One of the UK's largest insurance companies says there is no legal framework available to it that would enable the insurance giant to pay claims now that evictions have been suspended for three months ...

News - Nigel Lewis - A petition calling for rent controls launched by a hard-up mum has garnered some 42,00 signatures and counting.

However the policy was criticised by several Labour MPs including Callum Anderson (pictured) who said: "Abolishing landlords won’t build a single new home. "Not clear what this motion means and I ...

News - Nigel Lewis - More than 5,400 homes in Islington now need a licence under Islington Councils new selective licensing scheme.  Landlords in Finsbury Park, Tollington and Hillrise wards are ...

Law Commission rules out major change to security of tenure rules for commercial leases The Law Commission has published an interim report on its initial conclusions about security of tenure for ...

Pet deposits look set to be the key battleground in the Renters’ Rights Bill as peers make another bid to include them. Last month, MPs voted against allowing landlords to ask for a pet deposit of up ...

Councillor Beccy Hopfensperger (pictured), chair of Suffolk Housing Board, says: “This is a really exciting opportunity to bring together a range of different agencies with the sole aim of improving ...

News - Nigel Lewis - A rogue landlord who was also a letting agent in Essex has been banned from being a landlord in England for three years.

Explore General discussions space in LandlordZONERenting with pets – the rules are changing Both the Conservatives and now Labour have vowed to make it easier for tenants to rent with pets. The ...

News - Nigel Lewis - New Economics Foundation says Private Rented Sector Database must be a major tool to fund and direct enforcement.

Councillor Elaine Taylor, cabinet member for neighbourhoods, adds: “This Article 4 Direction will be an important planning tool for the council. It will allow us to think carefully about how a ...

A big London suburban council wants landlords’ views on a new additional licensing scheme that aims to limit the spread of HMOs and clamp down on anti-social behaviour. Sutton has already introduced ...