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Nearly six in ten landlords (57%) operate without any after-hours support for maintenance, management, or urgent tenant issues, new research from property management firm Adiuvo reveals. Only a third (33%) of landlords have comprehensive out-of-hours cover, while a...

UK house prices rose 0.5% in September, keeping price growth steady, according to the Nationwide House Price Index. On an annual basis, the average house price increased 2.2%, up slightly from 2.1% in August, with the current average UK house price standing at...

Letting agents could see their earnings shrink by more than a quarter once the Renters’ Rights Bill comes into force, according to new research. Figures from Goodlord’s eighth annual State of the Lettings Industry report reveal that contract renewals currently make up...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed that the government will press ahead with controls on the short-term holiday let sector, starting with a mandatory national register. In an interview with BBC Spotlight, the regional news programme for the South West,...

A cross-party think tank has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to implement a package of eight tax reforms designed to raise £21 billion, with several key proposals focused squarely on the UK property sector and high-net-worth individuals. The recommendations, first...

As the Labour party conference gets underway this week, the private rented sector (PRS) is calling for the next government to avoid implementing sweeping reforms without clear, practical guidance. Allison Thompson, National Lettings Managing Director at LRG, warned...

The UK rental market remains under pressure, with an industry body warning that landlords must be encouraged to invest in the private rented sector (PRS) rather than be driven out by “a continuous bombardment of financial and regulatory hurdles.” According to a new...

iHowz will be speaking at the National Landlord Investor Show in Bristol on Wednesday October 1st. This a summary of the talk: Bristol’s student rental market is at breaking point. A booming student population, severe housing shortages, and soaring rents have combined...

Note that iHowz will be speaking at the next National Landlord Investment show in Bristol Wednesday October 1st  Under the headline The ‘gritty’ areas of Bristol where property prices are soaring the Telegraph is reporting on Bristol.  In summary, the article says:...

A new property study reveals a massive disparity in how long first-time buyers must save for a 25% deposit on a detached house across the UK, ranging from just over three years to more than four decades. The analysis, which compared property prices, median household...