Renters’ Rights Bill
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Regulation & Law
AGENT BLOG: Landlords and agents get ready – Section 21 is happening soon
LRG's lettings boss Allison Thompson says there are steps landlords and letting agents can take now to ensure they are prepared when Section 21 is abolished.
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Regulation & Law
Pet insurance U-turn attacked by letting agents and property lawyers
The Government's decision to drop a requirement for tenants to have insurance for pets from the Renters' Rights Bill, is condemned by the property sector.
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Regulation & Law
Landlords slam ‘shoddy and outrageous’ U-turn on pet insurance
Ben Beadle at the NRLA accuses ministers of failing to listen to landlord concerns after a requirement for tenants to have pet insurance was dropped from the Renters' Rights Bill.
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Rental market
BLOG: Only ‘perfect’ tenants will find homes after renting reforms go live
South coast agent Des Simmons says the Bill will will create a 'two-tier' rental market as landlords and letting agents become more selective in which tenants they chose.
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Latest property news
Property industry trio ‘disappointed’ by Government silence on renting reforms
British Property Federation, National Residential Landlords Association and The Lettings Industry Council have written to the Minister outlining their huge concerns over lack of clarity about what happens when Bill becomes law.
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Regulation & Law
Is Labour running scared that renting reforms will overwhelm courts?
Industry concern grows as minister withholds crucial assessment data over the impact of the Renters' Rights Bill on the justice system.
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Regulation & Law
Landlord confidence rising despite looming Renters’ Rights Bill
The number of landlords planning on leaving the PRS is falling according to the latest survey by Spareroom but smaller operators 'remain a concern'.
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Rental market
Nearly half of landlords to raise rent ahead of Renters’ Rights Bill
Buy-to-let lender Landbay says 44% of landlords want to raise rents before the bill is enacted as expected later this year.
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Regulation & Law
Rental reforms to create surge in rent rise challenges from tenants
LRG says its research shows that more than half of tenants will go to a newly-created landlord ombudsman to contest rent increases.
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Regulation & Law
Campaign group calls up ‘tenant army’ to police landlords
Generation Rent demands tougher enforcement of new RRB rules, claiming cash-strapped councils can't cope.
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