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London Mayor launches landlord licence-checker
Some tenants could be owed thousands of pounds in rent repayments because landlord has failed to obtain the correct licence. So said Mayor of London,…
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New guidance on renting possession and moving
With a few exceptions notices to tenants in England given from 29 August 2020 to at least 31 March 2021 must be at least six…
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Countrywide estate agents receives In takeover bid
Countrywide, the UK’s largest listed estate agent has received a £82m provisional takeover bid from rival Connells. Countrywide, which has over 700 branches and owns…
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Rates rise for mortgages
Mortgage borrowers should act quickly as interest rates continue to rise, financial information company Moneyfacts has suggested. Average rates on two and five year fixed…
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Rental market buoyant except in London
Rents in London have fallen during the Coronavirus pandemic, property portal Zoopla has reported. However, London is the exception and rents risen in a buoyant…
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‘Vital’ for landlords to be able to recover property
It is vital for the future supply of good quality rented housing that abolition of section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions is accompanied by an assurance…
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House prices at record high but headwinds expected
Average UK house price reached new record high in October although the market looks set to slow in the coming months, reported Halifax in its…
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No eviction enforcement until January next year
Courts in England will remain open during the latest national lockdown, but evictions will not be enforced until 11 January 2021 ‘at the earliest’. There…
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Tenant moves permitted during latest lockdown
Landlords can advertise rentals, arrange tenant viewings, allow tenants to move in and out of their properties during the latest Coronavirus restriction coming into force…
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Housing market ‘less frantic’ completion pipeline flooded
Property transactions are currently taking just over 100 days from sales agreed to completion, ‘but the volume of business means this could increase in the…
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Call for stamp duty holiday extension
Calling for a six-month extension to the current stamp duty holiday, property industry leaders have warned there is insufficient capacity to deal with the surge…
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Conveyancing delays are threaten SDLT savings
Delays in local authority property searches are threatening property buyers’ eligibility for stamp duty tax breaks. Only last week the Treasury published a press release…
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Property transactions are back to pre-Covid levels
There were just over 98,000 residential property transactions in September, 0.7 per cent lower than in September 2019 but 20.3 per cent higher than in…
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Right to rent reminder
Landlords can be sent to prison for five years or receive unlimited fines if they rent property in England to someone who does not have…
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House moves may go ahead during Welsh circuit-breaker
House moves already arranged and which cannot be delayed may still go ahead in Wales during its Coronavirus lockdown. Guidance from the Welsh Government also…
