Tag: section 21

Section 21 notice – Correct documentation to use?

Author: Readers Question

16th April 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Hello, I am a landlord with two AST’s, one that started in 2011 and another in 2013. Although these were...

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...

My tenants’ solicitor is demanding costs!

Author: Readers Question

12th March 2024, 3 years ago | 15

Hello, We have been trying to evict our tenants for the last 9 months as we are selling the property. Court...

S21 and breathing space debt respite scheme?

Author: Readers Question

28th February 2024, 3 years ago | 8

Hi, once you have a possession order based upon the Housing Act, S8 grounds 8, 10, or 11 the tenant...

Landlords face a two-pronged attack on our livelihoods – and still we wait for the inevitable

Author: Landlord Crusader

23rd February 2024, 3 years ago | 11

It’s not often that politicians offer an opinion and get it right, and it’s probably even rarer when it is...

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...

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...

Do I need to serve Section 8 now or later?

Author: Readers Question

19th February 2024, 3 years ago | 13

Hello, is there a time limit on how long landlords have to serve a Section 8 repossession notice for Rent...

When politicians use weasel words, tenants lose their homes

Author: Landlord Crusader

16th February 2024, 3 years ago | 12

Who knew that weasel words could leave tenants homeless? Who knew that weasel words can mean the opposite of what...

Tenant organisation calls for a two-year ban on evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2024, 3 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, 3 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, 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...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2024, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 being disputed?

Author: Readers Question

26th January 2024, 3 years ago | 7

Hello, I intend to issue an S21 on a tenant that lacks mental capacity and has a Deputy of the...

Section 21 issue with a tenant in situ?

Author: Readers Question

10th January 2024, 3 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, 3 years ago | 4

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