Landlords face a tougher enforcement climate after the Renters’ Rights Act, with council policies allowing formal action to move faster where officers believe there are…
Welsh landlords have less than four weeks to update standard occupation contracts or risk penalties under new anti-discrimination rules taking effect from 1 June 2026….
Half of private renters who made a complaint were unhappy with the outcome before the Renters’ Rights Act took effect, according to the latest English…
Most private renters have at least heard of the Renters’ Rights Act, but a large minority still do not understand some of the rules now…
Landlords with flats in cladded blocks face a tighter valuation framework from November after RICS published updated guidance on when valuers should ask for an…
The government’s latest legislative programme has put leasehold reform back at the centre of housing policy, with ministers pressing ahead on commonhold, ground rents and…
Landlords and letting agents are facing a sharper enforcement framework after the government published fresh guidance on how councils can use investigatory powers under the…
A Rotherham prosecution has underlined a simple point for landlords: councils do not need a huge rogue operator case to take action. Basic health and…
The Green Party has taken control of Lewisham Council and moved landlord enforcement straight into view, with a pledge to create a rogue landlord taskforce…
Ministers have confirmed a fresh tightening of Right to Buy, with the minimum eligibility period set to rise from three years to 10 and discounts…
The NRLA has warned Wales’ incoming politicians against pursuing rent controls after Plaid Cymru’s election victory, arguing that any cap would cut supply and push…
Private landlords are still waiting an average 32.5 weeks to regain possession through the courts, prompting fresh warnings that the justice system is not ready…
Official take-up of the government’s Renters’ Rights Act information sheet still looks low relative to the size of England’s private rented sector, raising the risk…
The Home Office’s latest Right to Rent consultation has reopened a long-running problem for landlords: how to carry out immigration checks without creating fresh discrimination…
Tenant swaps are set to become a more common pressure point for landlords under the Renters’ Rights Act, with deposit protection provider mydeposits warning that…
Buy-to-let landlords are paying a 12 percent premium for homes with an EPC rating of A or B compared with similar D-rated properties, according to…
A new compliance platform is pitching itself at private landlords with a simple message: track the growing list of legal duties for free, then only…
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has ruled out any immediate abolition of leasehold, saying an overnight switch for millions of homes would be legally and practically…
The Renters’ Rights Act is now live in England, marking the start of a stricter compliance era for landlords and letting agents as Section 21…
Landlords in England have been given their first look at the new forms they will need under the Renters’ Rights Act, with the government publishing…
Propertymark has warned that any move by Rachel Reeves to impose extra rent controls in England would push up costs, reduce supply and make it…
Nearly four in ten tenants say they do not understand what the Renters’ Rights Act means in practice, despite most being aware that the new…
The Property Ombudsman’s chief executive Lesley Horton has backed the Renters’ Rights Act but warned that small landlords will need practical support if the new…
Welsh landlords face another election fight over rent controls, supply and tax after Propertymark compared the housing offers from the main Senedd parties before the…
