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A leader of the pro-tenant activist group Acorn has told MPs that “one man bands” are more likely to exploit tenants than large scale landlords or corporations. ...
A house building firm claims more people want to move to increasingly energy-efficient homes.  ...
Specialist lender Landbay has issued another upbeat assessment of the buy to jet sector, bucking the trend of most market reports. ...
A local authority’s teach-in for private tenants this weekend is to be addressed by a group which is known for its anti-landlord campaigning. ...
A new analysis suggests homes in England are less affordable and in worse conditions than in most other developed nations. ...
The hardline activist group Acorn - part of the Renters Reform Coalition involving Generation Rent - now claims that some 600,000 renters have been evicted since the Tories pledged to scrap Section 21. ...
Research by Quickmove Properties estimate that, despite changes to stamp duty thresholds implemented last September designed to save homebuyers money, the nation has still paid an estimated £884.3m in the following six months, climbing to £2.9 billion over the last ...
Over half of landlords are either against the concept of a private rental sector Ombudsman or are actively against it. ...
Some 18 per cent of buy to let landlords have suggested they are not raising rents for tenants despite inflation and soaring mortgage rates.  ...
The latest research by London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has revealed the uphill struggle facing those in search of a London rental property. ...
Successive Chancellors (we’re looking at you Gordon Brown and George Osborne) have monkeyed around with the market as if it was their personal Lego set and never mind the consequences. To paraphrase Herbert Feigl, (a 20th Century philosopher who was ...
Research from the Home Builders Federation claims owners of new homes will save an average £135 a month on running costs under the new energy price cap.  ...
Against the trend of many recent surveys, a study by lending service Landbay claims over 40 per cent of landlords want to expand their portfolios in the next year. ...
Unsurprisingly an overwhelming 81 per cent of landlords in a survey feel they are badly portrayed by the media ...
Buy to let specialist lender Landbay has brought back its green five-year fixed rate range as well as launching two new mortgages and reducing rates on others. ...
The 2024/25 tax year deadline is 31 January 2026 but...
A consultant says councils are becoming sharper at licensing enforcement...
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