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House prices fall in October
House prices fell 0.9% in a month – the first monthly fall since July last year and the biggest since June 2020. Nationwide now puts…
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Another all-time high for tenant demand
For the second time this year, the proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high, research conducted on behalf of Paragon…
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Landlords need help to make energy efficiency changes
‘Green’ mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating…
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Rishi Sunak named as next PM
Former Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, will become the next UK Prime Minister. He will replace Liz Truss who resigned as PM on 20 October 2022 after…
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Section 21 confusion continues
First there were rumours that the Liz Truss Government would not, after all, scrap section 21 evictions as previously promised. Then there was denial. Then…
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Landlords & agents combine to challenge ‘last straw’ Bill
Landlords have teamed up with estate agents and other property professionals to take the first step towards challenging a freeze on rent increases and evictions…
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Welsh Land Transaction Tax and Scottish tenant protection
As from last week the starting threshold for paying of main residential rates of Land Transaction Tax, the Welsh equivalent of stamp duty, has increased…
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Energy efficiency burden weighs heavily on landlords
More than half of landlords have made energy efficiency improvements to their properties in the last six months, specialist financial services company Shawbrook has reported….
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Abolishing s21 evictions ‘will harm most vulnerable tenants’
Despite speculation to the contrary, Prime Minister Liz Truss has confirmed that the Government intends to go ahead with its commitment to abolish section 21…
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HMRC clamping down on unregistered estate agents
Estate agents Stacey Mann Estates Limited, Roman James Estates Limited, and Janice Chissick Estates Limited are among a long list of property and other businesses…
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Slower house price growth predicted
House prices fell slightly in September with the market showing further signs of slowing, the Halifax has reported. Its latest index put the monthly fall…
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Holiday let planning changes go ahead in Wales
Confirmation of planning changes affecting second homes and holiday lets in Wales has been published. The package of measures announced in July included creation of…
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Call for Chancellor to extend pro-growth policies to PRS
Pro-growth tax measures for the private rented sector, including reversal of the decision to restrict landlord access to mortgage interest relief and an end to…
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Councils home in on support
Updates on housing health and safety requirements, housing benefit, Universal Credit, rent pricing and information on the White Paper A Fairer Private Rented Sector, will…
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Rent freeze to be rushed through Scottish Parliament
‘Emergency legislation’ is set to freeze rents and place restrictions on evictions in Scotland. To be fast-tracked through the Scottish Parliament, Cost of Living (Tenant…
