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More new house completions in Scotland, but starts are down
Almost 2,000 more new homes were built in Scotland in twelve months ended June 2022 than in the previous year, the latest quarterly statistics from…
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Southwark landlord fined for illegal conversion
A Southwark landlord who illegally converted a basement in his home to three lets has been ordered to pay back gains of just over £42,600…
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University intake will be hit by proposed change to renting laws
Government reforms of the private rented sector threaten to make it harder for students to enter higher education. This is the view of the National…
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London Remains Top City for Buy-to-Let Landlords
According to policy data and insight from leading landlord insurance provider Simply Business, London has continued to be the most attractive city for buy-to-let landlords…
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Plan To Prioritise Brownfield Land For New Housing
Councils across England have been invited to bid for a share of a £60m Brownfield Land Release scheme that, said the Government, will deliver 5,800…
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‘Flippant Disregard’ A Disincentive To PRS In Scotland
Unless the Scottish Government reverses its ‘flippant disregard’ for the lot of private landlords, investment in the sector will only decline further, and rents will…
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‘False Identity’ Bristol Landlord Ordered To Pay £37,000
A Bristol landlord has been ordered to pay £37,000 and after admitting that he had unlawfully attempted to hide his identity from tenants. Thomas Flight,…
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Rental Chaos Set To Continue
Current chaos in the UK rental market shows no sign of resolving itself, with rents in fourth quarter of 2022 reaching an all-time high, according…
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Fire Safety Responsibility Warnings
HMO landlords and those whose properties have split commercial and residential use could acquire additional responsibilities under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, due to…
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House Prices Predicted To Fall This Year
A ‘modest decline’ in house prices in 2023 has been predicted by the Nationwide in its latest house price report. Prices could go down by…
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Scotland pushes its shared equity house purchase scheme
Scotland is encouraging first-time buyers and others on low to medium incomes take advantage of its Open Market Shared Equity Scheme. The scheme allows people…
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More social landlords raise minister’s ire
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has continued his drive against rented housing failures by ‘naming and shaming’ another three social housing landlords – adding Orbit Housing,…
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Letting agent banned over ‘bounce back’ loan abuse
A London letting agent has been banned from running a company for 11 years after an investigation by the Insolvency Service found that he had…
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Landlords given more time to get ready for tax shake-up
Landlords had been given an extra two years to prepare for a requirement that they maintain their accounting records using a computer system able to…
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Wales launches holiday let licensing consultation
A Welsh Government plan to introduce short-term holiday let licensing is part of ‘radical and immediate action to address housing market failures’, according to one…
