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Rightmove dominance confirmed
Rightmove’s dominance of the online property search business has been confirmed in a report from lead generation and management company Callwell. Its first quarter Portal…
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Advice updates on moving and tenant changes
While house moves have been permitted during the Covid Crisis, the Government has continued to advise all parties involved to be as flexible as possible…
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More than half of landlords consider quitting
A fifth of landlords have told a survey they are looking to leave the market, and a further third that they were unsure about continuing….
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Rent controls would be disaster – NRLA
Rent controls called for by the Mayor of London would leave tenants across the capital worse off, analysis from the National Residential Landlords Association has…
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Guidance promotes pilot mediation scheme
Backing its pilot scheme aimed at helping to ease the backlog in possession cases, the Government has published new guidance promoting its Housing possession mediation…
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Time to review property portfolios
Now is the time for landlords to take serious stock of their property portfolios, according to property investment consultant Thirlmere Deacon. ‘Over the last few…
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Councils told to use COVID common-sense
Local authorities have been advised by the Government to take a ‘common-sense’ approach to enforcing electrical safety and other landlord regulations. This is confirmed in…
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Overseas property investors still buying British
Brexit has not put foreign landlords off investing in UK property, London property agent ludlowthompson has reported. In fact the number of overseas landlords owning…
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BTL mortgage offers climb back up
Coronavirus Crisis first hit the UK economy, Moneyfacts.co.uk has reported. But rates have also risen – to a two-year high, said the financial information provider….
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Chaos in the courts predicted
There will be chaos in the courts, which will be unable to deal with an avalanche of possession claims once the ban on bailiff evictions…
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Rental arrears ‘crunch time’
A short term ban on repossessions has resulted in an increase in the number of private rented sector tenants who are in long term danger…
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House price forecast: buoyant for now, uncertain later
House prices fell slightly last month, the Nationwide has reported. Its March survey puts prices down 0.2 per cent on February, compared with a rise…
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Tax policy document targets holiday lets
It looks as if landlords with holiday lets will have to pay more in rates/council tax. This has emerged from the Governments Tax policies and…
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Race for space is driving surge in demand for houses
Housing demand is now 80 per cent higher than at the same time of year for each of the last four years, property portal Zoopla…
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NRLA calls for adapted living drive
There should be greater co-operation between landlords and local authorities to help meet the urgent need for more private rented accommodation adapted for disabled and older living needs, according…
