The British Property Federation (BPF) has published its manifesto ahead of the General Election on...
Regulation and Enforcement
Call of the week – Bailiff wait times
Serving notice and the correct processes and procedures are among the most common topics dealt with...
Labour manifesto would leave tenants worse off
Rent controls and plans for open-ended tenancies have been included in the Labour Party manifesto...
Camden Council issues landlord with banning order
A landlord in Camden has been banned from letting property for four years, for a number of health...
Nottingham licensing scheme a farce
A landlord licensing scheme in Nottingham has so far managed to issue full licences to fewer than...
Failing courts need urgent reform argue landlords
New figures showing that landlords face a growing amount of time in getting judgement on...
New data shows folly of London rent controls
Proposals by the Mayor of London to introduce rent controls have been dealt a critical blow as...
Rent Controls: Housing Secretary “not in favour of...
The Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP told the Housing, Communities and Local Government select...
Call of the Week- Right to Rent checks
Right to rent checks have been a source of confusion for some landlords since they were introduced...
Merton Council fine criminal landlord £5000 for health and...
A landlord in London has been ordered to pay nearly £5000 for failing to apply for a HMO licence...
Funding to tackle criminals a step in the right direction
New funding announced by the government to tackle criminal landlords is welcome – but is...
Landlord regulations up by a third
The number of laws creating an obligation on private landlords has increased by 32 per cent since...
Rogue landlord database consultation: RLA urges councils to make...
Plans to make the Government’s rogue landlord database public would be pointless unless local...
Rent controls hurt tenants says new research
Rent controls hurt tenants by drying up the supply of homes to rent and in some cases increasing...
Call of the Week: Brexit and Right to Rent
It’s a subject that has dominated the news headlines especially in the last few months...
New Right to Rent guidance for landlords published
New guidance has been published by the Home Office on carrying out right to rent checks on...
Possession reforms dead on arrival say landlords
Government proposals to reform the way landlords can repossess properties will not work and...