Local authorities will be handed powers to fine ‘landlords, letting agents, or anyone acting on their behalf’ when the first phase of the new tenancy rules comes in next year.

Plans to prepare the courts for Section 21 abolition have now been published, but the official eviction ‘Roadmap’ leaves more questions than answers.

Officials reveal how the rent bidding ban will work in practice including how tenants who try to start bidding 'wars' won't covered by rules, but landlords will.

Unexpectedly there were no comments from landlord or agent leaders withing the announcement heralding 'a roadmap' for the Act.

Under the Renters' Rights Act, councils will be given "powers in many cases greater than the police and frankly with little or no accountability," says landlords figure Phil Turtle.

The portal says it stands with estate agents facing 'escalating costs' charged by Rightmove and it remains 'customer first' in its approach.

Michael Day is calling on the property industry to support his festive tune to raise funds for Diabetes UK and The Propertymark Trust.

Housing ministry reveals date for implementation start but only a vague timetable as Prime Minister says majority of landlords are 'respectable and reasonable'.

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show buy-to-let repossessions were up in Q3, and for homeowners the increase was a huge 40%.

The pension industry is predicting that millions more will reach retirement age without owning a home – ARLA President reacts.

Most lenders remain hesitant to lend on commonhold. Their concerns centre on service-charge recovery, covenant enforcement and the practicalities of resident-led management. If mortgage availability ...

Hackney landlord tries to blame local council’s hacked IT for his failure to obtain an HMO licence for his rental property, to no avail.