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Most radical reforms to planning system since the Second World War

Most radical reforms to planning system since the Second World...

Build Build Build: Boris Johnson says he will make the most radical reforms to the planning system since the Second World War, making it easier to build where people want to live. New regulations will...

ARLA write to Secretary of State for Justice over possessions backlog

ARLA write to Secretary of State for Justice over possessions...

ARLA Propertymark have written to Robert Buckland QC Secretary of State for Justice voicing concerns over how the massive possessions backlog will be handled when/if the eviction ban is lifted on the 23/08/2020...

Savings rates worst in a decade

Savings rates worst in a decade...

The velocity of savings rate cuts on variable rate deals during the first six months of 2020 is officially the worst in over a decade for savers. Due to these relentless rate cuts, savers are being urged...

Veterans to be prioritised for social housing

Veterans to be prioritised for social housing...

New government measures to ensure access to social housing is improved for members of the Armed Forces, veterans and their families have been announced this Armed Forces Day (27 June 2020) by Housing Minister...

Meet Mark Smith (Barrister-At-Law) at the Virtual Property Exhibition

Meet Mark Smith (Barrister-At-Law) at the Virtual Property Exhibition...

I would like to invite you to join me, live online on Wednesday 1st July, as part of a virtual property exhibition, which has been organised by the property investors network (pin) and Your Property Network...

Lobby MPs on consequence of 5 month ban on repossessions

Lobby MPs on consequence of 5 month ban on repossessions...

Landlords are being rallied to lobby their Members of Parliament to highlight the consequence of the five month ban on repossessions, due to end on 23 August. The National Residential Landlords Association...

Shelter highlights 125.5% increase in number of people claiming benefits

Shelter highlights 125.5% increase in number of people claiming...

Shelter have highlighted Office for National Statistics figures for workforce data showing the number of people claiming employment related benefits reaching 2.8 million in May. This is a 125.5% rise since...

66% of agents will still be using furlough scheme after July

66% of agents will still be using furlough scheme after July...

66% of letting agents in England anticipate they will still be using the Government’s job retention scheme beyond July. That’s according to the results of the Property Redress Scheme’s COVID-19 back...

Gross government underestimation of resources required to tackle safety crisis

Gross government underestimation of resources required to tackle...

The government expects to fund just a dozen extra staff to inspect and enforce fire safety in more than 2 million homes after Grenfell, new analysis reveals, in a “gross underestimate” of the resources...

Additional £105m towards interim housing for rough sleepers

Additional £105m towards interim housing for rough sleepers...

Interim housing for thousands of rough sleepers taken off the streets during the pandemic is to be provided, ministers have announced. The additional £105 million will be used to support rough sleepers...

Government plans to help construction in coronavirus recovery

Government plans to help construction in coronavirus recovery...

New measures to help the construction industry boost building and return to work safely will be introduced this week, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced 22 June 2020. Planning permission deadlines...

Facts and Figures for London’s BTL market

Facts and Figures for London’s BTL market...

The latest research by Howsy, has looked at the facts and figures of investing in London’s buy-to-let sector. Rental yields are the main gauge of buy-to-let profitability and at 4.8%, outer London is...

Extension of eviction ban for commercial leases

Extension of eviction ban for commercial leases...

The Government has extended measures to prevent struggling companies from being evicted over until the end of September. A new code of practice has been developed with leaders from the retail, hospitality...

Court of Appeal Rule in Favour of Landlords on Gas Safety Certificate Case

Court of Appeal Rule in Favour of Landlords on Gas Safety Certificate...

The Court of Appeal has today sided with private landlords in a case which threatened the way they could repossess properties. The case of Trecarrell v Rouncefield centred on the relationship between Section...

Base Rate held but QE increased by £100 billion

Base Rate held but QE increased by £100 billion...

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to hold the base rate at 0.1%. However, they also voted 8 to 1 in favour of increasing Quantitative Easing measures by purchasing an...

ONS private rental price index

ONS private rental price index...

The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has released its annual report on the private rental market summary statistics England for April 2019 to March 2020. Click here This report shows the median monthly...

One-beds for city rental yields

One-beds for city rental yields...

The latest research by, Howsy, has found that one-bed properties are now proving the best financial investment when it comes to buy to let rental yields across the UK’s major cities. Previous research...

Rental premium for outdoor space post lockdown

Rental premium for outdoor space post lockdown...

Research from Belvoir, including the Q1 rental index, and a lockdown survey of franchisees, provides an insight into the changing world of tenant demands, with demand for outdoor space becoming more of...

Compounding the suffering of victims of domestic violence and anti-social behaviour

Compounding the suffering of victims of domestic violence and...

The decision to extend the ban on evictions in rented housing will compound the suffering of victims of domestic violence and anti-social behaviour says the NRLA As a result of the decision by the Government...

Northern Ireland opens up housing market

Northern Ireland opens up housing market...

The Northern Ireland Executive announced in yesterday’s Covid-19 press conference it was opening up the remainder of the Housing Market from Monday 15th June. This amendment enables house sales and...

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