Industry News

The cost of living crisis combined with a logjam in the courts means landlords are now “very unlikely” to rent properties without guarantors being in place, according to an outspoken industry figure. Jonathan Rolande of the National Association of Property Buyers says...

Three and a half years after the Renters Reform Bill was first pledged by Theresa May’s government (April 2019) which at the time was described as a “step change” in protections for renters, ending Section 21 evictions and giving landlords and tenants more rights, the...

Landlord Today is reporting on an agency who think the potential changes to the PRS are good. The article can be seen here, and says: The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent...

The PRS is fundamentally changing and becoming more tenant-focussed with the vast majority of landlords operating within it saying that they are confident about the future, according to a new report released by OSB Group. The report finds that 92% of professional...

An extra £118m, at least, will be spent this year on temporary accommodation, such as hotels and B&Bs, by councils, a Sky News investigation has found. If trends continue, local authorities in England will spend nearly a quarter more (24%) this financial year than...

The housing association which rented out a mould-ridden flat to the family of Awaab Ishak is to be stripped of £1m for new housing from the government. The toddler died from a respiratory condition caused by exposure to mould in his family's flat, a coroner ruled....

The housing body responsible for a mouldy flat which led to the death of two-year-old, Awaab Ishak, received over 100 complaints about dampness or mould last year. Rochdale Borough Housing (RBH) were hit with 106 reports from tenants complaining of these issues in the...

Michael Gove has written to all Councils directing them to: all local housing authorities in carrying out their duty to review housing conditions in their area must: have particular regard to high scoring (bands D and E) category 2 damp and mould hazards, as outlined...

Increasingly worried landlords are demanding that their tenants offer a guarantor in the face of looming rent arrears, research reveals. According to referencing firm Goodlord, the region with the largest proportion of new tenancies being offered with a guarantor is...

A new study by CaCHE seeking to understand the behaviour of landlords in the private rented sector in the UK has been published. The data was collected through 1,002 online questionnaires and 68 in-depth interviews with landlords, letting agents, and experts in the...