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Right to rent coronavirus concessions extended
Less onerous Right to Rent checks, introduced because of the Coronavirus pandemic, will now be acceptable until 31 August 2021, the Home Office has announced….
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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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Scotland and Wales extend eviction protections
Scotland is set to extend for a further six months the protection given to tenants against eviction during the coronavirus pandemic. This will be among…
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Call for Government action to avoid arrears crisis
Landlords in England are being forced into a corner because tenants are not being given the financial support they need, said the National Residential Landlords’…
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First of discounted First Homes now for sale
Houses are being offered to Bolsover first-time buyers and key workers at heavily discounted prices as part of the first phase roll-out of the Government’s…
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Manchester agent’s £21k fine confirmed
Housing letting and management company Mecca Properties (M/CR) Ltd has been fined over £21,000 by Manchester City Council for breach of HMO regulations. Announcement that Mecca…
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Stamp duty reminder
New rates of stamp duty apply from 1 July. They are higher than now, but still below pre-pandemic levels. A new stamp duty regime is…
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Post June 30 ‘right to rent’ rules confirmed
So long as landlords have carried out ‘right to rent’ checks on tenants who are EEA nationals prior to 30 June, there is no requirement…
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NRLA renews plea for tenant support
Almost a quarter of a million renters will emerge from the Covid Crisis with damaged credit scores that will cause them difficulties finding new tenancies….
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No place for ‘No DSS’
Blanket bans against tenants in receipt of social benefits have no place in a fair and modern housing market, said housing spokesman Eddie Hughes last week….
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Updated forms bring reminder on s21 limits
Latest assured tenancy forms published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government remind landlords that they cannot rely on Section 21 in all…
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June brings end to bailiff ban
June has brought with it an easing of the rules that apply to rental property possession proceedings. From 1 June 2021, notice periods must be…
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Beware holiday hitches
There may be a Stamp Duty holiday, but this is a tax that cannot be ignored, says Ella Pumford, content manager at St Modwen Homes….
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Generation Rents sets out wish list
An end to automatic evictions for rent arrears, four month notice periods with a winter ‘truce’ on evictions, a national register of landlords, and compensation…
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BTL mortgage rates moving down
Buy-to-Let mortgage rates have been moving down. Average two and five year fixed BTL mortgage rates have fallen since the start of May and are…
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House sales boom set to continue
2012 is set to have the busiest year for house sales since 2007, property portal Zoopla has predicted. ‘Easing of lockdowns will continue to cause…
