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50,000 Homes Upgraded with £562 Million Government Cash Boost
From this week, the homes of 50,000 households will be upgraded with green improvements from a £562 million fund, reducing carbon emissions and supporting thousands of green jobs across the country, the UK government announced today (23 March 2021). The £562 million...
Councils Given Power to Build More Homes for First Time Buyers and for Social Rent
Councils in England will have more freedom on how they spend the money from homes sold through Right to Buy (the sale of a council house), to help them build the homes needed in their communities, under reforms announced by Housing Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP....
New Fire regulations proposed for HMO’s
Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the Home Office has announced. Exact details are awaited but the new measures, announced as part of the government’s response to the...
Best places for yield in London identified by letting agent
London-focussed lettings agency Portico has drawn up highly localised hotspots within the capital for landlords seeking the best yields. According to the agency, East London offers the best rental yields in the capital. Barking has one of the lowest median house...
Nightmare tenants turn flat into rubbish tip and cause tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage as landlord couple say they can’t evict them because of the pandemic
A couple plagued by nightmare tenants who turned their flat into a rubbish tip have been told they can't evict them 'because of the pandemic'. Zoey and John Wingfield have spent tens of thousands of pounds trying to repair damage to their Grimsby flat, adjacent...
Majority of landlords waiting for lockdown measures to ease before investing
Over half (59.8%) of landlords are waiting for lockdown measures to ease before investing in properties, according to the National Landlord Index by Accommodation.co.uk. The research highlights that UK landlords still see the rental market as a safe place to invest...
Domestic private rental sector minimum energy efficiency standards: interim evaluation 2020
The Government have just released an interim report on the standards of energy efficiency in the PRS. It can be seen here, and the announcement says:- This interim evaluation of the domestic private rental sector (PRS) minimum energy efficiency standard regulations in...
Why are some landlords selling up?
Zoopla have examined the trend in an increase in property sales, and a decrease in rental, especially in London. The whole article can be read here.
Landlords and tenants do have a good relationship – claim
A survey claims that 75% of tenants describe relationships with the landlords as ‘good’ or ‘very good’, while 89% of landlords believe they have a good rapport with their renters as well. In a study commissioned by online platform Mashroom, 59% of tenants cite strong...
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Trade body crticises government housing failures.
The Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA), a trade body representing short lets operators, has criticised the...
Scotland’s rent cap disaster – a warning to landlords and tenant groups everywhere
Writing in Propert118, the Landlord Crusader looks at the rent cap in Scotland, concluding it has has led to higher...