The Big Issues

The Big Issues

All the views and analysis behind the main stories affecting the property sector.

Every so often, the news cycle throws up a common thread so obvious you can almost hear landlords collectively exhale. This week it was trust - who deserves it, who has squandered it, and what landlords are now doing to ...
Ministers have given landlords a decade ...
Awaab's Law is impossible to comply with, it it claimed. ...
Perhaps the one thing guaranteed to generate an energetic landlord anger is unwanted interference or advice from politicians…and there’s a lot of that about. ...
Understanding renters and landlord rights around smart meters for rental homes is the first step to improving energy ...
Population changes - how the UK private rental market fits in to the challenge ...
Renters apparently have higher weekly housing costs than owner occupiers ...
Serco is working with private landlords to find appropriate accommodation ...
There are real opportunities for landlords who can adapt to the new landscape ...
92% of investors say tenants will pay more for greener homes. ...
The first phase of the Renters Rights Act (RRA) kicks...
Havering council planning officers received reports from residents....
A landlord has been banned from operating as a landlord...
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