Ending child poverty in Scotland can only happen by tackling the housing emergency, says Shelter Scotland.
A report by Shelter Scotland and Aberlour claims Scotland’s housing emergency and child poverty...
House prices in London take a dramatic dip as the property market continues to struggle.
According to research by Moverly, house prices in the capital in the last year alone have fallen by a staggering...
The Scottish government has announced plans to cap rent increases in areas with rent controls, as part of its Housing (Scotland) Bill.
The proposed amendment would limit rent rises to the Consumer Price...
The UK’s private rented sector experienced a significant shift in October with asking rents dropping by 12.6% compared to the previous month.
This decline, coupled with a narrowing of year-on-year...
The Chancellor has announced that a staggering £3.4 billion will be spent over the next three years on heat decarbonisation and household energy efficiency.
The money will support the Warm Homes Grant...
Councils and homeless charities welcome the Chancellor’s Budget boost to address homelessness, as new figures reveal that homelessness has risen by 42% in London.
According to figures from the Combined...
The Labour government can only meet its housing targets by building ten times more social homes each year by 2027/28, according to new figures.
Research from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) shows that...
If you’re in the landlord insurance business, you might be starting to feel the squeeze. Landlords are disappearing, properties are being sold off, and suddenly, there’s a lot less demand for landlord...
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a range of measures in the Budget including a stamp duty rise which looks set to hurt landlords.
In Labour’s first budget in 14 years, the Chancellor said...
Salford City Council is seeking public opinion on whether to reintroduce a selective licensing scheme for private landlords in parts of Broughton and Kersal.
Selective licensing requires all landlords...
The Build to Rent sector has attracted a staggering £800 million in investment during the third quarter of 2024.
Savills says the surge in investment is being fuelled by both bulk and single site transactions,
The NRLA has slammed the Labour government’s decision to freeze housing benefit rates, warning it will “hurt vulnerable renters.”
Since March 2020, Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates — which...
With all private rented sector properties needing to meet EPC C targets by 2030, many landlords are under financial pressure.
More than five million rental properties will need to be upgraded to meet...
In a move that could severely damage the private rented sector (PRS), the Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in the Budget that the stamp duty surcharge on additional homes will increase to 5% from tomorrow.
UK landlords are growing increasingly anxious about potential tax hikes and regulatory changes, particularly the looming threat of Section 21 eviction reform.
A survey by Butterfield Mortgages reveals...
A third of all homes for sale in Britain have an EPC rating below C, according to new research.
A survey by epIMS, reveals more than 33% of all properties currently listed for sale have an EPC rating...
A London council is seeking public opinion – including from affected landlords – on a proposal to introduce a new property licensing scheme for private rented homes across 15 wards in the borough.
Property investors can expect a brighter outlook for the market in the coming year – despite the looming uncertainty of the Autumn Budget.
According to Octane Capital’s chief executive, Jonathan...
Rent rises in Scotland’s private rented sector (PRS) are beginning to ease as policy measures for rent controls continue to progress through the Scottish Parliament.
The latest report from Scottish...
With the Budget only a day away, many industry leaders are calling on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to support landlords.
Industry bodies such as Propertymark are urging the Labour government to reverse...
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