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Survey reveals what UK renters want from their homes

Survey reveals what UK renters want from their homes...

A new survey has revealed the top features that UK renters look for in a property and how much they are willing to pay for them. The survey from Molo, asked renters to select their top five most important...

How to avoid damp and mould in homes this winter

How to avoid damp and mould in homes this winter...

It’s a common issue for landlords around the country – dealing with tenants who are reporting issues with damp and mould. Now researchers share eight tips for the 73% of Brits experiencing...

Zoopla reports a rebound in the housing sales market

Zoopla reports a rebound in the housing sales market...

Zoopla has revealed that the housing sales market has improved in 2024, despite a drop in prices last year. According to its House Price Index, annual UK house price falls have moderated again and stand...

Propertymark urges clarity as Scottish government ends emergency rent cap

Propertymark urges clarity as Scottish government ends emergency...

A leading industry body has criticised the Scottish government for not providing more information on the transition to end the emergency rent cap. Propertymark says more clarification is needed about...

Axe Stamp Duty Levy for more rental homes – NRLA

Axe Stamp Duty Levy for more rental homes – NRLA...

The Chancellor should scrap the 3% Stamp Duty Levy on the purchase of additional properties in the Spring Budget to create more homes for rent and generate £10 billion for the Government, the National...

Council tells landlords not to evict anti-social tenants or those with arrears

Council tells landlords not to evict anti-social tenants or those...

A council has launched a campaign to prevent homelessness in its area – and it says tenants with arrears or who cause anti-social behaviour shouldn’t be evicted. Torbay council is appealing...

Rents hit new highs but growth slows down

Rents hit new highs but growth slows down...

Rents in the UK reached new records in 2023, but the pace of growth slowed down significantly compared to previous years, according to Rightmove. There are also signs that some areas are seeing the tenant...

Scottish government to finally end emergency rent cap

Scottish government to finally end emergency rent cap...

The Scottish government has announced the end of the emergency rent cap. Introduced in 2022, the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act, aimed to protect tenants from rent increases and ban...

The UK’s buy to let hotspots revealed

The UK’s buy to let hotspots revealed...

The UK’s buy to let hotspot has been revealed after the city saw a 12% surge in the number of privately rented properties over the past year, a new report has revealed. The findings from Simply Business,

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to young landlords with lodgers

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to young landlords with lodgers...

Are you a young live-in landlord? Then, Eir Nolsøe, senior economics reporter, for the Telegraph would like to speak with you. Eir would like to speak to young live-in landlords who got on the property...

Scotland’s property boom as the pandemic pushes prices up by £43k

Scotland’s property boom as the pandemic pushes prices...

Scotland has seen an extraordinary surge in property prices since the pandemic, with average values rising by £43,381 in less than four years, according to a leading estate agency. DJ Alexander Ltd has...

Tenants squeezed out in England’s holiday home hotspots

Tenants squeezed out in England’s holiday home hotspots...

Holiday homes are not only making it harder for homebuyers to buy, but also for tenants to rent in England’s most sought-after holiday destinations, a report reveals. The findings from Zero Deposit found...

Disabled tenants ignored by social landlords, report reveals

Disabled tenants ignored by social landlords, report reveals...

A new report by the Housing Ombudsman has exposed the widespread failure of social landlords to make reasonable adjustments for their disabled tenants. The report, entitled Relationship of Equals, is based...

Scotland’s landlords warned about new electrical safety rules

Scotland’s landlords warned about new electrical safety...

Private landlords in Scotland have been warned by SELECT, the trade association for the electrical industry, to make sure their properties meet the new Repairing Standard guidance on electrical safety,

Industry body calls for training and qualifications across the housing sectors

Industry body calls for training and qualifications across the...

Following a committee report calling for Awaab’s law to be extended to the private rented sector, one industry body argues qualifications are the only way to eliminate bad practices from the rented and...

Most tenant issues are quickly resolved by landlords

Most tenant issues are quickly resolved by landlords...

More than half of renters have faced problems with their housing in the past six months – and 78% of agents and landlords quickly resolved them, a survey reveals. The findings from TDS Foundation,

Limited company buy to let mortgages on the rise – Paragon

Limited company buy to let mortgages on the rise – Paragon...

Nearly half of mortgage brokers in the UK expect to see more buy to let business from landlords operating through limited companies in the next year, a survey reveals. According to Paragon Bank, more than...

Landlord organisation demands clarity over government’s net zero strategy

Landlord organisation demands clarity over government’s net...

One landlord organisation has criticised the government for its “sticking plaster approach” in addressing the energy transition to net zero. ihowz wrote a letter to the Energy Security and Net Zero...

Financial strain and abolition of Section 21 are driving landlords out of the PRS

Financial strain and abolition of Section 21 are driving landlords...

“A perfect storm” is how one legal expert describes the difficult position of landlords within the private rented sector (PRS), with the Renters’ (Reform) Bill playing a significant part in it.

Molo cuts BTL rates for UK and expat borrowers

Molo cuts BTL rates for UK and expat borrowers...

Molo Finance has cut its buy to let fixed rates by up to 71 bps with products from 3.94% for two-year fixed and 5.19% for five-year fixed products. The digital lender says the offers are available to both...

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