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FAO Shelter – This is not a love note from The Landlord Crusader

FAO Shelter – This is not a love note from The Landlord...

It’s a good job I was sitting down when I read a striking story on Property118 this week because it would normally have knocked me off my feet otherwise. Was it, I hear you ask, the Government announcing...

Landlord repossessions rocket to a record

Landlord repossessions rocket to a record...

Landlord repossession claims have reached a record level with increases being seen in all regions of England and Wales, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) reveals. The MoJ says that landlord possession actions...

Tenant fraudster who tried sell landlord’s house jailed

Tenant fraudster who tried sell landlord’s house jailed...

A tenant who tried to sell the house he rented without his landlord’s knowledge has been jailed. Andrew Smith, 41, was only caught out in his ‘truly brazen crime’ when a prospective buyer...

Rents set to outperform property prices

Rents set to outperform property prices...

Rental value growth is predicted to outpace property price growth over the next five years, says one leading property expert. Nicky Stevenson, the managing director of Fine & Country UK, says that...

10% drop in house prices predicted by Savills in 2023

10% drop in house prices predicted by Savills in 2023...

The average UK house price is predicted to fall by 10% in 2023, real estate firm Savills says. It points out that prices have risen by 24% since March 2020, but as the Bank of England base rate is forecast...

Rental market picks up steam while house sales stall

Rental market picks up steam while house sales stall...

Demand across the lettings market is high and continues to push rents up, the latest surveyors’ report reveals. RICS says that tenant demand continues to rise at a ‘solid pace’, with...

CMA steps in over student accommodation merger to protect student tenants

CMA steps in over student accommodation merger to protect student...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stepped in to look at the purchase of student accommodation provider Student Roost by GIC and Greystar. The CMA fears that the move could lead to higher...

Tenants could be paying £2,269 in rent in the cost-of-living crisis

Tenants could be paying £2,269 in rent in the cost-of-living...

The average rent bill could rocket to hit £2,269 a month if prices rise in line with the hikes already being seen across other living costs, a specialist rental platform warns. A market analysis from...

Landlords warned that inventories are critical to successful tenancies

Landlords warned that inventories are critical to successful...

The disputes between landlords and tenants that end in bitter court action could be easily avoided by a thorough, professional independent inventory. That’s the claim from the Association of Independent...

Decent Homes Standard in the PRS needs to be fully resourced

Decent Homes Standard in the PRS needs to be fully resourced...

Propertymark has responded to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) consultation on the Decent Homes Standard in England by offering clarity on how to deliver greater parity...

Demand grows from buyers for energy-efficient homes

Demand grows from buyers for energy-efficient homes...

Home buyers are spending an average of 15.5% more for an energy-efficient property, research reveals. The findings from Santander show that four in five estate agents (79%) are predicting a big rise in...

Paragon Bank unveils market-leading five-year fixed rate BTL mortgage

Paragon Bank unveils market-leading five-year fixed rate BTL...

Paragon Bank has unveiled a market-leading five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage with a reduced reference rate. The mortgage is available at 70% loan-to-value (LTV) with an initial rate priced at 5.69%.

3.1 students are chasing EVERY student bed

3.1 students are chasing EVERY student bed...

Students heading or returning to university are fighting it out for limited accommodation with research showing that 3.1 students are chasing EVERY bed. The findings from Stripe Property Group highlight...

Landlords accused of ‘kicking out’ tenants for asylum seekers

Landlords accused of ‘kicking out’ tenants for asylum...

A councillor has accused private landlords of kicking out tenants to make room for asylum seekers because the landlord can earn more in rent from the Home Office. The accusation was made by Julie Young...

Property expert predicts further house price falls

Property expert predicts further house price falls...

Data from Halifax this week shows that the UK’s house prices fell at the sharpest pace in almost two years last month as rising mortgage rates and a gloomy economic outlook took their toll. The figures...

Tenant Welcome Pack – Help relationships get off to a great start

Tenant Welcome Pack – Help relationships get off to a great...

A tenant welcome pack can help your tenant relationships get off to a great start. Have you ever had a tenant contact you with unreasonable or minor requests that then escalate into much bigger issues,

More than a quarter of landlords want to sell – claim

More than a quarter of landlords want to sell – claim...

More than a quarter of landlords are planning to sell their rental properties because of the current buy to let environment, mortgage brokers say. The research comes from broker forum, cherryplc.co.uk,

Landlords selling up account for 16% of property sales

Landlords selling up account for 16% of property sales...

As fed-up landlords brace for further tax rises and soaring mortgage rates, it has been revealed that the number of rental homes being sold is at the highest level in four years. According to real estate...

House prices continue to fall as market cools

House prices continue to fall as market cools...

The average house price in the UK fell by -0.4% in October – the third price drop in four months, Halifax data reveals. Prices fell by -0.1% in September and the annual rate of growth has now fallen...

Government plots raid on landlords to plug £50bn black hole

Government plots raid on landlords to plug £50bn black hole...

The government will target landlords in a bid to plug a £50bn hole in the country’s finances, reports reveal. The move could see landlords losing thousands of pounds when selling their property...

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