Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has written to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick, calling on the Government to give him the powers to freeze private rents...
Help to Buy Wales, which was due to close to applicants in March next year, has been extended a further year, with the possibility for...
Westminster City Council, which claims to have the largest private rented sector in England, is consulting on introduction of additional licensing requirements. ‘We recognise that...
Communication between landlord and tenant is key to sustaining tenancies where tenants are facing financial difficulties’, said the National Landlord Knowledge’s Association in newly published...
Although the ban on possession proceedings ended on 20 September, and courts are now open for business, landlords must fulfil a number of new requirements...
We strongly advise landlords not to commence or continue possession proceedings during this challenging time without a very good reason to do so’, said the...
There will not be a blanket extension to mortgage payment deferrals when the current arrangements for helping borrowers through the Coronavirus Crisis come to an...
Thanks to low property prices and a median monthly rent of £450, Middlesbrough is the current rental market hot spot, the property portal Zoopla has...
Almost a quarter of private landlords with properties in England have lost rental income as a result of Covid-19, a new survey suggests. The research,...
Shelter has notched up another win in its campaign stop landlords and agents putting a catch-all ban on tenants in receipt of social benefits. In...
All short-term lets will require a licence under proposed legislation outlined by the Scottish Government this week. Its consultation document Short Term Lets Consultation on...
Three letting agents were among the latest firms to be expelled from the Property Ombudsman scheme. The London Landlord Limited, based in Finchley, has been...
Almost a third of house-buyers discover substantial hidden costs after they take possession of their new property. The finding comes from property portal Zoopla on...
Scottish police look set to be given powers to intervene in incidents of domestic violence, if necessary by removing suspected abusers from their homes. With...
House prices continued to beat expectations in August, Halifax has reported. Its latest house price index put the month-on-month rate of increase at 1.6 per...
Bids are being sought for the Government’s multi-billion pound affordable housing project, with the first new houses being promised for next year. An overall housing...
UK house prices rose by 2 per cent in August, pushing up the annual growth rate to 3.7 per cent, said Nationwide, reporting on its...
Revision of possession regulations has brought a flurry of new rental forms, formats and guidance notes from the Government. Included in the release COVID-19 and...
Backtracking a little on initial indications of how an extension of the ban on tenant evictions in England would work, the Government has cut the...
Scotland has extended its ban on tenant evictions until March 2021. The move had been telegraphed by ministers and came as no great shock. More...
The year 2022 witnessed an extraordinary escalation in house prices, pushing affordability to its limit. In England, the average house was priced at £275,000, while…
A new scheme introduced in North London requires landlords to register for a license and certify that they are providing their tenants with good quality…
The escalation of rental prices has become a stark reality, with an overwhelming majority of landlords opting to increase rents, often in response to their…
As the housing market in the UK cools amidst economic turbulence, residential equity growth seems to be lagging behind, providing some of the weakest investment…
The latest study by London-based estate agent Benham and Reeves reveals promising signs of recovery in the UK’s corporate housing market, though it’s still trailing…
As the Ashes series takes centre stage in the cricketing world, England and Australia are not just battling for the smallest trophy in the sport…
The Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have today revealed their progressive strategy for housing across England. The…
A landlord with a distinguished OBE title has been hit with an astounding £300,000 fine for managing properties with deplorable living conditions for over two…
In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph following the Uxbridge by-election, Michael Gove, the Housing Secretary, has called for a revision of the planned energy…
Economists are raising alarms about the UK’s housing market, forecasting a significant drop in house prices with minimal chances of recovery due to persistently high…
New research indicates a considerable shift in the UK property landscape, with almost two thirds (63%) of private landlords contemplating transitioning to a letting agency…
A 16% increase in eviction cases reaching the courts has been observed, according to an analysis of government statistics by property software company Veco. This…
London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has implored the UK government to collaborate with him and local borough councils to implement a licensing scheme for short-term rentals….
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given his approval to one of the UK’s largest private landlord licensing schemes, proposed by Southwark’s Labour council. This new…
Despite a minor 1.9% uptick in the average house prices for the year leading up to May, which is down from the previous month’s increase…
