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Homelessness crisis looms as councils struggle with demand

Homelessness crisis looms as councils struggle with demand...

Councils across England are struggling with a surge in demand from households facing homelessness with nearly a quarter of a million households looking for a home, one organisation reveals. The findings...

0:03 AM, 25th August 2023, About 11 months ago |  55

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EPC reforms: Government must act now, says property consultancy

EPC reforms: Government must act now, says property consultancy...

The property consultancy Fisher German is urging the government to provide more clarity on the future of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) regulations, which may affect thousands of landlords and tenants...

0:02 AM, 25th August 2023, About 11 months ago |  4

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Struggling homeowners in London should be able to ‘change tenure’

Struggling homeowners in London should be able to ‘change...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has come up with a bonkers idea to deal with hundreds of thousands of London homeowners who are at risk of a mortgage ‘bomb’ next year. He says that the cost-of-living...

0:01 AM, 25th August 2023, About 11 months ago |  10

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Another social landlord hit with a ‘severe maladministration’ charge

Another social landlord hit with a ‘severe maladministration’...

The Housing Ombudsman has hit social landlord Sanctuary Housing with a charge of severe maladministration and demand they pay compensation to a tenant after a poorly managed case of damp and mould in a...

9:26 AM, 24th August 2023, About 11 months ago |  0

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HMO buy to let remains a popular investment choice

HMO buy to let remains a popular investment choice...

Most UK property investors are still confident in the value and performance of their portfolios – and 71% have not seen a decline in the value of their portfolios since December 2021. That’s...

8:54 AM, 24th August 2023, About 11 months ago |  0

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Rented home supply in London begins to improve

Rented home supply in London begins to improve...

The supply of homes to rent in London is improving, two leading firms in the sector say. Flat share platform SpareRoom says that the ratio of tenants looking for somewhere to live has fallen, year-on-year.

0:03 AM, 24th August 2023, About 11 months ago |  1

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UK’s landlords not tenants need funding help to meet EPC targets

UK’s landlords not tenants need funding help to meet EPC...

Landlords need more help in achieving the government’s energy performance certificate (EPC) aims for the private rented sector (PRS) by reducing the number of hurdles to access cash help. That’s...

0:01 AM, 24th August 2023, About 11 months ago |  4

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Council that threatened PRS landlords to pay £5,400 compensation to tenant

Council that threatened PRS landlords to pay £5,400 compensation...

Just days after threatening private rented sector (PRS) landlords with taking control of properties they don’t license and look after; a council has been told to pay a tenant £5,400 in compensation.

9:38 AM, 23rd August 2023, About 11 months ago |  21

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Government should step in now to help renters – Generation Rent

Government should step in now to help renters – Generation...

A tenant activist group says the government needs to step in and help renters and put in place long-term solutions to the housing crisis – including the unfreezing of Local Housing Allowance (LHA).

0:06 AM, 23rd August 2023, About 11 months ago |  8

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Sitting tenants increasingly face eviction in ‘landlord exodus’

Sitting tenants increasingly face eviction in ‘landlord...

Thousands of sitting tenants are facing eviction due to struggling landlords selling their properties before the tenancy agreement ends, research reveals. House Buyer Bureau says there has been a ‘landlord...

0:04 AM, 23rd August 2023, About 11 months ago |  11

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Tenant demand surges in London and East Midlands

Tenant demand surges in London and East Midlands...

The strongest tenant demand in the country is being seen by landlords in outer London and the East Midlands, research reveals. Paragon Bank says that in the second quarter of this year, 91% of landlords...

0:02 AM, 23rd August 2023, About 11 months ago |  3

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Half of tenants are ‘one pay cheque away’ from homelessness – Shelter claims

Half of tenants are ‘one pay cheque away’ from homelessness...

A survey of private renters has found that 51% of them are just one missed ‘pay cheque’ away from being made homeless. The findings from Shelter also found that more than a third said they...

9:26 AM, 22nd August 2023, About 11 months ago |  67

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Student housing shortage worsens across UK cities

Student housing shortage worsens across UK cities...

Despite a rise in student numbers heading to university this year, there has been a big 24.5% drop in the number of student homes available to rent, a survey reveals. The findings from Savills highlight...

0:05 AM, 22nd August 2023, About 11 months ago |  0

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Renting is now cheaper than buying

Renting is now cheaper than buying...

Rising mortgage rates mean that renting a home in the UK is now a more cost-effective option than buying a home for the first time since 2010, one analysis reveals. The findings from Zoopla highlight that...

0:04 AM, 22nd August 2023, About 11 months ago |  1

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Social landlords urged to allow childminders to work from rented homes

Social landlords urged to allow childminders to work from rented...

Housing associations, social landlords and developers across England are being urged by the government to allow childminders to work from their rented homes. The children and families minister, Claire...

0:03 AM, 22nd August 2023, About 11 months ago |  0

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Mismatch between supply and demand widens

Mismatch between supply and demand widens...

The mismatch between supply and demand is putting huge pressure on renters, according to a new report. The latest figures from Propertymark’s Housing Insight report reveal a 38% increase in the number...

0:02 AM, 22nd August 2023, About 11 months ago |  0

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Demand for rented properties higher than ever

Demand for rented properties higher than ever...

A major shortage in rental properties leaves tenants struggling to get on the property ladder, according to a new survey. A survey of 600 tenants by estate agents HOP reveals more than 70% of respondents...

0:01 AM, 22nd August 2023, About 11 months ago |  0

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Student rents rocket by 30% in a year

Student rents rocket by 30% in a year...

Students will be paying 30% more in rent this year as they head back to their studies, one index has found. The NatWest student living index reveals that the increase has pushed the national monthly rent...

10:02 AM, 21st August 2023, About 11 months ago |  0

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Council threatens to take control of landlord properties

Council threatens to take control of landlord properties...

With the deadline approaching for its selective licensing scheme, a London council is threatening to take control of landlords’ property if they don’t apply in time. Newham says its deadline...

9:28 AM, 21st August 2023, About 11 months ago |  33

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Landlords look to sell and not buy – survey

Landlords look to sell and not buy – survey...

Private landlords are twice as likely to sell a property than they are to buy – fuelling the country’s ongoing housing crisis, a survey has found. The findings show that in the second quarter...

0:02 AM, 21st August 2023, About 11 months ago |  0

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