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City centre rentals suffer covid effect
Houses for rent are letting 30 per cent faster than a year ago, pushing rents higher, property portal Zoopla has reported. But this does not…
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Covid crisis has created perfect property storm
A third national lockdown has created a perfect storm for the property market, said property portal Zoopla this week. The crisis has caused many people…
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New restrictions leave housing market open
Latest Covid restrictions across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have left the property and lettings markets largely untouched, for now at least. The general…
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NRLA highlights rent debt crisis
Over 800,000 private renters in England and Wales have built rent arrears since lockdown measures began, according to new research commissioned by the National Landlord Knowledges…
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Latest restrictions leave housing market open
New, stricter, COVID-induced restrictions continue to by-pass the housing market. It will remain open in a four ‘tiers’ now in operation in England, the Government…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Top tips for the end of the eviction ban
Many landlords will have been frustrated by the extension of the eviction ban until 20 September.. While you may be keen to seek immediate possession…
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Ban on eviction ignores anti-social problems
A blanket ban on evictions that allows ‘won’t pay’ tenants to build up arrears and anti-social behaviour to continue is ‘a kick in the stomach’…
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Ban on Evictions Extended
A ban on tenant evictions in England, due to expire next week, has instead been extended until 20 September. And falling into line with Wales,…
