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Landlord help sought in battle against COVID
Landlords should make sure their properties have good ventilation including opening windows to the extent of at least one twentieth of floor space. Any lost…
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NAO calls for strategic approach to rental regulation
Current private rented sector regulation does not ensure it is consistently fair for renters or that housing is safe and secure. This is the conclusion…
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Deposit protection failure admitted by red-faced PurpleBricks
‘Tech-led estate agency’ PurpleBricks, has suffered an IT glitch in its lettings agency business that could cost it £9m. The AIMs listed company admitted this…
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House market ‘buoyant’, but outlook uncertain
Annual house price growth remained ‘strong’ in November, the Nationwide’s latest house price index suggests. At 10.0 per cent it was marginally higher than the…
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Six-month lifespan for section 21 notices confirmed
Section 21 notices served in England on or after 1 October 2021 can be relied on in some circumstances for six months to commence proceedings….
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Christmas brings temporary lull to busy house market
By the end of 2021, one in 16 homes will have changed hands, making it the busiest property market since 2007, the property portal Zoopla…
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Wales plans curbs on holiday lets and second homes
Planning permission could be required in Wales for use of properties as short-term lets and second homes. This is part of a range of measures…
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Dramatic fall in use of ‘section 21’
Use of the ‘section 21’ route to eviction has plummeted over the last two years, the National Residential Landlords Association has reported. The ‘no blame’…
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‘Lull’ in housing market reported
Signs of a ‘pre-Christmas lull’ in the housing market has been detected by the property portal Rightmove. The price of property coming to market dropped…
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Local authorities failing to prosecute rogue landlords
Failure of local authorities to police the private renting and to prosecute criminal landlords is bringing the sector into disrepute and risks undermining promised reforms….
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Acute demand pushes rental growth to new high
‘Acute rental demand’ over the three months to September 2021 has pushed UK rental growth to its highest level since 2008, Zoopla has reported. And…
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Many landlords ‘left between a rock and a hard place’
Most of private landlords who helped tenants during the pandemic by cutting their rents, absorbed the losses by dipping into savings according, research initiated by…
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House prices; the only way is up
Another indication of continued house price growth has come in the latest Halifax house price survey. It puts the current average UK house price at…
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Landlord Building Safety responsibilities laid out
‘Landlords’ are to be included in the statutory definition of ‘Accountable Persons for occupied higher-risk buildings’ contained in the Government’s Building Safety Bill. This is…
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Property fraud highlighted
A BBC You and Yours investigation has highlighted a case of property fraud of the type to which landlords can be particularly vulnerable. Mike Hall,…
