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Landlords to receive hate crime and anti-racism training

Landlords to receive hate crime and anti-racism training...

Private landlords and agents are being offered hate crime and anti-racism training so they can offer ‘appropriate support’ to their tenants, the BBC reports. The training is being offered by the Welsh...

Rental mediation pilot flops with 22 referrals out of 3,000 cases

Rental mediation pilot flops with 22 referrals out of 3,000 cases...

The Rental Mediation Service pilot to enable landlords and tenants to access a free independent offering during the landlord possession process has flopped, it has been revealed. Between February to October...

Homeowners are better off than renters every year

Homeowners are better off than renters every year...

Homeowners are nearly £500 better off a year than a renter, research from Halifax reveals It says that the monthly cost of owning a home for first-time buyers is now £971, on average. That is £42 or...

BUDGET DAY: Underwhelmed PRS speaks out over a missed opportunity

BUDGET DAY: Underwhelmed PRS speaks out over a missed opportunity...

It was a Budget to forget after the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt appeared to have forgotten landlords, tenants and the private rented sector (PRS) in general. Despite hopes that there would be an announcement...

Budget 2023 – Despite intensive lobbying, landlords miss out

Budget 2023 – Despite intensive lobbying, landlords miss...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, let landlords sink or swim on their own with no direct assistance for landlords in his Budget announced today. Unlike £63 million of funds for swimming pools,

39 developers sign up for the building safety contract

39 developers sign up for the building safety contract...

Thirty-nine of the country’s biggest housebuilders have signed up to the developer remediation contract – which will see the removal of dangerous cladding. The move will also bring relief for...

Generation Rent claims 14% of private rented homes have dangerous mould

Generation Rent claims 14% of private rented homes have dangerous...

Generation Rent, the tenants’ activist group, says that plans for ‘Awaab’s Law’ to clamp down on poor living conditions in social housing should be extended to the private sector.

BUDGET DAY: What the PRS wants the Chancellor to do

BUDGET DAY: What the PRS wants the Chancellor to do...

Landlords and property investors will be watching Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to see what is in store for the private rented sector (PRS) in tomorrow’s Budget. Among those urging the Chancellor to help landlords...

Popularity of ‘bills included’ rental properties soars

Popularity of ‘bills included’ rental properties...

As the cost-of-living crisis continues, it is causing a massive increase in people seeking bills included rental properties. In a study of Zoopla data, Money.co.uk has revealed the top 10 cities in England...

Renters worry about how interest rate rises will affect them

Renters worry about how interest rate rises will affect them...

Two-thirds of tenants say they worry about the impact of rising interest rates on their rent – and whether they will have a home, a survey reveals. The findings from Finbri highlight another survey...

MPs back Ben Beadle after Guardian slam claims of landlord exodus

MPs back Ben Beadle after Guardian slam claims of landlord exodus...

MPs have backed the National Residential Landlords Association’s Ben Beadle after the Guardian newspaper claimed he was ‘making up stories’ about a landlord exodus from the Private Rented...

Landlords reveal likes and dislikes about the PRS

Landlords reveal likes and dislikes about the PRS...

A massive 72% of landlords believe the private rented sector is fit for purpose, according to a new survey. The findings from the Property Redress Scheme reveal that the main reasons for their satisfaction...

One in five landlords have negative feelings about the PRS

One in five landlords have negative feelings about the PRS...

One in five landlords (19%) feel negatively about their business and point to government interference, market uncertainty and negativity about landlords as the reasons why, a survey reveals. The findings...

Can landlords afford a rent freeze in the UK?

Can landlords afford a rent freeze in the UK?

I can’t say that I am surprised at the news that Labour Mayors, trade unions and rent activists are calling for a rent freeze – not on the grounds of saving tenants a few quid, but because landlords...

Eviction moratorium ‘sham’ as eviction cases soar in Scotland

Eviction moratorium ‘sham’ as eviction cases soar...

Scotland’s moratorium on evictions has been branded as a ‘sham’ by critics after revelations that the number of tenants facing eviction is more than double the usual number. This week,

Homeless charity joins with home furnishing company

Homeless charity joins with home furnishing company...

IKEA has teamed up with Shelter to reveal the ‘realities’ of the UK’s ‘housing emergency’. The furniture giant and the housing charity have launched a campaign to raise awareness...

Paragon Bank unveils its new limited-edition five-year fixes

Paragon Bank unveils its new limited-edition five-year fixes...

Paragon Bank has announced the launch of four limited edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages. The new products are available to portfolio landlords – that is those with four or more buy-to-let...

Landlords criticised for not completing Selective Licensing forms

Landlords criticised for not completing Selective Licensing forms...

A council has criticised landlords in its area for not completing its selective licensing forms properly and says that out of 700 applications they have received, three quarters are missing vital information.

Propertymark reveals confusion over regulations

Propertymark reveals confusion over regulations...

Since the launch of the ‘biggest shake up’ in Welsh Housing law, there have been concerns from landlords around the confusing regulation, Propertymark says. The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2011 made...

Self-managing landlords looking to switch to agents

Self-managing landlords looking to switch to agents...

Fears about the future of the private rented sector (PRS) are leaving many landlords considering whether they should sell up or switch to using an agent, research reveals. The findings from Uswitch highlight...

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