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Eviction powers may even increase under Renters Reform Bill - claim
Thursday 1st June 2023
A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill Knight Frank says that the Renters Reform Bill is designed to support tenants, and that landlords have…
Labour must fund councils to buy private rental homes - expert’s call
Thursday 1st June 2023
A prominent housing journalist says Labour should fund councils to buy homes directly from private landlords to rapidly increase the size of the social rented stock It could also empower social housing providers to…
Shock forecast of 20% rent rises in coming months
Thursday 1st June 2023
Graham Norwood-LettingAgentToday
A senior director at Chestertons, one of London's largest lettings agencies, has warned that tenants in the capital will face an incredibly competitive rental market this summer The agency says there's additional competition as…
First sign of government U-turn on Renters Reform Bill
Friday 26th May 2023
Propertymark says it's spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform Bill Under the current…
Data shows desperate need for more rental properties
Thursday 25th May 2023
Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants registering per member branch rose slightly to 118 in April This figure is up from the December low of just 64 and is also 24 per cent higher than April…
Older tenants will benefit most from Renters Reform Bill - claim
Thursday 18th May 2023
The Centre for Ageing Better claims older tenants will benefit most from some of the provisions in the Renters Reform Bill. As…
Activists threaten action if rental reform ‘does not deliver’
Wednesday 17th May 2023
Shelter is telling the government it "must deliver" on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate says: "The millions of people renting in England are at last one step closer to fairer,…
Renters Reform Bill published - full details
Wednesday 17th May 2023
The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019 It has a series of pledges to…
Building Society opens applications for unique rental scheme
Tuesday 16th May 2023
The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its unique Rent to Home scheme. Last month it announced that it had invested in a further two properties - in addition to an existing three - which it would be…
Politicians told to do more to help tenants on benefits
Monday 15th May 2023
Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the inadequacy…