Tag: renters rights

Tenant demand skyrockets as house prices rise after decline

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th October 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Tenant demand continues to soar as house prices rise for the first time in two years, according to the latest...

Angela Rayner will introduce the Renters’ Rights Bill TODAY

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2024, 2 years ago | 12

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will introduce the Renters’ Rights Bill to Parliament today, which aims to end Section 21...

Renters’ Reform Coalition demands compensation for ‘no-fault’ evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th October 2024, 2 years ago | 24

The Renters’ Reform Coalition is calling for the government to introduce compensation for tenants who are evicted under the new...

Polly Neate steps down as chief executive of Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2024, 2 years ago | 49

Polly Neate has announced her decision to step down as chief executive of housing charity Shelter after more than seven...

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Renters’ Rights Bill – Government reveals full details

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2024, 2 years ago | 34

The UK government has revealed more details about the Renters’ Rights Bill which will see Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions being...

Call to save the PRS by scrapping landlord levies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2024, 2 years ago | 19

The private rented sector (PRS) is in dire straits, with rocketing tenant demand and a fall in the number of...

Landlords are buying more PRS homes than they sell

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 18

More landlords are investing in the private rented sector than exiting it, research from the TDS Charitable Foundation reveals. Despite...

Industry expert urges letting agents to champion the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th July 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Since letting agents have crucial knowledge about the private rented sector (PRS), they must push for its improvement and support...

Outcry over landlords banning working from home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Generation Rent and Shelter are slamming landlords for “draconian rules” that ban tenants from working from home (WFH). An investigation...

Renter groups call on the next government to ‘fix our broken rental system’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Groups representing renters in England have sent every political party an open letter urging them to address the ‘unprecedented crisis’...

Bank extends tenancy contracts to three years amid pressure from tenant group

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2024, 2 years ago | 13

A bank has caved in to pressure from a renter group and agreed to extend the maximum length of tenancy...

Greater Manchester unveils the UK’s first property checks for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2024, 2 years ago | 31

Greater Manchester is launching property checks to tackle substandard rented housing and to clampdown on criminal landlords. The Property Check...

NRLA says the Renters (Reform) Bill ‘delivers a fair deal for tenants and responsible landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2024, 2 years ago | 52

As the Renters (Reform) Bill heads back to Parliament, the proposals have led to criticism from both renter campaign groups...

Protestors gather outside Michael Gove’s home to demand an end to Section 21

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2024, 2 years ago | 36

The London Renters Union has been slammed as a ‘rabble rousing group’ by the NRLA’s chief executive Ben Beadle after...

Fears of landlord exodus over stricter laws are ‘overblown’ – SMF

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Stricter regulations of landlords, including ending Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions, wouldn’t lead to a shortage of rental properties, one think...

Housing crisis emerges as top priority in new poll

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The housing crisis takes the lead as the most crucial issue for Generation Rent, according to a new poll. A...

Mayor of London condemns government inaction as no-fault evictions soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2024, 3 years ago | 11

More than 30,000 renting households in London have faced a no-fault eviction claim since the government pledged to abolish them...

Rent controls needed to combat mental health crisis among renters claims activist group

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd February 2024, 3 years ago | 15

One in three renters claim housing is harming their mental health, according to new research. Data by the London Renters...

Landlord MPs amendments threaten progress on Renters Reform Bill claim campaigners

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2024, 3 years ago | 18

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

Older renters face isolation as rents soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2024, 3 years ago | 3

Older renters are being forced out of their homes and communities due to sky-rocketing rents, according to new research. The...

Sadiq Khan pushes for tougher penalties for landlords over mouldy homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th November 2023, 3 years ago | 49

The London Mayor is calling for tougher sanctions for private landlords who let out mouldy homes in the capital. Sadiq...