redress scheme

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

28/10/2026

Pennycook confirms Housing Ombudsman will run PRS redress scheme

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has confirmed the Housing Ombudsman Service will set up and operate the new PRS landlord redress scheme, with regulations in force since 17 September 2026 and membership duties to follow.

Keys and folder on a UK meeting room table

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

03/07/2026

Ministers defend landlord redress scheme as peers warn on exits

Ministers have defended the future private landlord redress scheme in the House of Lords, rejecting warnings that another mandatory ombudsman-style layer could drive more landlords out of the sector.