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Landlords urged to support legal challenge
An appeal has been made to ‘Individuals and businesses working in the private rented sector’ to help fund a legal challenge to Scotland’s current rent…
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UK House Prices Show Signs of Recovery as Spring Brings Optimism
Halifax House Price Index data reveals that UK house prices increased by 0.8% in March, following a 1.2% rise in February. The annual price growth…
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Majority of UK Investors Remain Confident Despite Economic Concerns
A recent survey commissioned by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, found that 80% of UK investors have confidence that their portfolio will bring a…
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UK housing market defies weak demand as supply boosts sales activity, says Zoopla
Zoopla’s latest House Price Index has revealed that the UK housing market is defying expectations, with 500,000 sale completions expected in the first half of…
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PBSA Market Set to Reach £4.5bn by 2025
Stripe Property Group, a property developer and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) specialist, has reported a resurgence in the PBSA sector following a pandemic-induced downturn. The…
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Continued Nationwide Surge in UK Rental Prices
HomeLet’s latest Rental Index reveals that the average rent in the UK has increased by 0.8%, reaching £1,184 PCM. Excluding London, the average rental price…
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Wales to introduce overnight accommodation charge
Brushing aside concerns raised, the Welsh Government is set to allow local authorities make a ‘small charge’ on people staying overnight in commercially-let accommodation. The…
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More new home completions in Scotland last year
There was a 10 per cent increase in the number of new home completions in Scotland over the year to September 2022, according to quarterly…
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Landlord Alert: House Price Decline Deepens – Largest Annual Drop in Over a Decade
UK residential property prices have experienced a 3.1% decrease, marking the most significant decline since July 2009. For seven months in a row, house prices…
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Landlord mortgage hike has cost Treasury dear
Tax changes in the private rented sector have brought in not more but less taxation, independent analysis commissioned by the National Residential Landlords Association has…
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Updated reminders for tenants and landlords
Updated How to rent and How to let guides have now been published. The latest How to rent guide forms part of the prescribed information…
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Buy-to-Let Mortgage Costs Soar 76% Over the Past Year
Octane Capital’s recent market analysis highlights a 75.7% increase in monthly buy-to-let mortgage interest payments over the past year, while full mortgage repayments have risen…
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Non-compliant landlords could face fines up to £30,000
My Property Box’s managing director, Ben Quaintrell, has criticized the government’s reported intention to mandate landlords to upgrade their properties for net zero energy efficiency,…
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Over One-Third of Tenants Leaving London Moved to Midlands and North in 2022
More than a third (38%) of tenants from London moved to the Midlands or North, up from 27% in 2019 and above the 13% of…
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New anti-social behaviour plan gives landlords powers to evict unruly tenants in two weeks
The UK government has published its Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, which includes measures to give landlords more powers to evict tenants who engage in disruptive…
