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Rate of rent rises expected to out-pace house price increases
Rental demand continued to rise over the past three months, the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has reported. At the same time, landlord instructions…
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NRLA calls for rental sector ‘reset’
A quarter of private landlords plan to cut the number of properties they let in the next 12 months. The assertion comes from the National…
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Time running out for Durham landlords to obtain licences
Durham is warning private landlords in the county that time is running short to register for its new selective licensing scheme. Approved by the Government…
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Rent rises trigger affordability warning
Rents across the country have continued to climb and now average just over £1,110 per calendar month, Homelet has reported. Its latest rental index puts…
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Landlord exits confirmed by housing survey
Official figures show that despite rising demand, the private rented sector is shrinking. The recently published English Housing Survey for 2020-2021 concluded that 4.4m households…
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Pet damage costs suffered by most landlords
Almost nine out of ten landlords have suffered damage to their rental properties caused by tenants’ pets. Most were unable to recoup cost. This is…
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Housing market has defied expectations
Economic worries have not dented the housing market, where prices have continued their upwards surge. This is the conclusion of Halifax based on its latest…
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Turmoil in Parliament raises questions over Renters’ Reform Bill
A week of turmoil at Westminster, that included the sacking of Housing and Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove, has seen the Government’s legislative programme, including…
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Government acts against ‘unscrupulous’ supported housing landlords
‘Unscrupulous landlords’ who exploit vulnerable tenants will be driven out of the supported housing market, said the Government last week when launching a new improvement…
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Holiday let review needed because of attack on longer term market
Holiday lets in England could face a regime of certification and spot checks if initial ideas put forward in a newly announced review into short-term…
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Call for greater council involvement with private tenants
Working with five councils across Britain, the tenants’ campaign organisation Generation Rent is striving to encourage tenants to call more often for help from their…
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New laws helping leaseholders come into effect
Provisions of the Building Safety Act 2022 have come into effect, meaning that from 28 June 2022 qualifying leaseholders will be protected from unfair bills…
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Crucial to prioritise PRS investment incentives
More rental properties came onto the market in the quarter to May, but the increase was dwarfed by the increased number of people looking to…
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Number of housing transaction ‘stabilising’
Provisional official estimates of UK residential transactions suggest the number of deals has ‘stabilised’ above their pre-Coronavirus level. The figures, from the Office of National…
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Local authorities lack information about private rented sector
Most local authorities taking part in a Government study of their management of the private rented sector were insufficiently informed about local rental stock. This…
