The UK government has announced a consultation on Homelessness Legislation. It will seek to consider the proposed changes of Renters Reform.

Rent prices have jumped 2%, the energy crisis, inflation and interest rates are impacting affordability but which direction will calls for rent controls go?

We get the legal lowdown from Ashley Taylors Legal on what the new Debt Respite Scheme means in practise for letting agents and landlords.

As of 4th May 2021, the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space) comes into force, affording those with problem debt the right to legal protections from their creditors. In this article we outline the different types of Debt Respite Scheme and how they will affect the ability of letting agents and landlords to pursue tenants in rent arrears.

It is estimated that, collectively, agents hold approximately £2.7b of tenant and landlord funds at any one time. This is why the Client Money Protection (CMP) scheme was introduced.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has rewritten the standard tenancy contract it recommends for agents and landlords, which includes clauses that stop landlords from issuing blanket bans on tenants with pets for no good reason.

With 31st December 2020 marking the end of the transition period for Brexit, we are all still very much in a period of uncertainty as a nation. Without question, large numbers of EU nationals will be affected by Brexit; but how will this impact the rental sector?

News broke in February of a landmark ruling

The launch of the Renters Reform Bill in England has been delayed, 15 months after its first mention in December 2019. It has left landlords and letting agents sweating about current and future tenancies, with no promises for when the Bill will come into action.