Tag: renters

50,000 rented homes needed to help ease shortage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The UK’s rental market continues to face a significant supply shortage, and despite recent signs of improvement 50,000 homes are...

Half of tenants don’t know their rights when facing problems – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Nearly half of all private renters in the UK would be lost if they faced problems with their landlord or...

One million renters handed section 21 notices since 2019 – Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th April 2024, 2 years ago | 32

Homelessness charity Shelter claims that since the government unveiled plans in 2019 to abolish Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions, nearly one...

Campaigners criticise five-year wait for Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th April 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Five years after the government vowed to abolish Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions, campaigners say that ‘tens of thousands’ of households...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2024, 3 years ago | 8

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

Council’s selective licensing scheme deadline is looming

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2024, 3 years ago | 6

One of the country’s largest selective licensing schemes will go live in two weeks’ time and landlords are being urged...

Council leaders call for longer eviction notice periods to prevent homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 3 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, 3 years ago | 15

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

Build to Rent homes surge in popularity and market share

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2024, 3 years ago | 0

Build to Rent (BTR) homes are becoming increasingly attractive to renters and investors, as new data from Foxtons shows that...

Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions ban sparks landlord ‘uncertainty’, says law firm

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd February 2024, 3 years ago | 7

While Housing Secretary Michael Gove has vowed to end Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions before the next General Election, legal experts...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2024, 3 years ago | 41

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

Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions are ‘fundamentally unfair’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2024, 3 years ago | 25

Using section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions to remove ‘model tenants’ in a court of law is ‘fundamentally unfair’ and will ‘get...

Landlords object to city’s new licensing schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2024, 3 years ago | 13

Bristol City Council’s new licensing schemes for rented homes have sparked a backlash from landlords who claim they are unfair...

Gove vows to ban no-fault evictions by the next election

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2024, 3 years ago | 21

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to ban Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions in England by the next general election, which...

Renters want green upgrades from landlords amid rising costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th February 2024, 3 years ago | 4

As rental costs continue to soar, most UK renters are urging their landlords to invest in green home improvements, according...

The Renters (Reform) Bill will harm tenants and landlords, warns property expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th February 2024, 3 years ago | 27

A property expert is warning that the Renters (Reform) Bill, which aims to end no-fault evictions and improve security for...

Survey reveals what UK renters want from their homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2024, 3 years ago | 9

A new survey has revealed the top features that UK renters look for in a property and how much they...

Most tenant issues are quickly resolved by landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2024, 3 years ago | 1

More than half of renters have faced problems with their housing in the past six months – and 78% of...

Property industry expert supports amendments to the Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2024, 3 years ago | 0

A prominent industry expert has endorsed a series of amendments to the Renters (Reform) Bill which aims to protect private...

Another council imposes higher Improvement Notice fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2024, 3 years ago | 1

The council of Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) has announced that landlords who do not maintain their rented properties...

Industry expert says the Renters (Reform) Bill faces uncertain future

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2024, 3 years ago | 4

The government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector (PRS), the Renters (Reform) Bill, is still in limbo, with many...