by peter littlewood | Jan 20, 2025 | Open News
Knight Frank’s Head of Lettings, Gary Hall, has voiced concerns has voiced concerns that the new rules to be brought in by the Rights Bill could complicate matters for both landlords and tenants. He explained: “The big problem with this is often tenants want to move...
by peter littlewood | Jan 20, 2025 | Open News
In an session in the House of Commons today (20/1/25) the Secretary of State for Housing, Angela Rayner was challenged on several points: It can be seen here (from 14:30) Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s Position Balance Between Rights: Ms Rayner...
by peter littlewood | Jan 20, 2025 | Open News
The House of Commons Library has published its latest Housing market: Economic indicators, which can be seen here. Here’s a breakdown of the key trends: House Prices (UK House Price Index) Annual Growth: Average house prices rose by 3.3% from November 2023 to...
by peter littlewood | Jan 20, 2025 | Open News
Writing Inside Housing, Parissa Zand from Generation Rent has raised the following points after a landlords’ compliance with energy efficiency legislation. Tenant Protection After Upgrades: A six-year eviction ban following energy efficiency improvements aims to...
by peter littlewood | Jan 20, 2025 | Open News
Mark Thompson, a private landlord has started a petition under the title “Apply the same energy efficiency legislation to all property – not just rentals.”, where he calls for the private rental sector to be treated the same as owner occupiers, or be scrapped. This...
