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Licensing concession for existing short let operators
Introduction of short let licensing for existing operators will be delayed by six months, the Scottish Association of Landlords has told its members. Legislation is…
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Outlook uncertain for ‘subdued’ housing market
Mortgage lenders Nationwide and Halifax both had house prices falling last month. The Nationwide monthly house price index showed prices dipping by 1.4 per cent,…
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NRLA produces improved Welsh occupation contract
An ‘enhanced and improved’ Standard Occupation Contract or use by landlords in Wales has been published by the National Residential Landlords Association for use after…
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Official – Scotland’s rents have been rising slower than inflation
Emergency rent freeze official statistics released by the Scottish Government show that landlords have not been profiteering when it comes to rent increases. Against an…
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Mortgage approvals dip as housing market cools
There were 7.000 fewer house purchase mortgage approvals in October than in September, the Bank of England has reported. Giving further proof that the house…
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Thousands of London renters use Mayor’s online landlord checkers
An online ‘Rogue Landlord and Agent Checker’ set up by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has been used just short of 400,000 times since 2017,…
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Housing supply up 10 per cent on year
Some 210,000 new homes were built in England between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, according to the Office for National Statistics. New builds…
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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….
