Renters’ Rights Bill
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Regulation & Law
Renters’ Right Bill final stages due to be completed next week
Three years after the Tories' first introduced their reform act, and a year since Labour launched its version, the Bill is now only days away from becoming law.
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Regulation & Law
Shock report reveals landlord exploitation amid ‘broken rental system’
Rental market report by legal firm uncovers shocking practices by landlords including sexual demands, requiring unpaid work and dangerous conditions.
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Regulation & Law
Looming Renters’ Rights Bill has already pushed up rents
Landlords increasing rents before the Government’s RRB makes it easier for tenants to challenge rises.
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Regulation & Law
Landlords press MPs to protect student lets market within renting reforms
Ben Beadle at the NRLA says unless new rules covering student HMOs in the Renters' Rights Bill are changed, many young people will miss out on higher education.
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Regulation & Law
NEW: 10% of MPs are landlords including four senior Labour figures
New analysis is released as Government faces fresh hypocrisy claims following resignation of homelessness minister Rushanara Ali.
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Renting reforms will ‘unintentionally reduce rental supply’ warns lawyer
David Smith says that because the Renters' Rights Bill will prevent landlords re-letting properties for 12 months following an eviction, many homes will stand empty.
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Regulation & Law
BREAKING: Homeless minister resigns after controversial eviction and rent hike
Rushanara Ali accused of the 'most extreme hypocrisy' over treatment of her tenants in her rental property.
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Rental market
Scottish reforms offer reassurance ahead of Renters’ Rights Bill, says software provider
A new report published by SME Professional says new legislation need not harm lettings businesses, and may even boost demand.
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Regulation & Law
POLL: Quarter of letting agents ‘in the dark’ about renting reforms
Also, half are aware but have done nothing to prepare for the deluge of changes about to hit them when Bill becomes law.
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Regulation & Law
AGENT: We have key’supporting’ role for landlords as renting reforms loom
Even though the Renters’ Rights Bill is only a few months away, there is still a significant gap in landlords’ awareness of the reforms, according to LSL’s Lettings Compliance Director, Valerie Bannister.
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