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January 22nd 2019

Beware: Tenant Fees ban may impact Section 21 notices

A warning has been issued to lettings agents to review tenancy agreements to see if they are

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January 18th 2019

Pro-fees ban agent admits there will be “unintended consequences”

A lettings agency boss who says she is actually in favour of the agents’ fees ban nonetheless

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January 17th 2019

Controversial Labour council ‘to prioritise which landlords to penalise’

A controversial Labour-controlled local authority which already has 91 per cent of its private rental properties inside

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January 16th 2019

Tenancy fees ban to come in on June 1 this year

The Government confirmed yesterday that the Tenant Fees Bill will come into force on June 1 this

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January 15th 2019

Todays big vote – no, not Brexit, but the Tenant Fees Bill

Today’s vote in the House of Commons on Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal may be dominating the

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December 14th 2018

Bill giving tenants the right to sue is on verge of becoming law

A Private Members’ Bill which will allow private rental sector tenants to sue over the conditions of

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November 22nd 2018

Good news – under 1% of tenancies end with deposit disputes

Fewer than one per cent of private tenancies end in a dispute over the deposit – and

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November 21st 2018

Homelessness triggered by Housing Benefit not private rental sector

A substantial study by university academics suggests that changes to the benefit system lie behind the long-term

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November 20th 2018

Shelter on the warpath again over default fees

Shelter is campaigning for the outlawing if default fees levied on tenants by agents in Wales. While

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November 20th 2018

Tenants want to stay in rented homes when landlords sell to another investor

A growing number of tenants say they want to stay put in their rented home even if

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