The Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA), a trade body representing short lets operators, has criticised the government for its alleged failures in addressing housing issues. Here are the key points: Housing Potential: The STAA claims to have analyzed local...
Writing in Propert118, the Landlord Crusader looks at the rent cap in Scotland, concluding it has has led to higher rents, which he says will be a story ignored by the likes of Shelter, Generation Rent and Acorn. The article can be seen here, stating ' Punishing...
Property Industry Eye has published an article, and video by Chris Watkins from UK Property Market, Stats Show. It can be seen here, and is generally upbeat.
Under the impression landlords are always responsible for mouldy homes wants to see rent rebates doubled if landlords fail to fix mouldy and draughty homes in London - see here. As part of the mayor’s measures, Rent Repayment Orders – legal orders which require rogue...
Under the heading 'How would YOU fix the housing market? We ask property expert Jeremy Leaf' This is Money published an article that started 'Whether it's unaffordable house prices, rising mortgage rates, soaring rents or increased levels of homelessness, the housing...
The Guardian are reporting that 'The number of EU citizens refused entry to the UK since Brexit has increased fivefold, Home Office figures show.' See here. Especially worrying is the report that some EU people who have a genuine reason to be here, who are refused...
The Telegraph Money Section, has published an article on a married couple who have built up a portfolio of nine properties that produces a net income of about £60,000 a year. Being as they both have full time jobs, they have used letting agents to manage their...
The Telegraph have published an article on Croydon - 'where flats sell for an average of £289,422, according to Rightmove, far less than other more central parts of London – is one of 22 local authorities that are attracting so many first-time buyers that they now...
iHowz has joined forces with Propertymark to collaborate with other leading sector organisations, forums and landlord associations to coordinate the launch of a new group committed to fairer renting. The Housing Coalition held its first meeting at Propertymark’s...
The Guardian has just published an article accusing 'More than two-thirds of mortgage-free landlords raised the cost of new rental agreements in the last year despite being unaffected by interest rate rises, according to research on alleged “cashing in”. The article...
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