The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) says that landlords need incentives to drive improvements in the private rented sector as thousands of tenants were living in homes that are…
Private tenants are routinely being âconnedâ by letting agents imposing unjustified fees for providing a poor or nonexistent service, a report from the Citizens Advice said today. It said that…
New research from the Business Development Research Consultants has found that private landlords are increasingly renting to housing benefit claimants even though they are concerned about the upkeep of the…
The plans for the new independent National Tenants Voice, which will give tenants a say on the housing issues affecting them, have been accepted by the government. Communities minister Iain…
A fully licensed national register for private rented sector landlords would cost the English government £2.5 billion. Local authorities who would be in charge of implementing the scheme would face…
There has been a ‘steep rise’ in the number of tenants evicted after landlords have defaulted on their mortgage, Shelter warned. Ministers have to ‘act quickly to give tenants far,…
The number of tenants struggling to pay their rent is rising, according to the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA). Around 65 per cent of agents have seen an increase…
A government review of water charges has suggested that residential landlords could be made liable for unpaid water bills left by departing tenants. Water companies argue that they are vulnerable…
The tenancy deposit scheme (TDS) has published figures for disputes involving return of deposits. The majority, 52 per cent, sent to the TDS involved cleaning, with almost half – 45…
The Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) has also questioned the new repossession proposals for rented property. It has called for the government to be clearer about its intentions to…