Moving to a new rental home? Here are the laws around your deposit and how your landlord must keep it safe it with a government deposit protection scheme.
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Your tenancy rights as a renter changed in May 2026, impacting everything from rent in advance and deposit protection to safety standards and when your landlord can evict you.
Landlords are currently responsible for vetting their tenant's legal right to rent in the UK under a Government scheme. Here's how it works.
With 'no-fault' evictions now officially illegal, the rules around losing your rental home have changed. Here is what you need to know about the new, evidence-based eviction process and your legal rights.
Right to Rent is a government scheme that makes landlords responsible for checking tenants have the legal right to live in England. Here's what you need to know.
With changes to the licencing of rental properties for Houses in Multiple Occupation, now in effect, Jonathon Waterhouse of law firm Stephenson, explains the details.
Changes will protect renters from rent rises, ensure homes are fit to live in and make it easier to have a pet.
Landlords will no longer be able to evict renters for no reason as part of a package of measures included in the Queen’s Speech to make the rental market fairer.
