Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes Law, a London firm responding to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government consultation on S21. The MHCLG proposes to abolish assured shorthold tenancies so that landlords cannot use Section 21 to evict ...

Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to impose rent controls have been brutally destroyed by critics, who warned it could send the economy spiraling towards recession and trigger a huge crash in the housing market. Evan Maindonald, chief executive of property development and investment firm MELT Property, said: “The only result of capping rents will be to drive landlords out of the ...

Uncertainty and misunderstandings over the complex laws surrounding houses in multiple occupation (HMO) laws are leaving many landlords open to the risk of hefty penalties, according to a report in the Times newspaper this week. In London alone it is estimated that more than 100,000 homes do not have the correct HMO licence in place. HMO licensing was first introduced in ...