Renters’ Rights Bill
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Regulation & Law
Reapit and Ministry of Housing in war of words over renting reforms
Neil Cobbold at Reapit says it is "critical" that an impact assessment of the Renters' Rights Bill is made public.
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Regulation & Law
New amendment to renting reforms will see more ‘unannounced visits’
Commentator argues new changes to Renters' Rights Bill will open up properties to greater number of visits and fines for landlords.
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Regulation & Law
Eviction courts crisis ‘not solved’ warn MPs and experts
MPs on the Justice Committee and the Law Society agree that digital reforms to the courts have failed and that landlords and agents still face long delays.
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Regulation & Law
The practical consequences of the Renters’ Rights Bill for agents
Solicitor, Neli Borisova, looks behind the headlines about how the Renters’ Rights Bill will impact the services agents provide to landlords.
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Regulation & Law
Big student accommodation provider warns of impact of RRB
The CEO of Unite Students, Joe Lister, has warned that the Renters' Rights Bill will significantly increase costs for students and reduce HMO housing supply.
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Regulation & Law
REVEALED: Why Labour suddenly dropped pet damage insurance rule
Minister shines a light on last week's U-turn which pulled Labour's requirement that tenants take out pet insurance should landlords require it.
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Rental market
Tenant’s TikTok rant at letting agents garners 260,000 views
Video unleashes torrent of anger on social media over the cost and difficulty of renting a home – and letting agent behaviour.
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Regulation & Law
Landlords ‘must be allowed to break letting agency contracts’ says proptech
Hello Neighbour is calling, controversially, for landlords to be given the right to exit agency agreements, which ‘stifle competition and discourage property investment.’
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Regulation & Law
Landlords must not ‘trouser’ higher rents following EPC upgrades
Rent activist group warns that publicly funded improvements to private rental properties could end up pushing up rents and 'enriching' landlords.
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Regulation & Law
PRS reforms won’t protect tenants from rent increases – claim
Leading housing organisations are demanding the Government introduce a cap on in-tenancy rent increases to prevent landlords from using them as de facto no-fault evictions.
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