Tag: section 21

Shelter blames landlords for rent hikes as tenants struggle with housing costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th May 2025, 1 year ago | 10

Shelter is calling for limits on rent increases during tenancies, as they blame landlords for “colossal rent hikes” after the...

Tories slam Labour’s ‘bully-boy tactics’ as they rush Renters’ Rights Bill through committee stage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Labour peers will be forced to sit late into Wednesday night to push the Renters’ Rights Bill through the committee...

Renters’ Rights Bill will cause chaos without court reforms warns industry body

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2025, 1 year ago | 5

An industry body warns the Renters’ Rights Bill could undermine the justice system and destabilise the private rented sector. Propertymark...

Renters’ Rights Bill is not about tenants but creating a ‘council cash windfall’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2025, 1 year ago | 15

It is being promoted as a way to level the renting playing field and empower tenants, but one housing law...

Lords warn court system could take five years to fully digitise under Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2025, 1 year ago | 6

Members of the House of Lords warn that the court system could be left in limbo, with landlords facing long...

Peer denies there is a landlord exodus from the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th April 2025, 1 year ago | 18

A leading independent peer says that fears of a landlord exodus are ‘unfounded’ and he is calling for the landlord-tenant...

Labour blasts Green Party over hypocrisy in Section 21 eviction row

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2025, 1 year ago | 1

A Green party councillor has come under fire for issuing a Section 21 notice, despite the party’s pledge to ban...

Lords clash over Renters’ Rights Bill in committee stage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd April 2025, 1 year ago | 13

Members of the House of Lords clashed over the Renters’ Rights Bill in stage one of the committee stage. Baroness...

NRLA calls for urgent action on Renters’ Rights Bill amendments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2025, 1 year ago | 3

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has issued a stark warning to the government about the amendments to the Renters’...

Private rented sector is shrinking fast as landlords abandon ship

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The private rented sector is shrinking as more landlords plan to exit the sector, according to a new survey. Data...

Landlords stuck in postcode lottery on anti-social behaviour support warns Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2025, 1 year ago | 2

An industry body warns some local authorities do not have the resources to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB), leaving landlords and...

Harrying of landlords = scourge on tenants?

Author: Readers Question

2nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

So here it is, government projections show landlords are selling in their droves. It is now obvious a relatively small...

Dealing with tenants complaints about mould?

Author: Readers Question

24th March 2025, 1 year ago | 18

Hello, I hope someone may be able to help. I seem to have tenants from hell. I have only one...

Will incorrect EPC rating affect my eviction case?

Author: Readers Question

17th March 2025, 1 year ago | 21

I am going to take my tenant to court, I served a notice in December, she has failed to leave,...

Evicting a tenant who doesn’t reply and may have gone to Thailand?

Author: Readers Question

14th March 2025, 1 year ago | 6

My tenant has blocked my phone number and is not responding to my emails, letters, WhatsApp calls or messages from...

Industry body warns rental reforms could drive up rents and reduce supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Propertymark letting agents argue “overly restrictive regulations” will hurt supply and drive up rent prices. Propertymark members are warning members...

Renters’ Rights Bill amendments clash over Section 21

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd March 2025, 1 year ago | 10

Members of the House of Lords have proposed several amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill. Founder of the Big Issue,...

Landlord average arrears rise above £2,500

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Landlords face growing financial risk as the average rent debt has jumped to £2,597, a 44% surge in a year,...

Renters’ Rights Bill sparks rent arrears fear

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2025, 1 year ago | 5

There will be another rise in tenant rent arrears due to the Renters’ Reform Bill after a jump in numbers...

Landlords aren’t waiting for Section 21 abolition to evict tenants – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th February 2025, 1 year ago | 12

As official figures show that no-fault evictions in England have risen, one law firm says that landlords aren’t waiting for...