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Labour reverts housing department name change
Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has announced that the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will drop ‘levelling up’ from its title, reverting to…
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Landlord earnings fall sharply as rental market struggles
Landlords with an average buy-to-let mortgage are seeing their annual earnings drop by over £4,000 per property compared to 2020, primarily due to rising interest…
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Labour plans major housing reforms with no-fault evictions ban
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced Labour’s comprehensive housing reform plans, which include banning Section 21 evictions, easing rules on green belt development, and setting new…
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Labour’s election win presents key opportunity for housing reform
Keir Starmer, the newly elected Prime Minister, is positioned to address Britain’s housing crisis, leveraging Labour’s substantial parliamentary majority to implement significant reforms. Jonathan Rolande,…
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Halifax Report: Labour’s Housing Plans Unlikely to Impact Immediate Market Trends
The latest Halifax House Price Index reveals that house prices fell by 0.2% in June, with an annual increase of 1.6% and a slight rise…
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Election Impact Minimal on Landlord Decisions, Reveals Foxtons Survey
A recent survey by Foxtons has shown that the general election will have little effect on landlords’ decisions to grow or sell their property portfolios….
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Paragon Bank slashes buy-to-let rates and unveils new fixed-rate deals
Paragon Bank has taken a significant step to attract UK landlords by cutting rates on its core buy-to-let mortgage range and introducing six new five-year…
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Letting agents and landlords tackle low tenant demand in select postcodes
New research from Zero Deposit, a tenancy deposit alternative provider, reveals that rental market turnover is as low as 10% in some UK postcodes, highlighting…
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Call for tax reform to boost rental housing supply
Propertymark is urging the next government to reconsider the tax rules for landlords to incentivise new investment in the buy-to-let sector, as the number of…
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Record-high rents persist despite slowing growth
The average rent in the UK reached a record high of £1,299 per month in June 2024, up from £1,229 in June 2023, according to…
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Housing market sees 23% rise in property listings ahead of election
New data from Home Sale Pack reveals a significant 22.9% increase in the number of new homes listed for sale across Britain, as sellers aim…
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Lenders cut mortgage rates ahead of anticipated interest rate reduction
Three of the UK’s largest lenders have reduced their fixed mortgage rates over the past week, anticipating a potential interest rate cut by the Bank…
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Rightmove reveals half of UK homes need EPC upgrades
New research from property portal Rightmove highlights the immense and costly task facing the next government in upgrading the UK’s housing stock. Over half of…
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HMO landlords rely on property as sole income source
A recent survey by Landbay reveals that half of HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) landlords rely solely on their property portfolios for income. This reliance…
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Labour’s 1.5 million homes pledge faces scepticism
New data analysis by Yopa, the full-service estate agents, suggests that Labour’s ambitious promise to build 1.5 million new homes in their first parliamentary term…
