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Savills expects only ‘modest’ rent falls
National estate agent Savills has said it expects the residential rental sector to be less volatile that the house sale market during the coronavirus crisis….
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Legal responsibilities during the Coronavirus
Nothing in the Government’s emergency measures for dealing with the Coronavirus excuses landlords from their legal responsibilities. They are still required to provide and maintain…
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Landlords in lockdown
For the latest information and guidance from the Government, please visit. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-and-renting-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities Published 9 April 2020 Much of the country has been shut down in…
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Stage set for housing market bounce back
Government measures have set the stage for ‘a strong rebound’ in the housing market once the shock of the current crisis has passed, says Nationwide….
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Clarity called for on rent payments
A clear statement is needed from Government in response to campaigners’ calls for rent payments to be stopped during the coronavirus crisis, said the National…
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Any Government Changes?
We’ve had a ‘new Government’ for 6 or 7 weeks and not sure what has changed. We officially leave the EU on 31st January, but…
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New Year Resolutions for Government
The new year is here, December has come and gone, but my fingers have remained still on the keyboard. We have had a general election…
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The Priorities of the Chancellor
Chancellor Sajid Javid’s spending round, outlining departmental budgets for 2020/21, have proved a disappointment to housing professionals, local authorities and those in need of housing,…
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25 Years in the UK Housing Sector
It is 25 years since I graduated as a housing professional. I had spent a year in a local authority housing office and seen how…
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Landlords Can No Longer Charge Prospective Tenants Fees
It seems a very long time ago that I warned moves to remove the fees landlords charged to prospective tenants was on the horizon. I…
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Could This Really Be the End of the Private Rental Sector?
I have worked with the private rental sector for 25 years, but I won’t be having a party. I have seen the how attitudes have…
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More Landlord Interference from the ‘Government’
Just when you feel that there is nothing else the government, or prospective government, can do to make it harder for a private sector landlord…
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Government Determined to Scrap Section 21
That the government plans to scrap Section 21 will be no surprise to any private sector landlord who keeps in touch with what is happening…
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Does the Government Ever Think Properly About Tenants?
There’s been a lot in the media about the benefits to tenants of a longer, standard tenancy and 3 years seems to be the favoured…
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Tenant Fees Bill to Become Law This Year
It still needs Royal Assent, but the Tenant Fees Bill seems set to become law on 1st June 2019 and will apply to all tenancies…