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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…
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Landlords left on own when it comes to tackling nightmare tenants
Failure of police and local authorities to tackle anti-social behaviour in the private rented sector has been highlighted by National Residential Landlords Association. Its latest…
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Fifth of households rely on private rented housing
One in five households in England lived in private rentals in 2020-21, a total of 4.4m, newly published initial findings from the English Housing Survey…
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Cost of living crisis delays tenants’ home-buying plans
Tenants saving to buy homes and leave the rented sector now say their moves are likely to be delayed because of the cost-of-living crisis, research…
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Liverpool selective licensing is unselectively slow
At current rates, it will take Liverpool Council almost 150 years to process applications for its landlord licensing scheme, it has been claimed. The council…
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Licensing concession for existing short let operators
Introduction of short let licensing for existing operators will be delayed by six months, the Scottish Association of Landlords has told its members. Legislation is…
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Outlook uncertain for ‘subdued’ housing market
Mortgage lenders Nationwide and Halifax both had house prices falling last month. The Nationwide monthly house price index showed prices dipping by 1.4 per cent,…
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NRLA produces improved Welsh occupation contract
An ‘enhanced and improved’ Standard Occupation Contract or use by landlords in Wales has been published by the National Residential Landlords Association for use after…
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Official – Scotland’s rents have been rising slower than inflation
Emergency rent freeze official statistics released by the Scottish Government show that landlords have not been profiteering when it comes to rent increases. Against an…
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Mortgage approvals dip as housing market cools
There were 7.000 fewer house purchase mortgage approvals in October than in September, the Bank of England has reported. Giving further proof that the house…
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Thousands of London renters use Mayor’s online landlord checkers
An online ‘Rogue Landlord and Agent Checker’ set up by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has been used just short of 400,000 times since 2017,…
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Housing supply up 10 per cent on year
Some 210,000 new homes were built in England between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, according to the Office for National Statistics. New builds…
