The restrictions on how landlords and letting agents can evict via a Section 21 notice have made them obsolete, he claims.
Read MoreAmendments to bring in longer eviction notice periods laid before Parliament
Changes to government's Covid legislation give several concessions to agents and landlords looking to evict tenants, but still require a six-month notice period until March next year.
Read MoreHindsight is a wonderful thing
The Government has tried to help most groups of people, says Frances Burkinshaw, perhaps some things would have been dealt with differently had we previously known about this virus.
Read MoreLetting agents condemn ‘shock’ Welsh move to triple notice periods for tenants
An amendment before the Welsh assembly will give tenants at least a year from the start of a tenancy before they can be evicted via the 'no fault' process.
Read MoreIndustry attacks Conservatives over Stamp Duty ‘foreigner tax’ pledge
Builders and agents point out that foreign investment is key part of many prime markets in the UK and proposed 3% extra Stamp Duty would put many investors off.
Read MoreBoris confirms end to Section 21 evictions and launches ‘Lifetime Deposits’
Boris Johnson has revealed several major shifts in government policy for the private rented sector and, as predicted, has put evictions at the centre of the General Election housing debate. In an…
Read MoreLiberal Democrats vote to scrap Section 21
Annother attack on the private rented sector, as the Liberal Democrat party conference passes its new policy, 'F44: Protecting Private Tenants'.
Read MoreRow between lettings agency and tenant leads to high-profile eviction
A tenant at the centre of a much-publicised argument with a Brighton lettings agency over the condition of his rented property is claiming to have been made homeless. Jim Haughey, a young…
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