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Generation Rent want open ended tenancies and Landlords to cover...

Generation Rent wants landlords to cover the moving costs of tenants if they are looking to gain possession to sell or return back to the property as their main residence. They claim these types of unwanted...

288,539 empty houses in the UK...

As it stands, there are currently 288,539 empty houses in the UK and 68% of Brits believe they should be used to help target the nation’s homelessness crisis1; new research reveals. The research, conducted...

August House Prices up 2.1% month-on-month...

The latest Nationwide House Price Index report for August shows market inflation month-on-month at 2.1% and year-on-year inflation recovering to 11%, up from 10.5% in July. The average UK house price as...

Changes requiring face to face Right to Rent checks deferred...

The end date for the temporary adjusted checks has now been deferred to 5 April 2022 (inclusive). We have made the decision to defer the date following the positive feedback we received about the ability...

Demand for pets in lets up 120% post lockdown...

New statistics based on Rightmove searches shows that interest in rental properties that allow pets has increased year-on-year this July by 120%. This would correspond with anecdotal evidence that many...

New-build market grinds to a halt as EWS1 argument continues...

The latest research by StripeHomes, has revealed that new-build house prices boomed by as much as 20% across parts of England during the first half of this year, but transaction levels have ground to a...

Chronic failure to tackle criminal landlords puts tenants at...

The Government needs to address a chronic failure to tackle rogue landlords who put tenants at risk, says the national body representing landlords. With the Government pledged to publish a White Paper...

TPO dealt with 2,737 complaints relating to lettings in 2020...

Despite understandably lower enquiry levels in the first half of the year due to the pandemic, The Property Ombudsman’s (TPO) 2020 annual report reveals a significant uplift in the last two quarters...

Government looking to make Self Build a more mainstream option...

Richard Bacon MP’s review of Custom and Self Build, commissioned by the Prime Minister, finds huge potential in the Self Build sector which could deliver 30-40,000 more homes every year, and recommends...

Rent controls planned by new SNP/Green coalition...

The Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party Parliamentary Group have agreed to work together over the next five years. Click here A shared draft policy programme, ‘the Bute House Agreement’,

Landlords using credit cards abroad...

The latest analysis from Moneyfacts.co.uk reveals the best debit and credit cards available to avoid any surprise charges and what consumers could end up paying with a standard credit card or debit card.

31% of properties still selling over asking price...

Propertymark’s July housing report indicates nearly a third (31%) of properties sold for more than the original asking price. This is a significant decrease from June which reported 40% sold over...

Demand increases but landlords more reluctant to invest...

The demand for private rented housing has reached a five-year high according to new research released by the National Residential Landlords Association following the easing of COVID restrictions. The wide-ranging...

Should we use Allotments?

England’s allotments could provide space for over 600,000 new homes, according to the latest research by GetAgent.co.uk. The research found that there are an estimated 4,554 allotments across the nation...

Propertymark call for dedicated housing court in Commission consultation...

In a consultation by the Law Commission on areas of law that it intends to review, Propertymark has called for a dedicated housing court to guarantee fair, timely redress for tenants and landlords and...

Not one average savings rate fell month-on-month...

Moneyfacts UK Savings Trends Treasury Report data reveals not one average savings rate fell month-on-month. The monthly analysis of savings trends also reports, that except for the notice ISA rate which...

Warning issued over impact of benefit cuts on tenants...

The UK Government has been told it must complete and publish a full assessment of the impact on renters of their decisions to freeze Local Housing Allowance and cut Universal Credit, which risks pushing...

RICS UK Residential Market Survey – New instructions from...

With new instructions from landlords remaining in decline (slipping from -6% last month to -20% in July), rents are now expected to rise over the next three months. This is according to a net balance of...

Will ‘Expert’ panel improve Social Housing to PRS...

The social housing white paper outlines a wide-ranging package of reforms to improve standards for residents and enhance regulation of the sector. The reforms aim to addressing safety issues, strengthening...

Lettingsupermarket celebrate 10th anniversary with Property118...

Following the release of their new management system and landlord interface, our recommended letting agent Lettingsupermarket.com are offering property118 readers an exclusive deal to celebrate their 10th...

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