Tag: tenants’ rights

London tenants threaten legal action over excessive heat in flats

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2026, 3 months ago | 3

Possession Friend has drawn attention to Property118 about a group of tenants threatening legal action against their housing association over...

Government boosts legal aid for tenants facing eviction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2025, 10 months ago | 12

Generation Rent have praised the government for boosting legal aid for tenants at risk of eviction. The call comes after...

Peer denies there is a landlord exodus from the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th April 2025, 12 months ago | 18

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

Scottish PRS reforms ‘fail to empower tenants’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Private rented sector reforms in Scotland are not effectively empowering tenants to challenge substandard landlord practices, a survey reveals. SafeDeposits...

Scotland’s housing emergency will worsen without rent controls – Green Party

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th January 2025, 1 year ago | 12

Scotland’s housing emergency will worsen in 2025 without rent controls, the Green Party says. Along with ‘robust’ rent controls, the...

Scottish Greens urge landlords to stop evictions during winter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th December 2024, 1 year ago | 19

The Scottish Greens are demanding that ALL landlords halt evictions during the winter months to show “compassion and kindness.” The...

Councils and letting agents join forces to tackle damp and mould in the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2024, 1 year ago | 7

Letting agents and councils are teaming up to tackle damp and mould in the private rented sector with a new...

Tenants are pressured into paying a year’s rent upfront – The DPS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Tenants across the UK are facing increasing pressure to pay huge amounts of rent upfront to secure a property, according...

Housing: The Key Battleground in the Upcoming Election

Author: Adam Lawrence

24th June 2024, 2 years ago | 35

As we edge closer to the next general election, housing has become a pivotal issue in the political arena –...

Scottish Labour pushes for stricter tenant protections

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Scottish Labour will improve tenants’ rights by protecting them from unaffordable rent increases and unscrupulous landlords. In its manifesto dubbed...

Green Party manifesto vows to end no-fault evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2024, 2 years ago | 12

The Green Party claims “renters are having their lives turned upside down by the whim of their landlords”. The Green...

Concerns over proposed rent controls in Scottish housing bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2024, 2 years ago | 8

The Scottish government has published its new housing bill which claims to prevent homelessness and strengthen tenants’ rights. Proposals in...

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...

Generation Rent appeals to mortgage lenders not to evict tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2023, 3 years ago | 30

In a bid to safeguard tenants facing potential homelessness when a landlord falls into BTL mortgage arrears, one tenants’ rights...