The Latest Private Rented Sector News
Government sets out new rules for energy efficiency in PRS
Landlords to be required to install energy efficient measures in order to save tenants money and reduce carbon emissions. Claire
Victory for landlords as Government withdraws permission for local authority’s licensing scheme
Brighton and Hove City Council has lost permission to introduce a selective landlord licensing scheme that was due to go
UK house prices set to rise by almost 15% in 5 years, led by the North, Wales and Scotland
UK house prices are set to rise broadly in line with incomes over the next five years, but the traditional
Changes to the eviction rules now impact older tenancies
Good tenant selection can go a long way to reducing the likelihood that you will have to go through the
Council to send “hundreds” of buy to let fixed-penalty notices today
A council says it has been preparing prosecution and penalty notices “for hundreds of private landlords that have failed to
Selective licensing could leave areas with rental accommodation shortfalls
As more and more councils in England introduce selective licensing for private rented sector landlords, legal experts are warning that
Nothing For The Buy To Let Landlord In Autumn Budget
In an Autumn Budget much anticipated by the property industry, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond has given very
Would banning ‘No DSS’ rental ads help low-income tenants find homes — or add to the confusion?
When private landlords like me say in rental ads that we won’t accept tenants on benefits, it must seem mean
Tenants one step closer to being able to sue landlords over conditions
Tenants are now a step closer to being able to sue landlords if they do not properly maintain their properties.
How Wales deals with criminal landlords (clue: it’s not the same as England)
This week’s news highlighted the gaping loopholes in English law that allow criminal ‘rogue’ landlords to continue to operate even