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Covid crisis has created perfect property storm
A third national lockdown has created a perfect storm for the property market, said property portal Zoopla this week. The crisis has caused many people…
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New year dip for house prices
House prices went down by 0.3 per cent last month, Nationwide’s latest house price survey suggests. This has translated into a slowing of the annual…
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It’s not just students who need help – NRLA
Further financial support for student renters ‘begs the question why student renters are being treated differently to all others’, said the National Residential Landlords Association…
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Minister stonewalls on landlord support
A Government minister has batted back a question about landlord support during the Coronavirus pandemic with what appear to be out of date statistics. When…
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City centre landlords see availability ‘flood’
Demand for rental property is up and rents continue to increase – but not in city centres. City centre landlords are seeing ‘a flood of…
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Minister claims Welsh empty homes success
More than 500 grant applications have been received by the Welsh Government’s Empty Homes Grant Scheme in the year since it was announced by deputy…
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NUS highlights student plight
Over two thirds of student renters are worried about their ability to pay rent, with around a quarter already racking up arrears, a survey from…
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Housebuilding shot in the arm
Housebuilding is recovering, official figures suggest. Some 35,710 homes were started in July to September 2020 – a 111 per cent increase on the previous…
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Landlords turning to incorporation
Companies set up to hold buy to let rental properties were the second most common type of company founded during 2020, property sales and lettings…
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BTL mortgage rates are on the up
Average buy to let mortgage rates on two and five year fixed deals are on the up, the Moneyfacts portal has reported. The average two…
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Scottish prices Head north
House prices went up in Scotland by 8.6 per cent in the year to November 2020, HM Land Registry has reported. This puts the average…
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Scottish evictions enter new regime
Scottish landlords have seen a change in tenant security and protection become a working reality with the granting of the first Wrongful Termination Order and…
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‘Sticking plaster ban’ extended six weeks
The current ban on bailiff evictions for all but the worst cases of tenant abuse has been extended for ‘at least 6 weeks’, communities secretary…
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NRLA report slams Rent Smart Wales
Landlords have launched a blistering attack on the Welsh registration and licensing body Rent Smart Wales. It has been a legal requirement since 2015 for…
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Connells buys Countrywide
A year-end announcement from the country’s largest estate agency Countrywide has confirmed its agreement to being taken over by Connells. Countrywide is a listed company…
