Tag: renters rights bill

RRB – Will it come into effect as proposed or is it just scare tactics?

Author: Readers Question

21st January 2025, 1 year ago | 6

Will the RRB come into effect with it’s proposed changes or is it just scare tactics? If so, it’s already...

Generation Rent criticises the lack of rent caps in the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Generation Rent says it is disappointed by the lack of measures to introduce rent caps as part of the Renters’...

Call to extend the right to keep a pet to social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 5

The government is being urged to extend proposed pet-friendly rights to renters in social housing. The call is being made...

Is now the perfect time to sell your properties before the Renters’ Rights Bill becomes law?

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

17th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

News this week of the Renters’ Rights Bill returning to Parliament and getting ever closer to becoming law by the...

Landlords: Would you start in BTL in 2025 if given the choice?

Author: Landlord Crusader

17th January 2025, 1 year ago | 40

Despite a growing landlord exodus – which the housing minister Matthew Pennycook disbelieves – would you start as a landlord...

Call for the strong enforcement of the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2025, 1 year ago | 3

One organisation says that while changes to rental law are vital, they are only the ‘first step’ in rebalancing power...

Rent in advance ban risks excluding vulnerable tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2025, 1 year ago | 11

The Lettings Hub chief executive, Heidi Shackell, has expressed her disappointment over the decision in Parliament to ban rent in...

Periodic contracts – financial nightmare for landlords?

Author: Readers Question

16th January 2025, 1 year ago | 51

With the new Renters Reform Bill are you concerned about the move to periodic contracts? We bought our flat in...

Landlords are selling up because of legislation and tax changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2025, 1 year ago | 20

Most landlords planning to exit the private rented sector (PRS) within the next two years are driven by concerns over...

Landlords support new possession grounds in Renters’ Rights Bill – Landbay

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2025, 1 year ago | 6

While many landlords are concerned about the abolition of Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions, they believe the expanded Section 8 possession...

Renters’ Rights Bill risks excluding vulnerable tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2025, 1 year ago | 9

Landlords, letting agents and build-to-rent providers have warned that the government’s Renters’ Rights Bill could make it harder for vulnerable...

Landlord organisation raises alarm over Renters’ Rights Bill amendments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2025, 1 year ago | 63

With the Renters’ Rights Bill returning to Parliament this week, a landlord organisation is warning of unintended consequences the Bill...

Letting agents express concerns over the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Anxiety over the Renters’ Rights Bill is mounting among property agents as it reaches its Report Stage in the House...

Kick-off 2025 with cash in the bank by selling your property portfolio

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

10th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

2024 was a tough year for landlords, with Labour winning the general election and introducing new legislation that will make...

Renters’ Rights Bill comes back to Parliament – start the clock!

Author: Landlord Crusader

10th January 2025, 1 year ago | 12

Like the proverbial bad penny, the unwelcome return of the Renters’ Rights Bill to Parliament next week is not to...

Threat of eviction could curb anti-social behaviour in social housing, says MP

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2025, 1 year ago | 8

Social housing tenants who engage in anti-social behaviour (ASB) should face the threat of eviction, claims MP. Lee Anderson, Reform...

NRLA warns banning upfront rent payments will hurt tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2025, 1 year ago | 12

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has slammed the government’s decision to ban landlords from demanding rent in advance. Under...

Industry body calls for investment over legislation to support PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th January 2025, 1 year ago | 6

More investment not legislation is needed for the private rented sector, says Propertymark. The industry body says the private rented...

2025: A perfect storm for landlords AND tenants?

Author: Landlord Crusader

3rd January 2025, 1 year ago | 20

Oh, dear. It’s 2025 and the private rented sector is set for one of its biggest upheavals in years –...

PRS is still ‘broken’ despite slower rent growth, charity warns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 4

The private rented sector (PRS) remains ‘broken’ according to the debt charity StepChange, despite recent signs of a cooling market....