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Chronic shortage of rental homes pushes rents up 12%...

Fast-rising rent across the country is seeing a trend for tenants to move into smaller properties to reduce their bills – as rents rocket by 12%. That’s according to the latest report from...

Government’s rent reforms concern landlords and agents...

A major survey has revealed that the government’s rental reform White Paper is causing growing concern for landlords and letting agents. Published by Goodlord and Vouch, the survey saw thousands...

Two becomes Four...

Hi, When my tenants moved into my one bedroom flat there were just two of them, husband and wife. Now there are four because they have had two babies. The flat is far too small for four.

Landlords have been treated unfairly, Truss tells Beadle...

The newly published Decent Homes Standard is yet another example of lawmakers laying down rules without any understanding of the rental market – but the new prime minister has promised a sea change.

Scottish rent freeze is ‘unravelling’...

The rent freeze that was announced last week for private landlords in Scotland has been criticised by one leading letting agent who says that the plan is already ‘unravelling’. The agent made his call...

Nearly half of landlords denied access for gas safety checks...

Landlord Action is issuing a reminder to landlords on the importance of carrying out annual gas safety checks – and a request to tenants to ensure they grant the necessary access to landlords to...

Propertymark pledges support for Gas Safety Week...

Landlords are being urged to check that their gas appliances are safe by understanding the law. The call comes from Propertymark who are supporting Gas Safety Week which is now in its 12th year. The event...

Rents and tenant demand rise – but supply is falling...

Homebuyer enquiries fell in August at the steepest rate since the early stages of the pandemic as the cost-of-living crisis impacted house market conditions, a survey reveals. The Royal Institute of Chartered...

NRLA hits back at Conservative MP calling for a rent freeze...

The National Residential Landlords’ Association (NRLA) has hit back at Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke who has been calling for a rent freeze on private rental homes. Writing on the Conservative Home...

PropertyCEO and property investors network to create The pin...

PropertyCEO, the UK’s leading property development training company, and the property investors network (pin), the UK’s largest property training and networking organisation have agreed a strategic...

Council extends its home purchase scheme to landlords...

A Scottish council says it will, for the first time, consider buying homes from private landlords and allow the tenant to remain in the property as a council tenant. This will, the council says, help prevent...

Rental reforms will see one in five landlords sell-up...

A third of UK landlords believe that rental reforms are currently the greatest threat to the market, with one in five (20%) planning to sell as a result. That’s the verdict from Simply Business who...

Another council unveils HMO crackdown...

Residents in one council area are being asked to have their say on a proposed crackdown on new HMOs. Blackburn with Darwen Council is looking to impose a ban on properties being changed into HMOs without...

UK’s average house price hits record high...

The UK’s average house price increased in August to reach a record high – after a slight fall in July, the latest Halifax House Price Index reveals. Their data shows that house prices increased...

Liz Truss unveils Simon Clarke as the new housing secretary...

Simon Clarke has been appointed as the new housing secretary as part of the Liz Truss’s new cabinet. The MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland was widely expected to be given the job. He...

Meet Mark Smith (Barrister-At-Law) Landlord tax planning strategies...

Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers, will be presenting in person an overview of several landlord tax strategies at the Progressive Property Network Bristol meeting...

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