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NRLA joins call for reversal of benefit cuts
A full government assessment of the impact on renters of its decisions to freeze Local Housing Allowance and cut Universal Credit must be published. So…
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NRLA chides councils for enforcement failures
Over half of local authorities in England have not issued any civil penalties against rogue or criminal landlords in the last three years, the National Residential…
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House market ‘cooling’ but is still ‘solid’
House prices rose by 0.4 per cent in July, adding £1,122 to the cost of the average property, Halifax has reported. But July’s month-on-month increase…
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‘Superior’ landlords not liable for sub-letter’s mistakes
Where a landlord has sub-let property to another landlord, he or she is not liable for rent repayment orders made as the consequence of the…
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Landlord fined after fire at unlicenced HMO
When Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Services were called out to quench a blaze in Uxbridge Road, Wexham, they discovered the property, which on paper…
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Rented homes lag behind in energy efficiency drive
Official figures published this week show that 85 per cent of new homes in England and Wales now qualify for one of the two highest…
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Landlords ‘highly vulnerable’ to rent arrears
Most landlords are ‘highly vulnerable’ when their tenants build up rent arrears, the Government has conceded. ‘We know that 45 per cent of landlords have…
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London landlord fined for ‘atrocious’ mistreatment of tenants
A garage owner who rented out unused railway-arch property as residential accommodation has been fined just short of £9,000. Mehmet Gurcuoglu, a director of the…
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Scotland aims for 70,000 more social rents by 2032
Scotland is to put £3.2bn over the next five years into providing affordable homes. The money will be provided as grant funding and represents an…
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How to cause confusion
Most fees charged in connection with a tenancy are now banned, would-be tenants are reminded in How to rent, a newly published guide ‘for people…
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New guidance pushes benefit of ADR
Alternative dispute resolution such as mediation should be used where possible and appropriate, said the Government in the latest update of its guidance for landlords…
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London targets landlords in council house buy-back scheme
London is to offer to buy back council homes bought by individuals under the Right to Buy programme. Many of the intended vendors will be…
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Rents fall in real terms
Rents in the private sector rose at an annual rate of 1.2 per cent in the 12 months to June 2021, a rate unchanged from…
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Scotland’s property prices hit record levels
House prices in Scotland are rising at the fastest for a decade, Savills has reported. The estate agent puts the rises down to a COVID-19-led…
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Fine reduced but ban promised
A Dudley landlord has succeeded in having a fine totalling over £150,000 reduced on appeal to just over £30,000. Latif Rehman had, in 2019, been…
