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…
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Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Landlords must prove deposit protection to use RRA possession grounds
Landlords seeking to regain possession of their properties under the Renters’ Rights Act will need to prove they have correctly protected tenant deposits, according to…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing, Regulation
Landlord fines escalate to £35,000 under updated enforcement rules
New civil penalty levels released this week under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 mark a fundamental shift in enforcement risk, with fines spanning £3,000 to…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Justice delays leave landlords stuck in legal limbo
Landlords across England and Wales are being forced to wait up to nine months to legally repossess their properties due to chronic delays in the…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Landlords see drop in mortgage arrears as market stabilises
UK Finance has released its latest mortgage arrears and possession figures for the final quarter of 2024, revealing a decline in arrears among both homeowners…
Buy-to-let Property News
Possession advice updated
Updated Government guidance has reminded landlords that court rules currently in force require them to provide additional information when making possession claims. Guidance for landlords…
Buy-to-let Property News
Law requires only ‘properly authorised’ signatory
A corporate landlord has won an appeal that had things gone otherwise, might had led to an avalanche of claims. Northwood Solihull v Fearn &…
Buy-to-let Property News
Possession updates available
Landlords who have made possession claims on or after 3 August 2020 must provide the court with information about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic…
Buy-to-let Property News
New guidance pushes benefit of ADR
Alternative dispute resolution such as mediation should be used where possible and appropriate, said the Government in the latest update of its guidance for landlords…
Buy-to-let Property News
Urgent action needed on ‘dysfunctional’ courts
There was a continued fall in landlord possession claims between April 2020 and March 2021, the National Residential Landlords Association has reported. Its latest research…
Buy-to-let Property News
June brings end to bailiff ban
June has brought with it an easing of the rules that apply to rental property possession proceedings. From 1 June 2021, notice periods must be…
Buy-to-let Property News
Chaos in the courts predicted
There will be chaos in the courts, which will be unable to deal with an avalanche of possession claims once the ban on bailiff evictions…
Buy-to-let Property News
New guidance on renting possession and moving
With a few exceptions notices to tenants in England given from 29 August 2020 to at least 31 March 2021 must be at least six…
Buy-to-let Property News
New forms, formats and guidance
Revision of possession regulations has brought a flurry of new rental forms, formats and guidance notes from the Government. Included in the release COVID-19 and…
Buy-to-let Property News
Landlords will have to re-activate their stalled possession claims
New court rules will require landlords who have issued possession proceedings that have been suspended during the coronavirus crisis, to reactivate their notices if they…
