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Race is on to beat stamp duty deadline
Falkirk, Scotland is the fastest moving property market in the UK, with properties taking an average of just 20 days from listing to ‘sold subject…
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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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It’s so very nice to be beside the seaside
St Ives, in Cornwall, is the happiest place to live in Great Britain, the property portal Rightmove has decided. Its annual Happy at Home Index…
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Scotland’s rents up by 1.1 per cent
Average rents for new-to-the-market two bedroom properties in Scotland, the most common type of private rented property, increased in the year to September at a…
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New Right to Rent regs but full review delayed
Delays caused by the Coronavirus pandemic have meant that planned changes to the Right to Rent rules will not now be made before the spring…
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Official figures confirm summer housing boom
Latest Land Registry figures, published last week, largely confirm that the house sales boom over the summer months shows little sign of slowing. UK house…
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Mumbles house prices are something to shout about
Mumbles in Wales is currently Britain’s top coastal house price hotspot. Property portal Rightmove has reported. ‘The quaint seaside town, nestled on the coast of…
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Calls mount for tenant support
Calls have been mounting for the Government to provide financial support to tenants in England who are facing hardship because of the Coronavirus crisis. Many…
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Rents are rising In rural areas
Rents for new lets increased in the year to October, but only in rural locations, Hamptons International has reported. Its November Monthly Lettings Index put…
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London Mayor launches landlord licence-checker
Some tenants could be owed thousands of pounds in rent repayments because landlord has failed to obtain the correct licence. So said Mayor of London,…
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New guidance on renting possession and moving
With a few exceptions notices to tenants in England given from 29 August 2020 to at least 31 March 2021 must be at least six…
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Countrywide estate agents receives In takeover bid
Countrywide, the UK’s largest listed estate agent has received a £82m provisional takeover bid from rival Connells. Countrywide, which has over 700 branches and owns…
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Rates rise for mortgages
Mortgage borrowers should act quickly as interest rates continue to rise, financial information company Moneyfacts has suggested. Average rates on two and five year fixed…
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Rental market buoyant except in London
Rents in London have fallen during the Coronavirus pandemic, property portal Zoopla has reported. However, London is the exception and rents risen in a buoyant…
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‘Vital’ for landlords to be able to recover property
It is vital for the future supply of good quality rented housing that abolition of section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions is accompanied by an assurance…
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House prices at record high but headwinds expected
Average UK house price reached new record high in October although the market looks set to slow in the coming months, reported Halifax in its…
