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Number of rent increases slowed in November...

ARLA Propertymark has released its November Private Rented Sector (PRS) Report.1 Rent prices – The number of tenants experiencing rent rises fell by 18 percentage points in November with 32% of...

New process agreed for valuation of high-rise buildings...

RICS, the BSA and UK Finance have agreed a new industry-wide process to be used by valuers, lenders, building owners and fire safety experts in the valuation of high-rise properties. The new External Wall...

Nationwide call to use empty homes...

Nationwide Building Society is urging the new Government to resurrect abandoned funding that would bring thousands of empty properties back into use. With an estimated 226,000 empty properties in England[1],

Top new home builders...

Stone Real Estate collected the latest annual results for 11 of the UK’s biggest housebuilders to see who was top of the pile when it comes to the delivery of homes within the sales market and who has...

HomeLet report rental increase of 3.2% in the last year...

HomeLet’s rental index figures for November 2019 have been released with rents showing consistent average growth of over 3% in the last year. The headlines from the report are: – The average...

Campaign to Help Rough Sleepers Off the Streets of London...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is asking Londoners to give generously to his winter rough sleeping campaign as he announces funding for more beds in homeless shelters than ever before. Earlier this year,

Rightmove predict 2% house price inflation and rising rents for...

With increased political certainty post general election and the potential release of pent up demand, Rightmove are predicting 2% house price inflation for 2020. This is more than double the current annual...

Soham, Bristol and East London agents expelled from TPO...

Buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords in Soham, Cambridgeshire, are being warned that a local estate and letting agent Let365co Ltd (trading as 365 Residential) has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman...

Calling on Boris to now strengthen landlord repossession rights...

The National Landlords’ Association says the Conservative government must start a new housing court and reform Section 8 “fault-based” evictions to end the logjam of repossession cases that will...

UK regeneration hotspots...

New research has revealed Birmingham as the Council area with the most opportunities for regeneration for investment in empty residential and commercial properties. UK fibre broadband specialist Glide...

Tory Landslide – Landlord Reactions...

The Conservative Party have now won a majority in Westminster with over 364 seats and counting ensuring, barring disaster, a Tory government for the next 5 years. The country appears to have voted in line...

2-3% rental inflation as new supply drops further...

New figures showing a sharp drop in supply over the last year are a warning of a crisis in the private rental market The latest Residential Market Survey by the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors...

Housing and lettings market hold their breath...

The UK housing market is still on hold, pending election results, with the November 2019 RICS Residential Market Survey continuing to show a cautious approach from buyers and sellers. Demand from prospective...

How much for the keys to No.10?

Ahead of Thursday’s election Stone Real Estate have looked at the property cost of the Number 10 and where is home to the highest price paid for the number across England and Wales looking at current...

Is it reasonable to ask for extra security on front door?

Hello, I am a newbie to the forum and I have a question. A friend of mine has just viewed a ground floor flat yesterday which she really likes. Her only reservation is that she feels the front door is...

Ipsos MORI indicates 71% approval for Rent Controls...

Ipsos Mori have conducted a poll on public confidence in different parties’ housing policies and how likely they are to deliver. Click here When asking for public opinion on specific housing policies...

Yields – Long term let vs holiday let?

I have inherited some money and am looking at advice about the best investment vehicle for it. I was initially interested in buying a place in North Wales / Anglesey (we live just over an hour from the...

Just a Criminal...

George Lindsay aged 55 from Erdington was successfully prosecuted by Birmingham city council and sentenced to pay a fine of £19,970 and only got away without jail time, because the guidelines did not...

Third of generation Z think landlords should change their light...

A study, conducted by broadband and utilities provider Glide, surveyed 1,000 tenants who are either currently renting a property, or have previously, to find out which issues they expect their landlords...

Is Robert Jenrick going soft on Rent Controls?

Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, gave an interview to the I newspaper detailing conservative plans and policies to tackle the housing crisis. When questioned...

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