Tag: section 21

Tenant organisation calls for a two-year ban on evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2024, 2 years ago | 18

A tenant organisation is demanding new changes to the Renters (Reform) Bill claiming the current measures will still allow unfair...

Propertymark calls for specialist housing courts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Propertymark has urged the government to introduce specialist housing courts to handle eviction cases and other housing issues more efficiently...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2024, 2 years ago | 21

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

Council-owned landlord evicts tenants to repay £18m council debt

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2024, 2 years ago | 46

Tenants of NCH Enterprises, a council-owned company, are facing eviction as the firm tries to sell 44 properties to repay...

Shelter hits out over rising tenant eviction numbers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2024, 2 years ago | 18

The housing charity Shelter has condemned the government for ‘bowing to vested interests’ and delaying the implementation of the Renters...

Court system is failing landlords wanting to evict tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th February 2024, 2 years ago | 17

Landlords in the UK are struggling to regain their properties from tenants who have breached their tenancies or stopped paying...

Liverpool city council face massive rise in homelessness costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd February 2024, 2 years ago | 12

Liverpool City Council is turning to the private rented sector to address the homelessness crisis. The city is facing huge...

S21 issued, one tenant vacated not sure on the second tenant?

Author: Readers Question

26th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Hello, I’m trying to help someone who has vacated a property that is on a joint AST. No notice has...

Section 21 issue with a tenant in situ?

Author: Readers Question

10th January 2024, 2 years ago | 20

Hello, My tenant has been in the property for a very long time, even before I purchased it in 2006....

Abolition of section 21 is the biggest concern of landlords in 2024

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th December 2023, 2 years ago | 4

A new survey reveals that landlords in England and Wales are worried about the upcoming changes in the rental market...

Rent payments after section 21 notice being held back by Agent?

Author: Readers Question

20th December 2023, 2 years ago | 9

Hello Everyone, I hope you can answer this please as I am not sure the agent is right in saying...

Section 21 – actual experiences request?

Author: Readers Question

27th November 2023, 2 years ago | 4

Hello, I’ve not needed to use section 21 previously and it would be great to hear your experiences if members...

Angela Rayner: Big mouth strikes again

Author: Landlord Crusader

24th November 2023, 2 years ago | 36

Oh, dear, oh, dear, I can’t believe that the intellectual colossus known as Angela Rayner has declared that section 21...

Tenant arrested and ex partner refuses to leave property!

Author: Readers Question

23rd November 2023, 2 years ago | 3

Hello, last December, the police were called out to my rental property, due to a nasty domestic incident. The tenant...

Rayner vows to ban S21 ‘no-fault’ evictions on day one of a Labour government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th November 2023, 2 years ago | 17

Angela Rayner says that if Labour wins the next General Election, she will ban Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions on the...

Labour MP calls for seizing properties from criminal landlords to tackle housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2023, 2 years ago | 32

Rental properties should be seized from landlords who consistently break the rules and take advantage of tenants, says a Labour...

Section 8 – What if house left empty for longer?

Author: Readers Question

15th November 2023, 2 years ago | 3

I issued a section 21 which expired in early September. The tenant stayed in. My insurer took over and seems...

Renters Reform Bill debate heats up in Committee stage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2023, 2 years ago | 6

The Renters Reform Bill is taking centre stage and is beginning its next passage through the House of Commons to...

Shelter warns of “terrible winter of evictions”

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2023, 2 years ago | 9

More than 815,000 private renters are under threat of eviction this winter, according to new research by Shelter. The housing...

Did I issue an invalid s21 notice?

Author: Readers Question

13th November 2023, 2 years ago | 12

I lived in my property for a number of years before deciding to rent it out. I had my friend...