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Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...
29 January 2024
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Paul Johnson - a director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies since 2011 and a visiting economics professor at University College...
24 January 2024
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Both sides of the rental divide have criticised Conservative proposals to boost housing demand while doing nothing about supply. Over the New...
02 January 2024
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Data from the English Housing Survey suggests that the number of English owners of second homes in Europe has fallen again. The...
24 July 2023
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If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...
13 July 2023
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It appears that there may be months more uncertainty over new energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. A statement from...
10 July 2023
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A group of rental activists in London claims that over 10,000 private rented homes in the borough of Brent have a...
14 June 2023
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A survey of homebuyers has revealed opposition to the rumoured return of the Help To Buy initiative to get tenants to...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government - which is already implementing a rent cap and eviction ban for the private sector - is now...
03 April 2023
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As 2025 gradually approaches, the question of how the private rented sector decarbonises and becomes more energy efficient is becoming more...
04 February 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
Illegal meter-tampering is putting people’s lives at risk as they resort to increasingly desperate measures to reduce spiralling energy bills, two...
25 January 2023
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The director of an auction house says the market has taken “a massive hit” with tough times ahead in 2023. Andrew Binstock...
21 December 2022
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A prominent Conservative has described as “infuriating and saddening” the fact that so many Millennials are stuck renting and cannot afford...
12 December 2022
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The government is considering making home owners apply for planning consent if they wish to use a property for holiday lets. The...
02 December 2022
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Uncertainty has become a vastly overused word to describe our economic situation in recent years. But, once again, it’s an unwaveringly...
22 October 2022
From: Tax & Finance
The government has committed to introduce the Renters Reform Bill into Parliament during this session - despite the disarray over policies...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Prime Minister Liz Truss says Section 21 eviction powers WILL be scrapped after all. She made the explicit commitment at Prime Minister’s...
12 October 2022
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The government’s expected U-turn on the future of Section 21 eviction powers has provoked an explosion of anger from Generation Rent...
12 October 2022
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The government may be changing its mind on scrapping Section 21 eviction powers according to a bombshell story in The Times. Outlining what...
11 October 2022
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Stamp Duty paid between April and August 2022 was up 29 per cent on the same period last year according to...
22 September 2022
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A property investment platform is to spend £1 billion buying and retrofitting thousands of homes in the private rental sector, The...
26 July 2022
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The government is expected to announce the introduction of a national landlord register in England on Wednesday as part of its...
31 January 2022
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The Department of Work and Pensions is to slash the timescale for repayment of arrears for tenants on Universal Credit. It has...
24 January 2022
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The Times has highlighted chaotic scenes at HM Revenue and Customs where a landlord, amongst others, has been impacted. According to its...
16 November 2021
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The sleaze allegations engulfing the government have moved to those MPs letting out their London homes while claiming money from taxpayers...
15 November 2021
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A planning inspector has ordered a rogue landlord to comply with enforcement notices after being found to be illegally renting two...
27 October 2021
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A controversial PropTech service that proposes agents charge prospective tenants £30 or more simply to view a property on the market,...
28 July 2021
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A holiday lettings agency is offering £10,000 to the owner of what it declares to be Britain’s Best Holiday Let. Sykes Holiday...
06 July 2021
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Another new Build To Rent player is emerging - in the unlikely form of the John Lewis Partnership. The company has long...
05 July 2021
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A call has gone out for the overhaul of the Green Homes Grant scheme, which so far has left thousands of...
01 March 2021
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Landlords currently buying properties and concerned they may not make the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline have good news -...
25 February 2021
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The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...
24 February 2021
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The chaos surrounding the government’s Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands of landlords and owner occupiers, appears to...
22 February 2021
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There is growing momentum for local councils to freeze their plans for landlord licensing while the pandemic continues. Lettings agency trade body...
27 January 2021
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Activists from Shelter and Generation Rent have led the charge for a renewed eviction ban in the light of the latest...
05 January 2021
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An eviction ban has been introduced by the Scottish Government to take effect until well into the New Year. Because of the...
04 December 2020
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Research by an insurance firm has identified the high costs incurred by landlords on emergency call-outs. Whilst inevitably promoting the merits of...
26 November 2020
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Airbnb’s UK operation is under scrutiny by the City watchdog over fears it could be exploited for money laundering purposes Although there...
23 November 2020
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Former Liverpool FC star and England striker Daniel Sturridge is suing his ex-landlord for £100,000 after finding a Netflix account had...
02 March 2020
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Which party will win the landlord vote? Given that the mainstream parties all have policies that appear to work against BTL landlords,...
03 December 2019
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An increasing number of Airbnb owners in Edinburgh are moving away from short-term letting in favour of traditional long-term tenancies as...
27 September 2019
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Sajid Javid has dismissed a report in the Times over the weekend that claimed he planned to make property sellers rather than...
22 August 2019
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Many tenants face the uncertainty of potentially having to find a new home as a result of a change in ownership,...
06 February 2019
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With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...
15 January 2019
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Almost fourth-fifths of renters do not want to move property due to a change in ownership, a fresh study shows. The research,...
27 November 2018
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Rogue landlords with properties in Scarborough now face fines of up to £30,000 as the local council looks to clampdown on...
16 November 2018
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The government must focus on urgently improving dangerous housing conditions across the country after new figures revealed that thousands of private...