A new survey contradicts the popular theory among ant-landlord groups that there are poor relations between tenants and landlords, but a new survey suggests this is far from the truthThe study involved 2,000 tenants and showed that 81% were either ‘very satisfied or...
On 22 December 2022 the DLUHC published new guidance to help eligible tenants in social and affordable housing buy a share in their home for the first time, under the Right to Shared Ownership scheme. Tenants will be able to buy a share of their property worth between...
On 20 December 2022 Warwick District Council reported that Dr Amy Eskander, owner of an apartment in Kenilworth, had been sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court after previously being found guilty of illegal eviction. Dr Eskander was ordered to pay a fine of £2,000, a...
On 5 January 2023 the Office for National Statistics published information from the 2021 census setting out types of accommodation, tenure, rooms and bedrooms and availability of central heating. The main points are: Across England and Wales, 77.9 per cent (19.3...
Councillors will vote next week on a motion setting out a range of interventions in the increasingly unaffordable private rented sector, including a database to name and shame the worst landlords Bristol City Council is set to formally back introducing rent controls...
Margaret Thatcher’s efforts to turn Britain into a “property-owning democracy” appear to have been reversed after the census revealed that home ownership had plummeted to its lowest level since 1983. The proportion of homes owned in England fell from 64.1pc to 62.3pc...
London landlords are being forced to reduce their rents in order to secure a deal, according to a report from Chestertons estate agents, reported in the Telegraph Landlords in the high end of the market are reducing rents between 3 to 10%, and across a wider market...
Property118 have run an article, with associated commments on Robert Mellors setting up a charity to help house the homeless It can be seen here, and we urge you to read it especially the assiociated comments.
Our friend Hasan at Home Share has published his predictions for 2023, and can be seen here.
The Leasing Director in a large Scottish estate has published an article calling for a ‘rebuilding of the PRS’ It is in Daily Business Magazine and says: Volatility and unpredictability are two words which have been used all too often throughout 2022 and for good...
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