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UK landlords face deadline to revalue high-value properties
Landlord companies with residential properties in the UK worth more than £500,000 have been reminded that they have one month left to revalue their properties…
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Property sellers discount on average £14,100 to achieve a sale
The latest House Price Index from Zoopla – the leading property website – reveals sellers are having to discount their home by an average of…
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Private landlords should have duty to deal with mould
Citizens Advice is calling on the Government to require private landlords to deal with complaints of serious issues such as damp and mould in their…
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Council tax certainty proposed for HMOs
As a general rule, houses in multiple occupation should always be treated for council tax purposes as a single property, the Government has proposed. In…
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Landlords leaving property sector due to regulations overstated
According to a survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group, the number of landlords planning to leave the property sector due to government regulations and impending…
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Scotland ups affordable housing fund
An additional £25m has been promised to finance more affordable homes for Scotland. The money will go into the Charitable Bond programme which provides loans…
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Facebook Marketplace Used in Sophisticated Property Rental Scam
A recent investigation by the BBC has revealed a new property rental scam that uses Facebook Marketplace and fake accommodation booking sites to scam unsuspecting…
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Guidance stresses going to court is ‘last resort’
Seeking possession through the courts should only be used if and when all other means of resolving disputes with tenants have been exhausted an updated…
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Social housing ‘imbalance’ at heart of crisis
Local authorities should be empowered to acquire, upgrade and repurpose private rented housing so as to create a new generation of social homes, a report…
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London council house waiting list up 50,000 in three years
London council housing waiting lists increased by almost 50,000 between 2020 and 2022. The figure comes from the latest update of Live tables on rents,…
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Mortgage Rate Hikes Lead to Fall in House Prices
UK house prices have reportedly fallen 0.4% between November and December, following a year-long trend of steady growth. Average house prices rose 9.8% in the…
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Rising costs for landlords and second homeowners
Last week it was announced that North Devon’s second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year of it no longer…
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Welsh Budget criticised over housing allocation
A cross party group for housing has called on the Welsh Government to re-think its proposed ‘budget for hard times’. Among other things, the group,…
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Scotland proposes changes to ADS
Homeowners moving house in Scotland are set to be given longer to sell their existing home before becoming ineligible to reclaim any Additional Dwelling Supplement…
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Sales and house prices continue to fall in January
Buyer enquiries, agreed sales and new instructions remain on a downward trend as tenant demand sees an increase at the same time as landlord instructions…
