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Rent Control

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  1. DMConsultants Blog

    EL ALQUILER CAMBIA LAS REGLAS DEL JUEGO: NUEVAS MEDIDAS EN VIGOR

    By Carolina Ibañez

    El RD Ley 29/2026 pendiente de convalidación modifica las prórrogas, las rentas y los alquileres temporales e introduce medidas fiscales que conviene conocer antes de firmar o renovar un contrato.…

  2. The Landlord Law Blog

    Why links and late documents will not help you at a rent tribunal

    By Tessa Shepperson

    Since 1 May 2026, the rules regarding the rent that landlords can charge under assured tenancies have changed substantially. A rent increase can only be made using the statutory rent…

  3. The Landlord Law Blog

    Landlord Law Newsround #452

    By Tessa Shepperson

    Welcome to our first Newsround for September where we find no shortage of housing news this week. Landlords’ request for a guarantor increases An interesting report claims that more than…

  4. Hawai'i Appleseed Blog

    Unburden the burdened: Why Hawaiʻi should expand its rental voucher program

    By Kamakani Albano

    When 57 percent of Hawaiʻi renters spend over 30 percent of their income on housing—and 29 percent spend more than half—the instinct to reach for a simple, immediate solution is…

  5. The Landlord Law Blog

    Landlord Law Newsround #451

    By Tessa Shepperson

    Welcome to our last Newsround for August. Let’s see what has been in the news this week. Increase in guarantor demand Since the start of the Renters Right Act which…

  6. The Landlord Law Blog

    The hidden Rent Act problem with the Decent Homes Standard

    By Tessa Shepperson

    The Renters Rights Act 2025 so far has had little impact on protected and statutory tenancies. These are tenancies which originated before 15 January 1989 and so come under the…

  7. inversecondemnation.com

    CA7: Takings Claim “has something to it,” But City Requiring Owner Pay Relocation Fee To Tenants Is A “Clunky” Form Of Rent Control, So You Lose

    By Robert H. Thomas

    Worth reading, if only for its somewhat odd logic is the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit's opinion in BBLI Edison, LLC v. City of Chicago, No. 25-1713…

  8. The Landlord Law Blog

    No Rent Freeze in England—but New Restrictions on Rents and Rent Increases

    By Tessa Shepperson

    One thing which landlords fear is rent control. Limits on the rent that they can charge and the increases that they can make. Starmer’s government ruled this out, and landlords…

  9. The Landlord Law Blog

    Landlord Law Newsround #446

    By Tessa Shepperson

    Landlord Law Newsround finds itself in another week, let’s see what has caught the team’s eye this week. Angela Rayner rules out rent controls in England Angela Rayner has confirmed…

  10. Property Legal Insider

    Residential tenancies update: new legislation introduces practical administrative changes

    By Aoife Smyth

    The Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 (the Bill) will shortly be signed into law by the President. It proposes a broad package of amendments to the Residential…