Lettings & Management
Breaking News and opinions affecting Letting Agents and Property Managers operating in the UK Private Rented Sector
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‘Madness’ as rent prices in the UK soar to re...
The average rent price in the UK for July 2023 was £1,243 – that’s a whopping 10.3% increase from the same month last...
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Paragon Bank cuts buy to let mortgage rates for landlords
Paragon Bank has unveiled a major product refresh that has seen rates reduced across 22 buy to let mortgage products, with fixed deals...
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Landlords need to be incentivised and not driven from the...
The government needs to focus on its tax policies so that landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) are incentivised to remain and...
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Birmingham landlords urged to get licensed or face penalties
Birmingham city council says that 80% of landlords in its private rented sector (PRS) covered by the new selective and additional licensing...
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August sees rents remaining red hot
The rental market remained ‘boiling hot’ in August, with the cost of rent up 10% year-on-year, according to the latest...
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Students scramble for new housing as ‘luxury’...
Around 170 university students in Huddersfield have found themselves in a desperate scramble to secure new accommodation after being...
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Two landlords are fined £255,000 for planning permission ...
Two private landlords who breached planning laws and ignored council warnings have been handed hefty fines of more than £250,000.
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