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Social Landlords Get ‘Name And Shame’ Reminder
Birmingham City Council and the London Borough of Hackney are among a list of social landlords to be ‘named and shamed’ by the Government. Both…
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Students Win Rent Repayment
Eight students have been successful in claiming a rent repayment order of over £22,000 for an unlicensed HMO they rented in Birmingham. The First-tier Tribunal…
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HomeLet Issues Rental Market ‘Unsustainability’ Warning
After Covid-created doldrums, London’s rental market regaining the wind in its sails. HomeLet’s latest Rental Index for July show average London rents of £1,868 per…
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Bank Rate Hike Brings House Price Uncertainties
Noting ‘some early indications of a slowing in housing demand’, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has chosen to dampen the fire further by…
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New Rules On Carbon Monoxide Alarms Explained
New rules on carbon monoxide alarms will come into force on 1 October 2022. From that date there must be a carbon monoxide alarm in…
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Scotland backs tighter holiday let controls
Edinburgh is to become Scotland’s first ‘Short-Term Let Control Area’, after the Scottish Government approved the City Council’s proposed tightening of holiday let planning rules….
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Renters may find mortgages easier to get
Rental tenants who apply for mortgages costing less than the rent they are paying have been turned down on the basis of affordability. That could…
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House sales ease but rental demand continues to soar
Estate agents experienced the first confirmed indications that high housing market demand eased across the UK in June, their professional body Propertymark has reported. Some…
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