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Dramatic fall in use of ‘section 21’
Use of the ‘section 21’ route to eviction has plummeted over the last two years, the National Residential Landlords Association has reported. The ‘no blame’…
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The Landlord Knowledge editorial team covers UK buy-to-let and property investment news, policy, regulation, and finance. Our reporting focuses on the issues that matter most to private landlords and property investors across the UK.
Headed by Leon Hopkins, author of The Landlord's Handbook.
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‘Lull’ in housing market reported
Signs of a ‘pre-Christmas lull’ in the housing market has been detected by the property portal Rightmove. The price of property coming to market dropped…
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Local authorities failing to prosecute rogue landlords
Failure of local authorities to police the private renting and to prosecute criminal landlords is bringing the sector into disrepute and risks undermining promised reforms….
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Acute demand pushes rental growth to new high
‘Acute rental demand’ over the three months to September 2021 has pushed UK rental growth to its highest level since 2008, Zoopla has reported. And…
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Many landlords ‘left between a rock and a hard place’
Most of private landlords who helped tenants during the pandemic by cutting their rents, absorbed the losses by dipping into savings according, research initiated by…
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House prices; the only way is up
Another indication of continued house price growth has come in the latest Halifax house price survey. It puts the current average UK house price at…
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Landlord Building Safety responsibilities laid out
‘Landlords’ are to be included in the statutory definition of ‘Accountable Persons for occupied higher-risk buildings’ contained in the Government’s Building Safety Bill. This is…
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Property fraud highlighted
A BBC You and Yours investigation has highlighted a case of property fraud of the type to which landlords can be particularly vulnerable. Mike Hall,…
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House prices climb further but outlook ‘uncertain’
Annual house price growth eased slightly last month but was still just under 10 per cent, the Nationwide has reported. Its monthly House Price Index…
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Bank signals interest rate rises ahead
Landlords should steel themselves for interest rate rises in the months ahead. This was the underlying message given in the Bank of England’s latest monthly…
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England gets rent arrears support package
England has at last followed Scotland and Wales by belatedly announcing a support package for tenants struggling to pay their rent as a result of…
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Preparing for post-Covid economy
This year’s Budget does not draw a line under Covid, but it does begin the work of preparing for a new economy post-Covid, claimed Chancellor…
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Greens want landlords to foot £9bn funding bill
A one-off tax on residential landlords to fund extra winter fuel payments has been proposed by the Green Party. Co-leader Adrian Ramsay told the party’s…
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One firm pays most Tower hamlet fines
Three quarters of the fines resulting from Tower Hamlet letting agent prosecutions in the last three years were levied against just one firm. Tower Hamlets…
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House price boom confirmed
Official figures have confirmed the summer house price boom. Latest House Price Index results from Land Registry, just out, show UK house prices increased 10.6…
