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Housing Sector Leaders Call for Regulation of Residential Property Agents
In a joint open letter to the new Housing Minister, key figures from the residential housing sector are urging the government to legislate the regulation…
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Record investment in UK build to rent sector in first half of 2024
The UK’s build to rent (BTR) sector saw record investment levels in the first half of 2024, with over £2.6 billion invested, according to Knight…
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Housing market optimism rises following election
The latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) indicates a renewed sense of optimism in the UK housing market following the recent…
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Property investors optimistic about potential rate cuts
Property investors are showing cautious optimism, focusing on the prospect of base rate cuts rather than political changes in the UK or global geopolitical uncertainties,…
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Northern property investment hotspots lead the way
New figures from the fast-growing UK property portal OnTheMarket highlight the top investment hotspots for the second quarter of the year, revealing a continued north/south…
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Renewed prime london property market sees resurgence in buyer demand
The latest Prime London Demand Index by Benham and Reeves shows an uptick in demand for high-end properties in Q2, reversing the downward trend observed…
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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…
