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Scotland moves ahead with short-let licensing
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…
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Letting agents expelled by TPO
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…
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House-buyers caught by hidden costs
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…
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Scottish police could evict domestic abusers
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…
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House price surge ‘unlikely’ to continue
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…
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Billion £ housing project moves one step closer
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…
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UK House prices continue upwards
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…
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New forms, formats and guidance
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…
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Government backtracks (a little) on eviction notice periods
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…
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Scotland extends eviction ban, but adds tenant support fund
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…
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Government has designs on ‘Home of the future’
Communal green spaces, gardens and allotments feature in the six design entry finalists for the Government’s Home of 2030 competition. The six finalists, who each…
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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’…
