Memphis renters said they’ve experienced retaliation from their landlords after reporting housing problems, continuing a pattern monitored by the Memphis Public Interest Law Center. A report entitled, “Haunted Housing: The Reality of Being A Renter In Memphis,” from the Memphis…
Published Nov 5, 2026 at 3:46 p.m. ET Rent-controlled tenants in Elizabeth, New Jersey won a years-long legal battle on Election Day after voters approved a measure that restores a $20 cap on future rent increases, at least for a year. City leaders have tried…
Voters in eight Maine communities approved measures Tuesday to protect mobile home park residents from rising lot rents, marking a major victory for residents who have spent months organizing against escalating housing costs and corporate ownership. Every community with a…
Landlords seeking even minimal rent increases could face tribunal challenges after campaign groups encouraged tenants to contest rises. The Telegraph reports that tenants’ groups in Oxford, London and Manchester are promoting challenges even where tenants can afford the proposed increase.
Landlords are facing calls for nationwide rent controls as tribunal backlogs leave some waiting longer for increases that cannot be backdated to before a decision. The London Renters Union (LRU) has told the Guardian that challenging individual increases offered insufficient…
A government minister has rejected claims that rent controls are being introduced in England through the back door via rent tribunals. Posting on social media, housing minister Matthew Pennycook dismissed suggestions that rent controls had returned, describing them as “nonsense…
A bill seeking to regulate rental payments, curb compulsory multiple-year rent demands and standardise housing agency fees in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Hon. Paul Nnamchi,…
04 November 2026 4:55 pm WAT Landlords and property management companies in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) could face financial penalties of up to N20m if a proposed legislation regulating rental transactions becomes law. The bill, which has secured passage at second reading in…
Wed, Nov 04, 2026 | Jumada al-Awwal 23, 1448 | Fajr 05:09|DXB 30.5°C A tenant who failed to pay rent even once since the start of a commercial tenancy agreement was ordered to vacate a property in Dubai's Business Bay, despite attempting to settle Dh2.415 million in…
Bulldozers will be used from 14 November to demolish 600 dilapidated EWS (Janata Quarters) houses of the Madhya Pradesh Housing Board in Aishbagh, Bhopal. The Housing Board has issued a final notice directing all residents to vacate the houses and remove their…
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