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Plea for more time for electrics tests
Letting agent body Propertymark has warned of widespread non-compliance with incoming electrical safety requirements unless there is an extension to the implementation period. In a…
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More support needed landlords tell inquiry
Rather than concentrating on measures to block tenant evictions, Government focus should be on providing better support for the private rented sector, so as to…
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Business get extension to eviction protection
Business owners affected by the Coronavirus pandemic will be protected from eviction from their rented properties until the end of March 2021, Communities Secretary Robert…
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House prices rocked but pace of sales set to slow
House prices have continued to rocket upwards over the last few months, the latest findings from Halifax confirm. The mortgage lender put the average price…
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Heating consultation on zero emissions
Heating systems in all Scottish new-builds approved after 2024 will have to be zero-rated for emissions, under a proposed New Build Heat Standard published by…
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Scotland’s hardship fund opens for business
Scotland’s £10m Tenant Hardship Loan Fund offering interest-free loans to tenants struggling with Covid-induced rent arrears has opened for applications, the Scottish Government has announced….
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Connells ups offer for Countrywide
Connells this week told Countrywide shareholders that its revised offer to buy the company, valuing it at £104m, was ‘the only tangible and actionable proposition…
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Race is on to beat stamp duty deadline
Falkirk, Scotland is the fastest moving property market in the UK, with properties taking an average of just 20 days from listing to ‘sold subject…
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It’s so very nice to be beside the seaside
St Ives, in Cornwall, is the happiest place to live in Great Britain, the property portal Rightmove has decided. Its annual Happy at Home Index…
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Scotland’s rents up by 1.1 per cent
Average rents for new-to-the-market two bedroom properties in Scotland, the most common type of private rented property, increased in the year to September at a…
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New Right to Rent regs but full review delayed
Delays caused by the Coronavirus pandemic have meant that planned changes to the Right to Rent rules will not now be made before the spring…
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Official figures confirm summer housing boom
Latest Land Registry figures, published last week, largely confirm that the house sales boom over the summer months shows little sign of slowing. UK house…
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Mumbles house prices are something to shout about
Mumbles in Wales is currently Britain’s top coastal house price hotspot. Property portal Rightmove has reported. ‘The quaint seaside town, nestled on the coast of…
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Calls mount for tenant support
Calls have been mounting for the Government to provide financial support to tenants in England who are facing hardship because of the Coronavirus crisis. Many…
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Rents are rising In rural areas
Rents for new lets increased in the year to October, but only in rural locations, Hamptons International has reported. Its November Monthly Lettings Index put…
