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....
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...
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’...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
Latest assured tenancy forms published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government remind landlords that they cannot rely on Section 21 in all...
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...
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...
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...
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...
2021 is set to have the busiest year for house sales since 2007, property portal Zoopla has predicted. ‘Easing of lockdowns will continue to cause...
Tenancy notice periods will return to pre-COVID lengths from 1 October 2021 ‘unless the public health situation warrants a further extension’. So said the Government...
Legislation is in place to ensure bailiffs do not serve eviction notices or carry out evictions, said latest Government Guidance for Landlords and Tenants, just...
London landlords are the only ones in the country to have reported a fall in demand, a National Residential Landlords Association members survey had concluded....
Essex lettings company director Ghanshyam Sarup Batra has received a High Court ban preventing him from involvement in the promotion, formation or management of any...
Figures from HM Land Registry have confirmed the surge in house prices recorded in commercial surveys. On average, UK house prices rose by 1.8 per...
Excluding London, the annual rate of rental increase across the UK was higher at the end of March than it has been for over four...
The UK Government has recently disclosed more specifics about the information landlords must supply to the forthcoming Property Portal, marking a significant move in the…
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in recent years. The Select…
The timeless charm of Georgian properties is proving irresistible to buyers, with new research showing that these classic homes command premiums of up to 47%…
In a shocking revelation, Zola McGoldrick, 50, a director of the Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) and also known by the name Zola Affley, has…
Recent studies conducted by the estate agent comparison website, GetAgent.co.uk, have brought to light a dramatic surge in Google searches for ‘gazundering’, pointing to a…
The UK is witnessing unprecedented surges in rental costs, with the third quarter of 2023 marking new heights in the ongoing rental crisis. Fresh statistics…
Recent data indicates a deceleration in the UK’s house price growth, with a mere 0.2% increase recorded in the year to August, a notable decline…
Recent statistics indicate a critical need for competitive property pricing, as October sees the most modest rise in seller asking prices since 2008. According to…
London’s rental market, which faced an extraordinary scarcity of rental stock last summer, is showing signs of stabilisation with a notable increase in available properties…
Newly uncovered research brings to light that the UK’s buy-to-let mortgage market exhibited a robust growth, standing tall at a total value of £41.3 billion…
Recent data has signalled the most dramatic fall in house prices for over a decade. With a 4.7% dip between September 2022 and 2023, as…
A decline in fixed mortgage rates has been observed, providing a welcome respite for borrowers after what’s been a tumultuous year. Moneyfacts’ recent data indicates…
Landlords are turning their attention to the commercial property sector, with recent research from Shawbrook suggesting that 19% are mulling over the idea of venturing…
Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has officially sealed a partnership deal with The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), stepping up as the association’s chief lettings partner….
HMRC has raised an alarm over a controversial tax planning strategy, often presented as a ‘hybrid business model’, targeted towards individual landlords seeking to restructure…
