A new report from the London School of Economics (LSE) states that the recent buy-to-let tax changes will drive the country’s much-needed private landlords away from the private rental sector. The report, called “Taking Stock”, analyses the private rental sector and its importance to the UK housing market.  It also claims that some landlords will pass their increased ...

Research by Direct Line reveals one in ten private landlords have no formal tenancy agreement in place with their tenants.  Of those who do have agreements in place, tenants may be signing documents that are not legally compliant.  Landlords often use agreements from old agent contracts or other landlords or templates they have found online.  The lack of a professional up to ...

The Equality Act 2010 states that it is not unlawful discrimination to refuse to let to a tenant who is on benefits and a House of Commons paper has addressed this issue. The paper states a number of reasons why landlords do not want to let to claimants including the fact that many landlords associate such tenants with rent arrears, anti-social behavior and damage to ...