renters’ rights act
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Regulation & Law
Labour donor’s company accused of “mass evictions” ahead of abolition of Section 21
London Mayor is “appalled” as “hundreds” of tenants face eviction by company founded by property tycoon and Labour donor, Asif Aziz.
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Regulation & Law
Bigger fines for landlords housing asylum seekers and vulnerable tenants
Bristol Council’s plan to increase fines for landlords of vulnerable tenants will restrict supply, warns Paul Shamplina.
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Regulation & Law
Generation Rent slams Reform’s “disgraceful” pledge to repeal RRA
Scrapping Renters’ Rights Act would roll back essential protections and be “a gift to unscrupulous landlords”, warns Generation Rent’s Ben Twomey.
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Regulation & Law
Clarification over student tenancy rules welcomed by NRLA
Temporary two-month notice period aims to help landlords recover student HMOs in time for autumn’s fresh intake.
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Regulation & Law
Big council asks tenants to help set landlord fines
Consultation asks how landlord penalties should be calculated and whether proposed increases and reductions are too high or too low.
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Rental market
Explosion in new rental insurance policies ahead of Act
Oli Sherlock of Goodlord says the Renters' Rights Act "sounded a massive alarm across the market" prompting landlords and letting agents to look seriously at insurance.
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Regulation & Law
Renters’ Rights Act implementation risks disrupting London’s rental market
Industry body calls on London’s Assembly and boroughs to coordinate closely to avoid damaging the Capital’s rental supply.
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Regulation & Law
Wait times for repossessions growing, warns eviction expert
Landlords are already facing long waits for possession even before May’s rule changes as possession timelines rise.
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Regulation & Law
Landlord optimism rises as worries ease, study reveals
Despite regulatory and cost pressures, landlords say they are adapting to the new operating environment.
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Latest property news
Rightmove expands agent qualification as reform looms
The Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting Agents (CELA) from Rightmove will include a new module on Renters’ Rights from April.
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