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Shelter calls for ‘serious reform’ of ‘broken renting system’

Shelter calls for ‘serious reform’ of ‘broken renting system’

Over a third of private renters are being forced to live in dangerous conditions because they fear that complaints will lead to retaliatory eviction, the...

Early signs of London letting recovery

Early signs of London letting recovery

There are early signs of a recovery in the prime London lettings market, property investment specialist London Central Portfolio has reported. Hesitancy on the part...

Temporary right to rent rules to end, but re-checking not required

Temporary right to rent rules to end, but re-checking not required

Temporary changes to the Right to Rent rules made in March 2020, will remain in place until 16 May 2021, the Home Office has announced....

Rightmove dominance confirmed

Rightmove dominance confirmed

Rightmove’s dominance of the online property search business has been confirmed in a report from lead generation and management company Callwell. Its first quarter Portal...

Advice updates on moving and tenant changes

Advice updates on moving and tenant changes

While house moves have been permitted during the Covid Crisis, the Government has continued to advise all parties involved to be as flexible as possible...

More than half of landlords consider quitting

More than half of landlords consider quitting

A fifth of landlords have told a survey they are looking to leave the market, and a further third that they were unsure about continuing....

Rent controls would be disaster – NRLA

Rent controls would be disaster – NRLA

Rent controls called for by the Mayor of London would leave tenants across the capital worse off, analysis from the National Residential Landlords Association has...

Guidance promotes pilot  mediation scheme

Guidance promotes pilot mediation scheme

Backing its pilot scheme aimed at helping to ease the backlog in possession cases, the Government has published new guidance promoting its Housing possession mediation...

Time to review property portfolios

Time to review property portfolios

Now is the time for landlords to take serious stock of their property portfolios, according to property investment consultant Thirlmere Deacon. ‘Over the last few...

Councils told to use COVID common-sense

Councils told to use COVID common-sense

Local authorities have been advised by the Government to take a ‘common-sense’ approach to enforcing electrical safety and other landlord regulations. This is confirmed in...

Overseas property investors still buying British

Overseas property investors still buying British

Brexit has not put foreign landlords off investing in UK property, London property agent ludlowthompson has reported. In fact the number of overseas landlords owning...

BTL mortgage offers climb back up

BTL mortgage offers climb back up

Coronavirus Crisis first hit the UK economy, Moneyfacts.co.uk has reported. But rates have also risen – to a two-year high, said the financial information provider....

Chaos in the courts predicted

Chaos in the courts predicted

There will be chaos in the courts, which will be unable to deal with an avalanche of possession claims once the ban on bailiff evictions...

Rental arrears ‘crunch time’

Rental arrears ‘crunch time’

A short term ban on repossessions has resulted in an increase in the number of private rented sector tenants who are in long term danger...

House price forecast: buoyant for now, uncertain later

House price forecast: buoyant for now, uncertain later

House prices fell slightly last month, the Nationwide has reported. Its March survey puts prices down 0.2 per cent on February, compared with a rise...

Tax policy document targets holiday lets

Tax policy document targets holiday lets

It looks as if landlords with holiday lets will have to pay more in rates/council tax. This has emerged from the Governments Tax policies and...

Race for space is driving surge in demand for houses

Race for space is driving surge in demand for houses

Housing demand is now 80 per cent higher than at the same time of year for each of the last four years, property portal Zoopla...

NRLA calls for adapted living drive

NRLA calls for adapted living drive

There should be greater co-operation between landlords and local authorities to help meet the urgent need for more private rented accommodation adapted for disabled and older living needs, according...

Private renters worried about post-pandemic housing

Private renters worried about post-pandemic housing

Nearly half of private renters say they are depressed and anxious about their post-pandemic housing situation. The finding came from the homeless charity Shelter. The concerns...

Scots Government publishes housing vision

Scots Government publishes housing vision

‘Tackling high rents in the private sector’, is one of the key priorities of a 20-year housing strategy set out by the Scottish Government in...
















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