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Gove ‘more determined than ever’ to raise rented housing standards
Councils in seven areas with high numbers of poor privately rented homes are to receive cash to test new ways of ‘cracking down on rogue…
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Welsh renting rules still changing as deadline approaches
With its Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 regime due to come into force on 1 December 2022, the Welsh Government is continuing to make significant…
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Possession surges as courts catch up and landlords exit
Private landlord possession claims were at the highest level ever in the three months from July to September 2022. This is according to the latest…
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Hunt lives up to ‘hard decisions’ prediction
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt had forewarned that his Autumn Statement would include the results of some ‘hard decisions’ and he wasn’t wrong. Acting to shore up…
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Crackdown on poor supported housing standards announced
Landlords providing supported housing for vulnerable tenants are to face a beefed-up inspection and enforcement regime backed by threats of possible bans and hefty fines….
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Landlords are making significant adjustments
New research from relationship bank Handelsbanken, finds that landlords are making significant adjustments to their portfolios to cater for the fast-changing macroeconomic environment. Research shows…
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Rental prices reach record high weekly price in October
As rising interest rates and lack of supply put pressure on rental prices the average reached new record high of £571 per week, breaking the…
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Property Ombudsman referrals on the rise
Just over 45,000 people turned to The Property Ombudsman for help in 2021, and increase of 15 per cent on 2020, the Ombudsman has reported….
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NI’s rent controls not needed
Introduction of rent controls in Northern Ireland would be counterproductive, a report commissioned by the province’s Department for Communities has concluded. A Private Tenancies…
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Mortgage costs to rise as Bank raises interest rate
Faced with a current inflation rate of just over 10 per cent, the Bank of England this week pushed up its interest rate by 0.75…
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House prices fall in October
House prices fell 0.9% in a month – the first monthly fall since July last year and the biggest since June 2020. Nationwide now puts…
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Another all-time high for tenant demand
For the second time this year, the proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high, research conducted on behalf of Paragon…
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Landlords need help to make energy efficiency changes
‘Green’ mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating…
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Rishi Sunak named as next PM
Former Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, will become the next UK Prime Minister. He will replace Liz Truss who resigned as PM on 20 October 2022 after…
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Section 21 confusion continues
First there were rumours that the Liz Truss Government would not, after all, scrap section 21 evictions as previously promised. Then there was denial. Then…
