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Scotland aims for 70,000 more social rents by 2032
Scotland is to put £3.2bn over the next five years into providing affordable homes. The money will be provided as grant funding and represents an…
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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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How to cause confusion
Most fees charged in connection with a tenancy are now banned, would-be tenants are reminded in How to rent, a newly published guide ‘for people…
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New guidance pushes benefit of ADR
Alternative dispute resolution such as mediation should be used where possible and appropriate, said the Government in the latest update of its guidance for landlords…
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Time for landlords to take a break
Rental yields are going down. There is no denying this, it’s official. The latest Index of Private Housing Rental Prices from the Office of National…
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London targets landlords in council house buy-back scheme
London is to offer to buy back council homes bought by individuals under the Right to Buy programme. Many of the intended vendors will be…
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Rents fall in real terms
Rents in the private sector rose at an annual rate of 1.2 per cent in the 12 months to June 2021, a rate unchanged from…
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Scotland’s property prices hit record levels
House prices in Scotland are rising at the fastest for a decade, Savills has reported. The estate agent puts the rises down to a COVID-19-led…
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Fine reduced but ban promised
A Dudley landlord has succeeded in having a fine totalling over £150,000 reduced on appeal to just over £30,000. Latif Rehman had, in 2019, been…
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There are just too many renting laws says NRLA
Calls have been made for a full Law Commission review of all the laws that currently apply to England’s private rented sector to establish if…
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New guidance on possessions and right to rent
Now that restrictions on bailiff enforcement of evictions in England and Wales have been lifted bailiffs are, as far as practical, outstanding warrants will be…
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House prices roar ahead – again
Annual house price growth accelerated in June, and now stands at over 13 per cent, the Nationwide’s latest House Price Index suggests. The 13.4 per…
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Letting agent charged with assaulting Chris Whitty
A London lettings agent has been charged with common assault after filming himself pestering England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty to join him in a…
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Urgent action needed on ‘dysfunctional’ courts
There was a continued fall in landlord possession claims between April 2020 and March 2021, the National Residential Landlords Association has reported. Its latest research…
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Cannabis tenant farmer reaps jail sentence
An Exeter tenant who paid six month’s rent in advance plus a deposit has been jailed for 18 months after being convicted of turning his…
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Scots landlords welcome extra tenant support
Announcement in Scotland of a £10m grant fund to support tenants struggling to pay their rent as a direct result of COVID-19 has brought with…
