to a timetable for banning section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions and reforming the court...

New report sheds light on racial discrimination in PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2023, 3 years ago | 18

People from ethnic backgrounds are more likely to be ignored when looking for accommodation in the private rented sector, new...

King Charles confirms plans for abolishing section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2023, 3 years ago | 10

King Charles has delivered his first King’s Speech as monarch, setting out the government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead....

Renters (Reform) Bill could increase homelessness, warns industry expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2023, 3 years ago | 15

A proposal to abolish section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions to protect tenants from being unfairly evicted could have the opposite effect,...

Angela Rayner faces fury from landlords over Section 21 removal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2023, 3 years ago | 73

Angela Rayner has promised to abolish Section 21 straight away if Labour wins the next general election. In an interview...

Renters (Reform) Bill doesn’t solve student accommodation issues

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2023, 3 years ago | 6

The recent Parliamentary debate by MPs of the Renters (Reform) Bill has highlighted the plight of student renters and private...

NRLA urges cooperation between landlords and tenant groups on rental reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2023, 3 years ago | 11

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has appealed to the Renters’ Reform Coalition, a group of organisations that push for...

Why a tenant’s furry and feathered friends can rejoice over a forgotten law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st October 2023, 3 years ago | 9

With the Renters (Reform) Bill passing its second reading, one important detail many landlords and tenants will want to know...

Britain’s housing market, the PRS – and Shelter’s contribution?

Author: Readers Question

31st October 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Hi, I’m sure a lot of us landlords watched the BBC programme about the housing market, which disappointingly stopped short...

The Renters (Reform) Bill is ‘like a half-baked cake’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2023, 3 years ago | 10

The Government’s plans for the private rented sector (PRS) have been criticised by a leading industry figure as confusing and...

Demand for legal aid for tenants dealing with eviction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2023, 3 years ago | 14

An association is demanding the government give more legal aid to tenants facing eviction. The Law Society warns tenants on...

Landlords still keen to buy despite challenges, survey shows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Nearly a third (32%) of buy to let landlords are planning to buy more property in the next 12 months,...

Michael Gove praises landlords and rejects rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th October 2023, 3 years ago | 34

Michael Gove, the Housing Secretary, has expressed his opposition to rent controls at the National Residential Landlords Association’s (NRLA) national...

Lib Dems urge landlord MPs to disclose use of Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th October 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The Liberal Democrats have challenged Conservative MPs who are landlords to reveal if they have ever evicted tenants without a...

Property sector responds to the Renters (Reform) Bill latest

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2023, 3 years ago | 3

The Renters (Reform) Bill’s second reading has been passed without a vote which has prompted various leading figures in the...

Renters (Reform) Bill could bankrupt landlords, warns expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2023, 3 years ago | 14

A housing law expert has warned that the Renters (Reform) Bill, which aims to improve the private rented sector, will...

Angela Rayner in explosive showdown over Renters’ Reform Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Labour has slammed Tory backbenchers for the delay of the Renters’ Reform Bill’s second reading. The Bill received its second...

Renters (Reform) Bill: The countdown to a PRS disaster has started

Author: Landlord Crusader

24th October 2023, 3 years ago | 10

I thought it was too good to be true that the Renters (Reform) Bill would not make it through this...