The Deregulation Act will be extended on 1^st October.  This Act  made substantial changes to the operation of section 21 notices in Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs) in England. The changes first came into effect on 1 October 2015 but only for tenancies which started or were renewed for new fixed terms after that date (‘new tenancies’). Therefore we have ...

Belvoir’s 2018 Q2 rental index reveals that more landlords are selling up, and less are investing in the Private Rental Sector (PRS), due to increased legislation and punitive taxation policies. Belvoir is calling for the government to take urgent remedial action in the Autumn Budget to incentivise those landlords who are providing much-needed good quality accommodation for ...

New research from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) shows that more than 90% of Local Housing Allowance rates across Great Britain now fail to cover the cheapest rents. The Institute is warning that rates have now fallen so far behind that private renting has become unaffordable for most low income tenants – putting them at risk of homelessness as they are forced to ...