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Report highlights concerns that rising tenant demand will see rise in rogue landlords
A 'perfect storm' of low housing stock, rising unaffordability of owner-occupier mortgage costs, and soaring tenant demand for rental homes is causing concern for landlords as they seek to maintain viable investments. The findings come from snap...
Confronting the EPC Challenge
Specialist lending bank Shawbrook has published a new report showing that landlords want more guidance on proposed EPC regulations. This follows our campaign to get greater clarity on this subject. Entitled ‘Confronting the EPC Challenge’ it...
Buy-to-let mortgage market shows signs of recovering
Zoopla have published a new report finding: The number of buy-to-let mortgage deals available has increased by more than 700 since the beginning of October to 1,769 different products The average cost of the mortgages has continued to increase and...
Development opportunities in Surrey
Two development opportunities have become available to become involved as outright ownership / directorships and/or shareholdings. They are Woodham Lane, New Haw, KT15 3NR, and/or The Moorings, West End, GU24 9JA. To discuss further, contact...
MPs are debating bill to licence AirBnb properties
A Labour back bencher (Rachael Maskell) has tabled the ‘Short-term and Holiday-let Accommodation (Licensing) Bill’, which is backed by the shadow minister, Barbara Keeley. The Bill looks to force all short term lets to be licensed before they can...
Labour licensing scheme will take 150 years to process!
It’s claimed that Liverpool’s Labour council would take almost 150 years to process applications for its landlord licensing scheme.The council has hailed the importance of the scheme in addressing sub-standard housing across the city. But...
Landlord fined £6,000 for failing to remove waste
The landlord, was convicted of four offences at Suffolk Magistrates' Court on Monday, December 5. According to Ipswich Borough Council, all four offences were under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and included a large pile of...
Bristol council investigating rent caps
Rent controls in Bristol could see rent hikes capped at inflation or average wages The council is consulting the public about how rent controls could work Rent controls in Bristol could see rent increases capped at inflation or average wage growth...
Zoopla Rent up
The average UK rent for a new letting has jumped by GBP117 per month since last year, according to a Zoopla report. This has pushed the typical rent to GBP1,078 per month, Zoopla said, which equates to 35% of the average income of a single earner –...
Holiday lets to face national registration scheme
Short-term holiday properties will soon face a compulsory national registration scheme after and amendment has been to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill going through parliament. Such a move has been in the offing for several months and...
Rental Supply
Demand for homes in the UK rental sector is continuing to rise as home buyer activity drops off, according to surveyors. This is contributing to an upward pressure on rental prices, at a time when house prices have been falling month-on-month, the...
Leasehold reform in England and Wales: What’s happening and when?
The House of Commons Library has just published a short report on leasehold reform. It can be seen here, and says: On 21 December 2017 the Government announced plans to tackle the growing problem of newly built houses sold as leasehold rather than...
Renting residential property in Wales – A guide to the new legislation for landlords
Property Reporter has just published a guide on the new legislation that came into force on December 1st. It can be seen here.
Where the property boom is bursting the fastest
Under the sub heading ‘The demand of many popular post-pandemic locations is rapidly evaporating’ the Telegraph has published an article outlining where the property demand is diminishing quickest. The article can be seen here, and states that...
Why I am one of the many landlords thinking of leaving the business
Sky News has published some articles on the number of landlords leaving the PRS. This one can be seen here, and says: Sean Gillespie, who manages around 50 properties, tells Sky News an "unpredictable and volatile" market has created a situation...
Crawley named one of the cheapest towns to commute into London from as a renter
With the cost-of-living crisis and government changes adding further strain to agents, landlords, and tenants alike across the rental sector, rent prices – especially in the capital – have soared in recent months. In fact, Goodlord’s database of...
Landlords fury over ‘de-facto ban’ of short-term lets in Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s ‘Airbnb crackdown’ is set to get even tougher thanks to planned new policies which would introduce a “de-facto ban” on short-term lets. A suite of policies designed to strip the Capital of controversial holiday lets and return thousands...
John Lewis Partnership to deliver 1,000 houses with abrdn
DEPARTMENT store group and Waitrose supermarket chain owner John Lewis Partnership has agreed a £500 million, “multi-decade” joint venture with Edinburgh-based fund management company abrdn to deliver around 1,000 new homes across three...
Number of landlords selling up rises by nearly 13% in four months
Sky News has published some articles on the number of landlords leaving the PRS. This one can be seen here, and says: Nathan Emerson, CEO of the estate agents trade body Propertymark, has said the private rented sector has been "invisibly buckling"...
Local Government Ombudsman: man forced to live in car because of council errors
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has reported that it had found that a Shropshire man was homeless for too long because the council did not understand its responsibilities towards him. The man approached the council when he became...
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Consultation launched on reforms to social housing allocations
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