Section 21
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Regulation & Law
Labour ‘will ban Section 21 without bolstering courts’, lawyer warns
David Smith of law firm JMW says the new Labour government led by Keir Starmer will probably abolish Section 21 'no fault' evictions early next year.
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Latest property news
Labour launches stinging attack on letting agents and landlords
Deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will be 'the champion' of renters, and will ban Section 21 'no fault' evictions immediately as well as 'up front charges' such as holding deposits.
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Regulation & Law
Landlords and agents who use Section 21 notices blamed for higher homelessness
Comments have been made by several campaign groups following the latest official statistics which show a record high number of S21 based evictions last year.
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Regulation & Law
New service to help provide proof for rent arrears evictions
With the banning of Section 21 notices, agents will have to provide more proof when evicting tenants, says MD of PayProp UK.
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Latest property news
Four out of five tenants don’t know about renting reforms
The Renters (Reform) Bill contains measures such as ending ‘no fault’ section 21 evictions and developing a new decent homes standard.
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Regulation & Law
Campaigners slam MPs for trying to scupper renting reforms
One proposed amendment would allow fixed term tenancies to be retained where there is ‘mutual agreement’ between tenant and landlord.
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Regulation & Law
BLOG: Will the Renters (Reform) Bill go live next year?
PayProp UK boss Neil Cobbold says that the government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector remains in limbo.
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Labour vows to bring in immediate ban on ‘no fault’ evictions
Shadow Secretary for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Angela Rayner, has promised to implement a full post election win ban on Section 21 evictions.
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Agents facing six month wait to evict tenants, latest figures show
Update from the Ministry of Justice reveals that despite attempts to recruit more judges, landlords and agents still face huge delays with evictions.
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