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Call for cross-party housing tsar...

As the Government’s latest cabinet reshuffle sees Kit Malthouse appointed as the UK’s 17th housing minister in 20 years, Belvoir is once again calling for the appointment of an independent housing...

Rent A Room consultation will hit Airbnb style letting...

The Government consultation on Rent A Room tax reliefs looks set hit Airbnb style letting of entire properties rather than individual room lodger type agreements. Click here to see the full consultation.

Kit Malthouse – another brand new Housing Minister!

Recently elected as an MP for North West Hampshire in 2015 Kit Malthouse has taken over from Dominic Raab (now Brexit Secretary) as Housing Minister. This is not what you would call a high profile appointment...

Top 10 towns and cities that will bear the brunt of rising rents...

Two million tenants across the UK could be hit with rent rises in 2018, with Walsall topping the list of the 10 places where the highest number of tenants will face rent increases. Over 70% of tenants...

The Dangers of Japanese Knotweed...

We have had a few Property118 readers questions on this subject in the past. The Dangers of Japanese Knotweed The dangers of Japanese knotweed have been thrown into light recently after a court ruling...

Petition update and Government response...

Petition: “Reintroduce full mortgage interest relief and drop the 3% stamp duty surcharge” 17,056 signatures – Click Here to sign petition “We call on the Government to reintroduce...

So-called ‘Conservatives’...

Dr Rosalind Beck has had an article published today on conservativehome which we are pleased to see sets the record straight on some of the recent proposals for the PRS emanating from so-called ‘Conservatives.’...

Top tips for selling this summer...

The summer can be a difficult time to sell a property, with holiday season in full swing and families spending time entertaining their children rather than house hunting. However, there are some advantages...

CIEH should be more concerned about standards in LA and Social...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has slammed the Government’s response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s report on the private rented sector,

Could landlords be incentivised to offer longer term tenancies?

The new government consultation into making longer term tenancies the default option in England, ‘Overcoming the Barriers to Longer Tenancies in the Private Rented Sector’, is considering financial...

Labour warn of “a return to pre-war slum housing”...

Responding to today’s announcement from the Labour Party that they would create “Healthy Homes Zones” and join up housing and health policy, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)...

Record number of first-time landlord products...

Given the recent upheaval in the Buy-to-Let market, many would assume that the number of products to first-timers would dwindle along with demand. However, the latest research from Moneyfacts.co.uk shows...

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