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Tougher energy efficiency requirements on the way
Rental properties will be required to have an energy efficiency rating of ‘C’ or better under Government proposals published for consultation this week. Current regulations,…
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Mayor wants freeze on London rents
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has written to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick, calling on the Government to give him the powers to freeze private rents…
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Help to Buy Wales scheme extended
Help to Buy Wales, which was due to close to applicants in March next year, has been extended a further year, with the possibility for…
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Westminster aims for discretionary licensing
Westminster City Council, which claims to have the largest private rented sector in England, is consulting on introduction of additional licensing requirements. ‘We recognise that…
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NRLA publishes its ‘golden rules’
Communication between landlord and tenant is key to sustaining tenancies where tenants are facing financial difficulties’, said the National Landlord Knowledge’s Association in newly published…
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Patience still needed as eviction ban ends
Although the ban on possession proceedings ended on 20 September, and courts are now open for business, landlords must fulfil a number of new requirements…
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Courts open, but please don’t use
We strongly advise landlords not to commence or continue possession proceedings during this challenging time without a very good reason to do so’, said the…
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No blanket extension to mortgage holidays
There will not be a blanket extension to mortgage payment deferrals when the current arrangements for helping borrowers through the Coronavirus Crisis come to an…
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Middlesbrough tops rental yield table
Thanks to low property prices and a median monthly rent of £450, Middlesbrough is the current rental market hot spot, the property portal Zoopla has…
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Landlords need help to survive Covid-19
Almost a quarter of private landlords with properties in England have lost rental income as a result of Covid-19, a new survey suggests. The research,…
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‘No DSS’ policy again ruled discriminatory
Shelter has notched up another win in its campaign stop landlords and agents putting a catch-all ban on tenants in receipt of social benefits. In…
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Scotland moves ahead with short-let licensing
All short-term lets will require a licence under proposed legislation outlined by the Scottish Government this week. Its consultation document Short Term Lets Consultation on…
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Letting agents expelled by TPO
Three letting agents were among the latest firms to be expelled from the Property Ombudsman scheme. The London Landlord Limited, based in Finchley, has been…
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House-buyers caught by hidden costs
Almost a third of house-buyers discover substantial hidden costs after they take possession of their new property. The finding comes from property portal Zoopla on…
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Scottish police could evict domestic abusers
Scottish police look set to be given powers to intervene in incidents of domestic violence, if necessary by removing suspected abusers from their homes. With…
