by peter littlewood | Oct 22, 2023 | Industry News
The Sunday Times has run an article on letting agent fees. It can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) starting 'Landlords are demanding an end to “simply unreasonable” upfront fees charged by some high street letting agencies to find tenants for their...
by peter littlewood | Oct 22, 2023 | Industry News
The House of Commons Library has published a summary of the Renters Reform Bill Summary. A summary can be seen here, with the full report here.... To access this content, you must have a valid iHowz Membership. If you already have a membership, please login first. If...
by peter littlewood | Oct 22, 2023 | Industry News
Commons Housing Select Committee which submitted a report to the Government on its concerns on part of the Renters Reform Bill. The Government have finally responded, which can be seen in full here, and states 'The government will not commence the abolition of section...
by peter littlewood | Oct 20, 2023 | Industry News
Online real estate company, CoStar, which is listed on the US Nasdaq, has made an agreed bid for the UK online agent, On The Market Assuming the bid goes through, it will put the near monopoly market leader, Rightmove, under pressure as the backing from Co-Star...
by peter littlewood | Oct 20, 2023 | Industry News
The Financial Times has published an article on the threat of new legislation comes at a time of high interest rates and inflation. It can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) giving some background, and asking the question 'Landlords in the student niche, in...