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Bid to mandate second staircases to make buildings safer
The Government is proposing to mandate second staircases in new residential buildings that are more than 30m high in a bid to boost...
Student landlords face losing out on £3.2 million in rent
The cost-of-living crisis is hitting students so hard that landlords could miss out on £3.2 million as they consider moving out, research...
Affordability will hit tenant demand and rent rises in 2023
The prospect for big rent rises in 2023 is slim with affordability already hitting a tenant’s ability to pay rent, one analysis...
Does a freeholder extension automatically become communal?
Hello, The freeholder of a block of flats in which I own one (20 in total) built an extension in order to access two additional Penthouse...
The best city for buy to let investment revealed
The best city for buy to let investors isn’t London – it’s a city that has robust property prices and strong rental...
Government names and shames three failing social landlords
The government has named and shamed three more failing social landlords – with Michael Gove urging lawyers to direct tenants...
70,000 BTL landlords exited the PRS this year
An accountancy firm says that 70,000 buy-to-let landlords have exited the UK’s rental market over the last 12 months.
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