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London borough’s Selective Licensing scheme approval...

A new property licensing scheme has been approved to provide safe and warm housing in Haringey. The council says that for some rental properties in the east of the borough, landlords will be helped to...

Tenants opt to stay put as rents continue to surge...

A lack of homes to rent is causing tenants to remain in their homes, research reveals. In its latest report, Propertymark says that 73% of letting agents say they have seen an increase in renters wanting...

Rising rents see tenants ‘losing’ a bedroom in two...

Strong rent price growth means that tenants have lost a bedroom when spending the same amount of cash as they did in 2020, research reveals. The findings from Hamptons show that the average two-bed rental...

Council unveils plans to limit HMOs in city...

A council has revealed that its plan to restrict the number of residential properties that are turned into houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) is now a step closer. The move has been revealed by Coventry...

Can this scheme help all eviction-threatened tenants stay in...

A pilot scheme that helps tenants threatened with eviction to stay in their homes has been extended after more cash was awarded. Cornwall Council will now extend the scheme that sees up to £5,000 being...

Should Landlords Capitalise On Sky-Rocketing Rental Demand?

Whether or not landlords should capitalise on sky-rocketing rental demand is a political hot potato. There are polarised opinions even among the Private Rented Sector’s leading centre’s of...

Inheritance tax grab continues to soar...

Landlords and property owners are helping to push up the inheritance tax grab with news that in the three months to July, the Treasury raked in £300m more than they did last year. And that has led one...

Current student bed shortage will rocket to 450,000 by 2025 –...

Rising numbers of students heading to university, coupled with a slowing supply of new student housing, means that by 2025, the UK will face a shortfall of around 450,000 student beds, research reveals.

London rental home numbers drop by a ‘staggering’...

New data shows that the number of homes to rent in London fell between July last year and July 2022 by 38% – and the capital has now entered a ‘landlord-driven market’. But the number...

Glasgow: A warning to all landlords in the UK?

Landlords around the UK have been warning for years that with growing numbers leaving the private rental sector, tenants will increasingly struggle to find somewhere to live and, it seems, that this has...

Call for landlords to be protected in new debt plan scheme...

Landlords and letting agents should be protected under the new Statutory Debt Repayment Plans (SDRP) from tenants who may exploit a loophole if they have racked-up rent arrears. Propertymark says that...

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Affordability and summer heat being felt in the lettings market...

Affordability is becoming increasingly important in the lettings market as it continues to heat up over the summer, one lettings agency reveals. They point out that its rental value growth forecasts for...

Tenants frustrated by lack of communication with letting agents...

Many tenants say they feel ignored by their letting agent, with delays in responding to problems being the most common complaint, research reveals. Researchers questioned 2,000 tenants and found that 31%...

Bid to make ALL Scottish homes meet the EPC C rating by 2033...

Landlords in Scotland could be facing hefty bills to improve their homes to meet the EPC C rating after one minister said the country is facing a ‘monumental but essential task’ in overhauling...

University of strife: Students worry about paying rent and being...

One in seven university students fear they may become homeless within the next six months as escalating bills, rent and food prices pile pressure on their limited finances, research reveals. The Nationwide...

Private landlords tell council what they think...

They are probably the thoughts of many landlords around the UK, but one council in Wales decided to carry out a survey to find out what the landlord experiences in the city are. Newport City Council says...

House prices AND inflation rose in June...

The UK’s average house price increased by 7.8% in the year to June 2022, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals. And the ONS has also announced that the rate of annual...

We would like this to be the largest landlord consultation on...

The PRS needs landlords’ views to be heard. Your responses will help identify areas of most concern in the Renters’ Reform Bill and White Paper providing evidence pinpointing the consequences...

Landlords urged to thwart fraudsters with the ‘Property...

New figures obtained from a Freedom of Information request show a 300% increase in the number of homeowners signing up to a property alert scheme to protect against fraudulent property transactions –...

Government cash to teach social housing tenants to complain...

Social housing tenants will be able to get training and support to speak up and complain about issues with their landlord, the government has announced.  A £500,000 grant to provide training, boost...

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