Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Eviction court wait times: 16 weeks in London, 6 in Blackpool
Landlords seeking possession orders face wait times of up to 16 weeks at courts in London and Birmingham, while those in other parts of England…
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Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Three in four landlords unprepared as Renters’ Rights Act deadline looms
Three quarters of landlords have made no preparations for the Renters’ Rights Act despite parts of the legislation taking effect on 1 May, new research…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Possession delays hit 25 weeks as landlord repossessions rise
Landlords in England and Wales now face an average wait of almost 25 weeks to regain possession of their properties, a 9 percent increase over…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Landlords urged to serve Section 21 notices before 1 May deadline
Landlords planning to use Section 21 no-fault evictions must serve notice before 1 May 2026 or lose the option entirely, legal experts are warning as…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
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…
Buy-to-let Property News
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….
Buy-to-let Property News
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…
Buy-to-let Property News
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…
Buy-to-let Property News
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’…
Buy-to-let Property News
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…
Buy-to-let Property News
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…
Buy-to-let Property News
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…
