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Charity donations through Deposit Protection Service hit £1m mark

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has facilitated £1m in donations to homelessness charity St Mungo’s since the partnership began at the end of 2024.

Agents and landlords warned Information Sheet confusion could result in £7K fines

Agents do not necessarily need specific instruction. If you are acting on behalf of the landlord, the safest approach is to serve it.

Possession court delays increase financial strain on landlords and letting agents

Delays in possession cases are driving landlord losses beyond £10,000 in several parts of the country, according to new analysis from Legal for Lettings.

The Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026

This has now been published by the Government and can be downloaded from the page linked below:

Renters’ Rights Act will stop tenants being evicted for holiday lets – Government

In a written question, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, claimed rules in the Renters’ Rights Act will prevent landlords from evicting tenants to convert properties into holiday lets.

Strong tenant-landlord relationships linked to longer tenancies

Some 68% of tenants say the single biggest factor that would make them stay in their rental home long term is the relationship with their landlord or agent,

Sanctions checks: what landlords need to know

Since 14th May 2025, letting agents have been brought formally into the UK’s financial sanctions reporting regime. This means they are now legally required to screen landlords, tenants and guarantors against the UK sanctions list and to take action if concerns arise.

Warning over rise in rogue locksmith scams

A new report warns that rogue locksmith scams are increasing, with some operators advertising low prices before charging customers hundreds of pounds once work is underway.

Tenants using bank fraud reports to challenge rent and deposit payments – claim

Tenants have been using Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud reports to challenge rent and holding deposit payments, according to LettsPay.

Courts with longest eviction case wait times revealed

The most delayed jurisdictions include Barnet, Birmingham, Brentford, Bromley, Central London, Clerkenwell, Croydon, Edmonton, Kingston-upon-Thames County Court and Family Court, Romford, Slough, Stratford, Wandsworth and Willesden.

Renters’ Rights Act will ‘present specific challenge’ in London, warns Propertymark

Propertymark has set out a series of considerations for the rollout of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 in its submission to the London Assembly Housing Committee.

Local authorities face scrutiny over ‘double jeopardy’ landlord licensing practices

Landlord Licensing & Defence has raised concerns over what it describes as “double jeopardy” enforcement, in which licence conditions repeat existing legal requirements.