The government says Section 21 was pushing thousands of renters into homelessness, using the claim in its 29 June Vagrancy Act repeal announcement to defend the post-1 May eviction regime.
YieldMe says landlords sold at least 2,000 student HMO beds across Britain in the past 12 months, with sales strongest in Exeter, Bristol and Bath as higher costs and tighter regulation reshape the sector.
LRG says 78 percent of recent renters found fewer homes than expected when searching for a property, even as 9 in 10 landlords say the balance of power has shifted towards tenants under the latest rental rules.
Landlords are increasingly handing management to agents after the Renters’ Rights Act ended the old assumption that a tenancy can simply be re-let on the…
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook says the 2028 retender of tenancy deposit scheme contracts must prove value for landlords as well as tenants, putting timing and cost scrutiny at the centre of the next procurement round.
Landlords can no longer use an asking rent to test the market and then accept a higher offer, after the Renters’ Rights Act banned rental…
GOV.UK says landlords who served Section 21 notices before 1 May 2026 must start court action by 31 July in many cases or lose the old possession route.
Hamptons says the share of tenants seeing a rent rise fell 23 percent in May, the first full month after the Renters Rights Act switched England to annual Section 13 rent reviews.
The government said landlords will start joining the private rented sector database from late 2026, with the ombudsman following after the first regional rollout under the next phase of the Renters’ Rights Act.
NRLA and Dogs Trust say landlords now have 28 days to answer tenant pet requests under the Renters’ Rights Act, with written refusals needing a reasonable explanation if owners want to avoid early disputes.
Rushbrook & Rathbone says more than two thirds of tenants in managed homes either doubt their landlord or agent is fully compliant with the Renters’ Rights Act or do not know if the rules have been met.
LRG says six in ten tenants in England and Wales are renting for longer than planned, adding to signs that affordability pressure and delayed home moves are keeping renters in the sector for longer.
Mole Valley District Council is set to adopt a new landlord enforcement policy this month to align with the Renters’ Rights Act, showing how councils are rewriting enforcement rules after the 1 May switch.
Tenant unions have launched a First-tier Tribunal rent challenge tool after the Renters’ Rights Act, urging renters to test rises against market levels under the post-1 May system.
A fresh landlord survey suggests tenant checks are tightening after the Renters’ Rights Act, with more landlords focusing on income, affordability and guarantor strength.
