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BoE holds interest rate at 5.25%
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to hold the base rate at 5.25% – for the fifth meeting in a...
NRLA and Generation Rent welcome call to uprate LHA
MPs on the Work and Pensions Select Committee say that Local Housing Allowance should be uprated every year by the Government so that...
Extremely rigorous tenant screening, insurance and total ...
The title speaks for itself. Unfortunately, it has taken a year to the day exactly to evict non-paying tenants. This is the first time...
Half the council tax tenants pay should be saved for a ho...
In a bid to help tenants save for a deposit to buy a house, half of their council tax payment should paid into a dedicated savings...
Scotland’s rent cap backfires with big rent rises f...
Tenants in Scotland are seeing big rent rises and the rent cap brought in by the SNP is being blamed – as rent rises elsewhere...
Call for rent cap in Wales to help key workers
A rent cap is needed in Wales to help essential workers struggling to find affordable housing, Generation Rent says.
It warns that...
Annual rent rise is the highest ever recorded – ONS
The cost of renting in the UK has hit a new high as average rents across the UK rose by 9% in the 12 months to February – the...