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Dogs and cats are the top pets – that renters are likely to hide from their landlords
One in ten tenants are currently hiding an animal from their landlord, and a quarter have done so in the past - as 14% fear eviction Over half of pet-owning Brits who rent their home have kept, or are currently keeping, a dog (59%) or a cat (56%)...
Have you improved your Commercial EPC’s?
Don’t forget that the deadline for the minimum EPC rating on commercial is fast approaching. From April 1, it will become unlawful for a landlord to continue to let a substandard commercial property unless they have made all possible...
How buy-to-let landlords can prepare for the 2025 EPC deadline
What Mortgage has run an opinion piece on how to prepare for the EPC changes. It can be read here, but please note that the date for the EPC rating is still not known, not is the date. You can see the letter we have written to the ministers about...
Council calls agent ‘dodgy’ and fines them
Under the headline ‘Dodgy landlord and estate agent ordered to pay thousands in court’ Barking and Dagenham are reporting on a local agent who has been fined over £22,000. This was following a complaint, a Barking and Dagenham Council enforcement...
Ombudsman raises concern with PA Housing after double severe maladministration finding
The Housing Ombudsman is reporting they have ordered PA Landlord to pay £2,500 in compensation and consider the resident’s claims over damaged possessions for one complaint, and t o pay the resident £1,175 in compensation, inspect the home for any...
Landlord fined after rubbish from renovation work found dumped
A landlord has been fined after rubbish from a property he was renovating was found dumped at the side of the road. The waste was removed from a property in Huntingdon but was left piled up at the side of Long Drove in Cottenham. The rubbish pile...
Why are rents so high?
The Readers Digest have published an intersting article asking 'Where have all the landlords gone? ' It can be seen here.
Do EPCs save the planet or are they just another way of hammering landlords?
iHowz views on the potential changes to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) have been quoted in a new article in Property118. The article can be seen here, and our long standing campaign here.
Proposed Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman
The Government has proposed an Ombudsman scheme, which will be mandatory for all private landlords in England. They have invited views on this and iHowz have submitted their views, which can be seen here Details of the proposal can be seen here,...
Government announces team of leading experts to boost energy efficiency
The Government has announced a team of leading experts as the members of a new dedicated taskforce charged with improving the energy efficiency of the nation’s homes and buildings and with it, cutting the country’s energy use. Details can be seen...
Are heat pumps worth installing?
A small survey commissioned by Market Financial Solutions has found that less than a fifth of those surveyed have replaced their property’s boiler with a carbon neutral heat pump - and almost half of those who had made the change said that it had...
Woman facing eviction from home of 62 years because of new EPC requirements
The BBC are reporting on a lady who is being evicted from her home of 62 years because 'recent law changes with regards to EPCs has made it no longer viable to rent out houses like this.' The whole article can be seen here
I’ve Had Enough! Landlord with 150 properties quits rental sector
Landlord Today is reporting on a landlord who says 'If you are thinking of becoming a landlord in England you must be crazy. I'm out! ' The article can be seen here.
Nothing in the budget for landlords
The full budget can be seen here. In summary: Housing mentioned 19 times All were vague with no specifics for either PRS or SRS Levelling up - Devolved to local authorities Affordable housing 2021 spending review £24 Bn Ambition to deliver 300,000...
Energy cliff edge avoided and forced meter change extended
The Treasury has performed a U-turn on a planned cut to energy support for households after warnings that it would plunge many thousands more families into poverty. In an announcement on the morning of the chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget speech,...
BPF call to scrap VAT for landlords trying to improve EPC ratings
The British Property Federation is calling on the government to use next week’s Budget to zero-rate VAT on work which allows homes to improve their energy efficiency. The BPF argues that the government has a critical role to play in supporting...
Rules regarding commercial energy use
From 1 April 2023, the regulations are tightening and it will become unlawful for a landlord to "continue to let" a sub-standard property unless they have made all possible cost-effective energy efficiency improvements prescribed by MEES or one of...
Which city has shown the biggest drop in house prices?
According to market analyst TwentyCi house prices have already plunged by almost a fifth in some areas, with the biggest drop being in Southampton, where agreed sales prices nosedived from a peak of £463,000 in June to £383,350 last month....
FCA revises down mortgage concerns
An extra 356,000 UK mortgage borrowers could face payment difficulties by the end of June 2024, in addition to those who are already behind, according to the City regulator. This has been reduced from a previous estimate made last September that an...
Mould and damp help boost sales of ventilation solutions
Leading fan and ventilation manufacturer, Volution, with brands which include Vent-Axia, Manrose and Airtech, made the following comments in their latest results. The importance of indoor air quality to our health and the need for energy efficient,...
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Government publishes Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan
The Anti-social Behaviour Action Plan can be seen here, and sets out the government’s approach to stamping out...
Government unveils a ‘comprehensive plan’ to address the housing shortage
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Government is facing a legal challenge over plans to permit housebuilders in England to allow sewage pollution
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UK House Price Index released
The Government has just published the UK House Price Index, which can be seen in full here. In summary, headline...
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