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Gove urges social renters to ‘Make Things Right’
Social housing tenants living in substandard housing are being encouraged to complain to their landlords and if necessary to the Housing Ombudsman. Housing Secretary Michael…
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UK Housing Market Continues to Decline, RICS Reports
The UK housing market has experienced a tenth consecutive month of decline, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The number of buyers…
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Financial support needed to speed energy saving in private property
Financial support should be given to Welsh homeowners to encourage retrofitting of energy-saving features such as heat pumps instead of boilers, upgraded insulation and improved…
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Scottish landlords have one year to meet revised Repairing Standard
From 1 March next year all private rented properties in Scotland will be required to have central heating, a kitchen with adequate space and facilities…
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Landlords Struggle to Remortgage Due to Failing Lender’s Affordability Tests
Buy-to-let investors are struggling to remortgage after failing their lender’s affordability test, which could force one in three landlords to sell their properties. According to…
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Right to contest reminder and forms
Would-be property buyers have been reminded that they have the right to challenge the government to sell land or property that they believe is not…
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UK house prices see first annual fall since pandemic boom, down 1.1% in a year
Annual house price growth has finally turned negative – prices are down 1.1% in a year. They fell 0.5% in a month – making February…
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UK landlords face deadline to revalue high-value properties
Landlord companies with residential properties in the UK worth more than £500,000 have been reminded that they have one month left to revalue their properties…
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Property sellers discount on average £14,100 to achieve a sale
The latest House Price Index from Zoopla – the leading property website – reveals sellers are having to discount their home by an average of…
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Private landlords should have duty to deal with mould
Citizens Advice is calling on the Government to require private landlords to deal with complaints of serious issues such as damp and mould in their…
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Council tax certainty proposed for HMOs
As a general rule, houses in multiple occupation should always be treated for council tax purposes as a single property, the Government has proposed. In…
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Landlords leaving property sector due to regulations overstated
According to a survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group, the number of landlords planning to leave the property sector due to government regulations and impending…
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Scotland ups affordable housing fund
An additional £25m has been promised to finance more affordable homes for Scotland. The money will go into the Charitable Bond programme which provides loans…
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Facebook Marketplace Used in Sophisticated Property Rental Scam
A recent investigation by the BBC has revealed a new property rental scam that uses Facebook Marketplace and fake accommodation booking sites to scam unsuspecting…
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Guidance stresses going to court is ‘last resort’
Seeking possession through the courts should only be used if and when all other means of resolving disputes with tenants have been exhausted an updated…
