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Councils home in on support
Updates on housing health and safety requirements, housing benefit, Universal Credit, rent pricing and information on the White Paper A Fairer Private Rented Sector, will…
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Rent freeze to be rushed through Scottish Parliament
‘Emergency legislation’ is set to freeze rents and place restrictions on evictions in Scotland. To be fast-tracked through the Scottish Parliament, Cost of Living (Tenant…
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Calls for housing benefit increase
Expenditure on rent payments has increased by 17 per cent in the year to August, the Nationwide’s latest Spending Report reveals. And it increased by…
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Fixed-term tenancies should stay, say industry group
Fixed term tenancies should not be abolished, a lettings industry has told the Government. Responding to A fairer private rented sector white paper published by…
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Landlords face double whammy fiscal fallout
Landlords face a double whammy as Government plans to beat inflation by stimulating economic growth have backfired spectacularly, causing something of a run on the…
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Kwarteng Budget Puts Stamp Duty Centre Stage
Stamp duty cuts have been put at the centre of the Truss Government’s ‘new growth plan’ mini Budget. Presented to Parliament on Friday, this, said…
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Tenant’s tribunal win brings clarity to tenant fee restrictions
Letting agents’ membership body Propertymark is urging agents and landlords to check that the tenant fees they charge do not contravene the law and that…
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Proposed renting reforms ‘could have catastrophic impact’
Government plans for reform of the private rented sector, including the scrapping of s21 evictions ‘could have a catastrophic impact on the supply of homes…
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Cooling expectations for house price inflation
A slight fall in the annual rate of house price inflation was detected by the Halifax last month. ‘While house prices have so far proved…
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Plans for ‘rogue landlord’ listings updated
Plans for a new Government website listing ‘rogue landlords’, have been confirmed by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities. This came in an…
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Imbalance in rental supply and demand ‘is here to stay’
‘A chronic imbalance’ of supply and demand for rental properties has led to a surge in rents over the last year, with no slacking in…
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London’s mayor calls for doubling of tenancy notice periods
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has called for notice periods for private rental evictions to be doubled to four months. His proposed change would give…
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NRLA gives muted response to proposed Decent Homes Standard
Proposals for a new Decent Homes Standard for private rented homes have been broadly welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association. But, said NRLA chief executive…
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Proposed standard would criminalise landlord failures
It is set to become a criminal offence for private landlords to let property that fails to meet a new Decent Homes Standard. This is…
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Scotland to freeze rents and ban evictions
Scotland is to introduce emergency legislation freezing rents and imposing a moratorium on evictions until at least 31 March 2023. So said Scotland’s First Minister…
