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49,470 completed homes in the first quarter of 2021...

Although demand still vastly outstrips supply, and continues to add inflationary pressure, the number of homes built continues to rise following a range of measures to support the industry during the pandemic,

The Building Safety Bill – Rights, Powers and Protections...

The Building Safety Bill, published 5 July 2021, will set a pathway for the future on how residential buildings should be constructed and maintained. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will today outline...

John Lewis planning a move into the PRS...

John Lewis is planning to expand and develop into the PRS to divest risk from its struggling retail portfolio, saying it wants to address national housing shortages and support local communities with plans...

The average two-year BTL fixed rate is lower now compared to...

Buy to Let Landlords will be pleased to see a rise in product choice if they are looking to invest or change their existing mortgage deal. The latest data from Moneyfacts.co.uk also highlights the average...

New Lords Committee launches inquiry on UK housing needs...

A newly created House of Lords Built Environment Committee has launched its first inquiry on the demand for new housing in the UK and how barriers to meeting this demand can be overcome. The focus of the...

New £10 million Tenancy Hardship Grant for the PRS in Wales...

The Tenancy Hardship Grant is designed to support people who have fallen behind on their rent by more than eight weeks between 1 March 2020 and 30 June 2021. The grant is designed to help people stay in...

Call for Right to Rent clarity...

Landlords and letting agents need more clarity and transparency about the future of Right to Rent checks post-pandemic and post-Brexit, and No Letting Go argues that the government needs to be clearer...

Step towards a fully digital planning system...

MHCLG has launched two new web apps to will help owners improve and extend their properties and are a step towards a fully digital planning system and will save time and money for developers, architects...

It’s good to be beside the seaside...

Post Lockdown research by GetAgent.co.uk, indicates that Great Britain’s historic towns have become the most in-demand buying locations in the country, with higher annual price rises than any other...

June annual house price growth 13.4%...

The June Nationwide House price index is indicating year-on-year house price growth of 13.4%, the highest level of house price inflation since November 2004. Monthly inflation is 0.7% showing a slight...

.Gov online repair checker for tenants...

The Government has launched an online checker for tenants titled ‘Check how to get repairs done in your rented home.’ Click here to view the page and use the software. The page says: Use this...

Another all time record for properties selling over asking price...

The latest NAEA Propertymark Housing Report for May indicates that the number of properties selling over the asking price beats the all-time record for the second month in a row. In May, 33% of properties...

Property supply to lower end of PRS – Julie Rugg thanks...

Last year, we sought help from Property118 to make contact with landlords who were willing to help us with our research. We were overwhelmed with responses, and I am here taking the opportunity to thank...

No landlord should discriminate against tenants because they...

Responding to a new report by the University of York on the supply of private rented housing to tenants in receipt of benefits, a spokesperson for the National Residential Landlords Association said: “No...

Lower income Housing supply not sustainable as landlords leave...

A new report published by York University funded by the Nationwide Foundation says current ‘baby boomer’ landlords ageing out of the PRS are not being replaced by new younger landlords at the same...

New ‘Nifty’ £50 enters circulation...

The new £50 note will start to become available in bank branches and at ATM’s in the coming days and weeks. The 30th September 2022 will be the last day you can use Bank of England paper £20 and £50...

Channel 5’s ‘Evicted! Nightmare Tenants’ returns...

Series six of Channel 5’s ‘Evicted! Nightmare Tenants’ (previously called Nightmare Tenants Slum Landlords) will return today [24 June] at the later time of 10pm, after a pause following the first...

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Home Office – Right to Rent update...

The Right to rent ‘Landlord’s Guidance’ has been updated to reflect the change in legislation due to come into force on the 1st July 2021. The legislation will change the way landlords carry out...

Rishi Sunak is making landlords the Scapegoats...

The NRLA is accusing the Chancellor of making landlords the scapegoats for the Covid-19 rent debt crisis as he turns his back on the support the sector needs. A new report published by the National Residential...

Commercial landlords expected to share the financial impact with...

Businesses that have had to remain closed during the pandemic and are unable to pay rent on their commercial property will continue to be protected from eviction, giving them the breathing space they need...

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