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Labour donor’s London eviction sparks debate over rent hikes and landlord rights
A Labour peer’s decision to evict a long-term tenant family and relet at a higher rent is stirring debate among UK landlords and investors over…
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Landlord concerns over Labour policies lead to 90-year-old tenant’s eviction
Fears over potential Labour Party housing reforms and increasing taxation have led a landlord to evict his long-term tenant, a 90-year-old woman, from her home…
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Landlord uncovers shocking conditions after evicting tenant
A landlord in Plymouth has revealed the appalling state of his rental property following a tenant’s eviction. After two years of being denied access for…
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Landlord issues mass eviction notices at Deptford flats ahead of refurbishment
Over 150 tenants at the Vive Living development in Deptford, southeast London, are being evicted after the landlord issued Section 21 notices. Residents were informed…
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Labour to introduce hardship tests to protect tenants from eviction
The new Labour government plans to introduce ‘hardship tests’ in an effort to make evictions more difficult for tenants facing financial difficulties, reports The Telegraph….
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New anti-social behaviour plan gives landlords powers to evict unruly tenants in two weeks
The UK government has published its Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, which includes measures to give landlords more powers to evict tenants who engage in disruptive…
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Social landlord criticised over eviction
Landlord Three Conditions Social Housing has been found guilty of ‘severe maladministration’ by the Housing Ombudsman. The cause of complain was 3CHA’s handling of an…
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Dramatic fall in use of ‘section 21’
Use of the ‘section 21’ route to eviction has plummeted over the last two years, the National Residential Landlords Association has reported. The ‘no blame’…
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Scotland puts £10m into arrears repayment plan
Following up on a June 2021 commitment, the Scottish Government has put £10m into a grant fund designed to support private and social rented tenants…
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Evictions ban phase out welcomed
Extension of the ban in England on repossessions will do nothing to help landlords and tenants hit financially by the Coronavirus pandemic, the National Residential…
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Barnsley landlord admitted tenant unlawfully evicted
A Barnsley landlord has been ordered to undertake 200 hours of unpaid community work, to participate in 15 days of ‘rehabilitation’ training, and to pay…
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Scottish evictions enter new regime
Scottish landlords have seen a change in tenant security and protection become a working reality with the granting of the first Wrongful Termination Order and…
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Business get extension to eviction protection
Business owners affected by the Coronavirus pandemic will be protected from eviction from their rented properties until the end of March 2021, Communities Secretary Robert…
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NRLA criticises Welsh decision on evictions
A Welsh Government decision to extend the notice period required before possession proceedings can commence, has been roundly criticised as made in haste, without consultation,…
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Ban on Evictions Extended for Two Months more
A two month extension to the ban on tenant evictions has been announced by the Government. The ban now runs until 23 August, five months…
