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Estate agent defrauded
Two former employees of West Country estate agent Miller Countrywide have been branded ‘thoroughly dishonest people’ after pleading guilty to fraud charges at Truro County…
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Fury at evictions ban extension, calls for help from all sides
Furore has continued over the Government’s last minute and unheralded change of heart over tenant evictions. A ban on evictions had been due to end…
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House-buying surges, Gazumping is back
Recent house-buying interest has been so great that property portal Rightmove has thought fit to issue guidance on how to avoid gazumping. July, which is…
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Ban on eviction ignores anti-social problems
A blanket ban on evictions that allows ‘won’t pay’ tenants to build up arrears and anti-social behaviour to continue is ‘a kick in the stomach’…
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McDonnell calls for curb on landlords
Former shadow chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell has used an article in the Guardian newspaper to call for the ban on tenant evictions to…
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We want co-operation, not hostility – NRLA
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s warning of a ‘devastating tsunami of evictions’ when the current ban on possession claims ends next week, have been branded…
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Most tenants meeting rental commitments
A new survey has confirmed previous findings that relatively few private rental tenants have been unable to meet their rental commitments during the Coronavirus crisis….
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Mortgage market is tightening up
A jump in demand for property mortgages has coincided with a sharp fall in the number of mortgage offers available, comparison website Moneyfacts has reported….
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House prices up for now but uncertainty remains
Halifax has found that a ‘sharp increase’ in July has pushed house prices to their highest ever levels. The average price of a house is…
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Scotland’s tenant protections could be extended until 2021
Scotland’s emergency measures introduced at the start of the Coronavirus crisis, including those preventing tenant evictions, could be extended until March 2021. ‘Some measures’, will…
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Tenant loan scheme promised for Wales
A Tenant saver loan scheme is to be introduced in Wales to help stop private rented sector tenants falling behind with their rent because of…
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Funding announced for home-building
Government funding amounting to £1.3bn to be used for building and infrastructure projects, has been announced. One of the aims is to build 45,000 new…
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RICS professions are ‘cautiously optimistic’
Most RICS professions are ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the prospects for a UK economic recovery in the next 12 to 24 months. So said RICS, reporting…
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NRLA criticises Welsh decision on evictions
A Welsh Government decision to extend the notice period required before possession proceedings can commence, has been roundly criticised as made in haste, without consultation,…
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Streamlined and balanced eviction process needed
Current court arrangements are no longer suitable for either tenants or landlords, said the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors in a position statement Plan for…
