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NRLA gives muted response to proposed Decent Homes Standard

NRLA gives muted response to proposed Decent Homes Standard

Proposals for a new Decent Homes Standard for private rented homes have been broadly welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association. But, said NRLA chief executive...

09/09/2022
Proposed standard would criminalise landlord failures

Proposed standard would criminalise landlord failures

It is set to become a criminal offence for private landlords to let property that fails to meet a new Decent Homes Standard.  This is...

07/09/2022
Scotland to freeze rents and ban evictions

Scotland to freeze rents and ban evictions

Scotland is to introduce emergency legislation freezing rents and imposing a moratorium on evictions until at least 31 March 2023. So said Scotland’s First Minister...

06/09/2022
Council gains ‘major victory’ over short-term letting fraud

Council gains ‘major victory’ over short-term letting fraud

AirBnb has agreed to share payment data with Kensington and Chelsea borough council to help crack down on illegal short-term lets. The agreement covers for...

05/09/2022
Tougher flood checks required for new houses

Tougher flood checks required for new houses

Improved planning guidance to help councils consider flood risk will provide better flood protections for new homes, the Government has announced. The move aims to...

02/09/2022
Tenant unions could be part of Scottish new deal

Tenant unions could be part of Scottish new deal

Respondents to the Scottish Government’s consultation on suggested changes to its rental sector strategy have supported the idea of tenant unions. This emerged with the...

01/09/2022
New fire safety responsibilities outlined

New fire safety responsibilities outlined

New fire safety duties for high-rise residential building owners or managers have been outlined in an updated Government fact sheet. In all multi-occupied residential buildings,...

01/09/2022
Letting agent defrauded landlords of thousands of pounds

Letting agent defrauded landlords of thousands of pounds

Newmarket letting agent Frank Smart has been convicted of defrauding landlords of over £80,000 by retaining deposits and rents due them. Smart, who traded as,...

30/08/2022
Readiness For Rent Law Change In Wales Called Into Question

Readiness For Rent Law Change In Wales Called Into Question

Rent Smart Wales, the licensing authority for all landlords in Wales, has closed its telephone helpline due to ‘staff shortages’. The closure comes at a...

26/08/2022
‘Deluge of evictions’ likely unintended consequence of scrapping s21

‘Deluge of evictions’ likely unintended consequence of scrapping s21

A quarter of landlords who evicted tenants over the last 12 months using ‘section 21’, did so because they wanted to get out of renting....

25/08/2022
Part-time tenants help boost London market

Part-time tenants help boost London market

Now that working from home is more established and the race for space continues, there is a growing trend for people to rent accommodation for...

22/08/2022
Housing selling twice as fast as 2019

Housing selling twice as fast as 2019

Time between listing a house for sale and a sale agreement is the lowest it has been five years. The claim comes from Money.co.uk which...

19/08/2022
Demand for HMOs moves up market

Demand for HMOs moves up market

Houses in Multiple Occupation are moving up the value chain as tenants demand better amenities, research by Paragon Bank has suggested. Paragon’s survey of HMO...

18/08/2022
Social Landlords Get ‘Name And Shame’ Reminder

Social Landlords Get ‘Name And Shame’ Reminder

Birmingham City Council and the London Borough of Hackney are among a list of social landlords to be ‘named and shamed’ by the Government. Both...

16/08/2022
Students Win Rent Repayment

Students Win Rent Repayment

Eight students have been successful in claiming a rent repayment order of over £22,000 for an unlicensed HMO they rented in Birmingham. The First-tier Tribunal...

12/08/2022
HomeLet Issues Rental Market ‘Unsustainability’ Warning

HomeLet Issues Rental Market ‘Unsustainability’ Warning

After Covid-created doldrums, London’s rental market regaining the wind in its sails. HomeLet’s latest Rental Index for July show average London rents of £1,868 per...

10/08/2022
Bank Rate Hike Brings House Price Uncertainties

Bank Rate Hike Brings House Price Uncertainties

Noting ‘some early indications of a slowing in housing demand’, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has chosen to dampen the fire further by...

09/08/2022
New Rules On Carbon Monoxide Alarms Explained

New Rules On Carbon Monoxide Alarms Explained

New rules on carbon monoxide alarms will come into force on 1 October 2022. From that date there must be a carbon monoxide alarm in...

05/08/2022
Scotland backs tighter holiday let controls

Scotland backs tighter holiday let controls

Edinburgh is to become Scotland’s first ‘Short-Term Let Control Area’, after the Scottish Government approved the City Council’s proposed tightening of holiday let planning rules....

04/08/2022
Renters may find mortgages easier to get

Renters may find mortgages easier to get

Rental tenants who apply for mortgages costing less than the rent they are paying have been turned down on the basis of affordability. That could...

02/08/2022
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