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Government cladding guidance for PRS

Government cladding guidance for PRS...

Action for private sector residential landlords It is the responsibility of building owners in the private residential sector to carry out necessary measures to ensure the safety of their residents. Since...

Appeal to Scottish Government on energy efficiency improvement works

Appeal to Scottish Government on energy efficiency improvement...

Landlords of private rented homes and their agents are urging the Scottish Government to consider the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on Scotland’s ongoing efforts to improve the energy efficiency...

Funding for frontline charities providing support to rough sleepers

Funding for frontline charities providing support to rough sleepers...

Homelessness Minister Luke Hall has announced charities supporting vulnerable rough sleepers will be able to continue their vital work, backed by £6 million of government funding. A total of 132 charities...

Early signs of BTL mortgage market recovery

Early signs of BTL mortgage market recovery...

Moneyfacts UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report data, not yet published, reveals that there are glimmers of hope emerging for the Buy to Lat mortgage market, following the significant initial impact of the...

Eviction Ban Extended 2 Months Until 23rd August

Eviction Ban Extended 2 Months Until 23rd August...

The government extended the suspension of new evictions in England and Wales until 23 August. The extension announced by the Housing Secretary takes the moratorium on evictions to a total of five months.

NRLA disappointed by damaging evictions ban extension

NRLA disappointed by damaging evictions ban extension...

The NRLA have expressed disappointment at the decision by Ministers to extend the ban on evictions in rented housing by a further two months. It will be a further impetus to landlords leaving the market...

There is no eviction crisis looming for tenants

There is no eviction crisis looming for tenants...

There is no eviction crisis looming for private sector tenants, as new independent polling shows almost all have been able to pay their rent as usual during the coronavirus pandemic. In the survey of over...

House Price index will be volatile with lack of data

House Price index will be volatile with lack of data...

The latest Halifax House Price index is showing on a monthly basis, house prices in May were 0.2% lower than in April and in the latest quarter (March to May) house prices were 0.5% lower than in the preceding...

Who needs a holiday when you can rent in Liverpool for 3 months?

Who needs a holiday when you can rent in Liverpool for 3 months?

The average person in the UK spends £826 on a week of sun, sea and sand each year, however, with many travel restrictions still in place, a trip abroad is looking increasingly unlikely in 2020. With an...

TMW 1year 1% existing customer BTL switch product

TMW 1year 1% existing customer BTL switch product...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) yesterday launched a Buy to Let switch option for existing customers coming to the ending of their initial deal product terms. To support their existing customers during the emergency...

Bank of England mortgage figures take an unsurprising tumble

Bank of England mortgage figures take an unsurprising tumble...

The Bank of England have released their money and credit statistics for April: Click here. Unsurprisingly, weakness in the housing market caused by the pandemic emergency resulted in a tumble in April’s...

Nationwide House Price Index shows impact of Pandemic filtering through

Nationwide House Price Index shows impact of Pandemic filtering...

The Nationwide has just released its House Price index for May showing the effects the coronavirus lockdown is beginning to have on the housing market. Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s Chief Economist,

New Electrical Safety standards guide for 1st July

New Electrical Safety standards guide for 1st July...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 require that landlords have property electrics checked at least every 5 years by a properly qualified person. The...

Updated COVID-19 Government guidance for landlords and tenants

Updated COVID-19 Government guidance for landlords and tenants...

This guidance has now been updated as of 1st June and provides advice to landlords and tenants on the provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020, and further advice for landlords, tenants and local authorities...

Covid-19 Code of practice for commercial landlords and tenants

Covid-19 Code of practice for commercial landlords and tenants...

High street businesses and landlords are set to receive a new government code of practice providing improved clarity and reassurance over rent payments. A working group has been established by the government...

Aldermore resumes physical BTL valuations in England

Aldermore resumes physical BTL valuations in England...

Aldermore Bank is resuming physical mortgage valuations on rental properties for Buy to Let purchase and remortgage in England. Strict social distancing and safety measures will be met in line with Government...

Belvoir survey reveals decrease in COVID-19 related rent arrears

Belvoir survey reveals decrease in COVID-19 related rent arrears...

A second survey of new COVID-19 related rental arrears conducted by Belvoir, the UK’s largest High Street property franchise, reveals that less than 5% of tenants across all four brands are in arrears.

Ambiguous CMA guidance over student lets

Ambiguous CMA guidance over student lets...

The Government’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told Landlordzone that its recent pandemic emergency guidance could cover students lets where public health instructions under lockdown...

£100,000 Coronavirus emergency donation by Paragon

£100,000 Coronavirus emergency donation by Paragon...

The Buy to Let specialist Paragon Bank has split a £100,000 between the NHS, Solihull Change into Action, Age UK and the company’s 2020 charity, Macmillan. Nigel Terrington, Paragon Banking Group Chief...

£18.49bn of Bounce Back Loans agreed

£18.49bn of Bounce Back Loans agreed...

HM Tearsury publish management information each Tuesday for each of the three Covid-19 emergency loan schemes schemes (CBILS, CLBILS, BBLS), including: The total number of applications, number of approved...

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