Tag: section 21 ban

Renters’ Rights Act comes into force today

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2026, 4 months ago | 6

Landlords and letting agents face a new legal landscape from today as the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force, abolishing...

Government insists landlords should not evict tenants before Section 21 ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th April 2026, 4 months ago | 11

The government claims “there is no need for landlords to evict tenants” ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act. In a...

Housing secretary slams so called ‘shameless’ landlords for evicting tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2026, 5 months ago | 16

Landlords have been slammed by the Housing Secretary Steve Reed for evicting tenants before the Renters’ Rights Act takes effect....

Landlord possession claims fall ahead of Section 21 ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th February 2026, 6 months ago | 3

Landlord possession claims dropped 7.8% in 2025 despite the approaching removal of Section 21, research reveals. According to Inventory Base,...

Renters’ Rights Act announcement: Landlords rush to sell in six months as “final countdown begins”

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

15th November 2025, 10 months ago | 0

It’s finally arrived, the Renters’ Rights Act, one of the biggest overhauls of the private rental sector, will come into...

More than a third of landlords plan to sell amid RRA turmoil – Simply Business

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2025, 10 months ago | 8

More than a third of landlords could quit the private rented sector within the next year as the Renters’ Rights...

Landlords rush to sell as tenant groups lobby government: “It’s time to put people’s lives before landlords’ portfolios”

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

24th October 2025, 11 months ago | 0

It seems it’s one thing after another for landlords, as they rush to take action ahead of the new Renters’...

More than a third of landlords head for the exit as Renters’ Rights Bill sparks uncertainty

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2025, 12 months ago | 13

A survey has found that 39% of landlords are preparing to quit the private rented sector as the Renters’ Rights...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill will create a ‘perfect’ tenant crisis for Labour

Author: Landlord Crusader

27th June 2025, 1 year ago | 18

As the Renters’ Rights Bill heads back to the Lords next week, I fear there is now real potential to...

How on earth are landlords expected to carry on with no safeguards?

Author: Readers Question

14th January 2025, 2 years ago | 20

I have been a landlord for over 20 years now. I have only used Section 21 twice in all that...

Tenant groups demand rent caps as Labour faces pressure to tackle affordability crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Tenant activist groups and trade unions are demanding the Labour government “devolve power to Metro Mayors and regional authorities to...

Nigel Farage slams Renters’ Rights Bill and EPC rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th October 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Nigel Farage has slammed the Renters’ Rights Bill as a “huge mistake” and says Ed Miliband’s EPC C rules will...

Landlords face tougher eviction rules and long wait times

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2024, 2 years ago | 21

A property expert warns of “bad news for landlords” as Labour reforms could see tenants who don’t pay rent stay...

Ben Beadle claims Renters’ Rights Bill’s Section 21 Ban is “not a big change”

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2024, 2 years ago | 56

Ben Beadle claims removing Section 21 will not be “a significant change for landlords.” In an interview with BBC Radio...

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Property sector reacts to Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

The unveiling of the long-awaited Renters’ Rights Bill has led to a strong reaction from the property sector. The Bill...

Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions will be banned – King’s Speech

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2024, 2 years ago | 26

A new law that will ban Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions will be introduced, along with legislation to ‘give greater rights...

Section 21 ban could overwhelm courts – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th July 2024, 2 years ago | 8

An industry body is warning the government that banning Section 21 could overwhelm the court system. According to Propertymark, the...

Expert warns of landlord exodus amid Section 21 ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2024, 3 years ago | 7

The government’s lack of solutions to resolve the rental crisis has led to a landlord exodus, according to one expert....

Campaigners call for rent controls, open-ended tenancies and ‘fair’ four-month notice periods

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2023, 3 years ago | 22

A coalition of renting pressure groups has unveiled a manifesto that calls for sweeping changes in the private rented sector...