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Generation rent is wrong and landlords are supporting tenants...

Generation Rent is wrong to claim that the majority of landlords are failing to support tenants needing help during the COVID-19 pandemic. A yet to be published survey by the National Residential Landlords...

Landlords facing a year’s worth of rent arrears if eviction...

Leading Landlord and Tenant Solicitors firm, Landlord Action, says that any extension to the ban on evictions, as called for by Labour, could cause financial ruin to landlords who already had possession...

9:06 AM, 12th May 2020, About 4 years ago | 2

Government must increase housing support and lift benefit cap...

New figures from Shelter reveal private renters could face a £55 million a month gap in their rent without extra support from the government during the current coronavirus emergency. The research shows...

Meet Mark Smith (Barrister-At-Law) online at Unity Property Professionals...

Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers will be presenting an overview of several landlords tax strategies at the Unity Property Professionals Group Thursday the 14th...

10:12 AM, 11th May 2020, About 4 years ago | 0

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Labour’s emergency action plan for renters...

Labour has set out a five point emergency coronavirus action plan for renters in their press release below: Most people in rented accommodation have no savings and when the current freeze on evictions...

20% rise in complaints to TPO and £2.20 million in compensation...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has released its 2019 annual report reflecting continued demand from consumers for dispute resolution services. The report reveals TPO received 30,356 enquiries in 2019, up...

ARLA wants suspension of mandatory electrical checks and new...

ARLA Propertymark has made its submission to the inquiry for the impact of Coronavirus on homelessness and the PRS. Click here Of Particular concern to Property118 readers is the still planned introduction...

New Scottish Landlord Covid-19 Loan Scheme...

The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has welcomed a new £5 million fund set up by the Scottish government offering interest-free loans to landlords whose tenants are having difficulty paying rent...

Possible extension to ban on evictions...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick faced questions from the housing select committee today on how the government will continue to support tenants after the three-month moratorium on evictions is lifted on...

8:57 AM, 5th May 2020, About 4 years ago | 23

New specialist taskforce to tackle rough sleeping during pandemic...

A specialist taskforce has been created to lead the next phase of the Government’s support for rough sleepers during the pandemic. Spearheaded by Dame Louise Casey, the taskforce will work hand-in-hand...

Lockdown rental stock shortage will see rents and deposits climb...

Research by rental deposit replacement scheme, Ome, has highlighted how a lockdown reduction in rental stock entering the market could result in higher rental and deposit costs for UK tenants. Ome investigated...

Citizens Advice report is irresponsible!

Research out today by Citizens Advice suggesting that some 2.6 million private renters have missed a rent payment, or expect to do so, owing to coronavirus is potentially a long way wide of the mark and...

FTSE 100 winners – Metals, minerals, pharma and food making...

The current pandemic has caused problems for businesses in a multitude of sectors, with big high street names including Debenhams, Carluccio’s, Brighthouse, Chiquito, Laura Ashley and Flybe having already...

NRLA argues benefits should cover rents...

Responding to news that the Department for Work and Pensions has suspended until 10th May deductions from Universal Credit payments for rent arrears, service charge arrears and council tax arrears Ben...

Labour want ‘Triple Lock’ for tenants...

A new Covid-19 Housing Delivery Taskforce to tackle the challenges Covid-19 poses to the London housing sector has met for the first time and is chaired by Labour’s Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential...

Could pensions be taking a heavier toll from Coronavirus than...

The average pension fund fell by 15.2%, its worst quarterly performance on record and only 11% of pension funds avoided posting a loss during the quarter. The Average annual annuity income fell by 6% to...

One in seven mortgages are now subject to a payment holiday...

Lenders have given over 1.6 million mortgage payment holidays to support customers facing financial difficulties due to coronavirus meaning one in seven mortgages are now covered by payment holidays following...

New small business bounce back loans 100% government backed...

The government has announced that a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders is designed to benefit small businesses. The loans will be interest...

Property Redress Scheme launches tenancy mediation service...

Property Redress Scheme has launched a tenancy mediation service for residential and commercial landlords, or their appointed letting agent, and tenants, to aid finding a resolution over issues which have...

10:00 AM, 27th April 2020, About 4 years ago | 0

Call for council tax relief on empty landlord properties...

The NRLA are calling on Ministers to instruct local authorities that they should not charge council tax on rented homes left empty because of the coronavirus. A significant number of rented homes have...

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