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Rough sleepers and vaccination
DLUHC has announced £28 million funding intended to help rough sleepers to get their COVID-19 vaccines and move into safe accommodation over the winter. The Protect and Vaccinate scheme will help to increase vaccine uptake among people who are...
Freehold houses: estate charges
The House of Commons Library has published a paper covering requirements on freeholders to pay for the upkeep of an estate’s communal areas and facilities, known as ‘fleecehold’, and setting out the Government’s proposed reforms. For the paper,...
Walsall targets ‘Rogue Landlords’
Rogue landlords who subject tenants to squalid conditions in Walsall have been warned they will be driven out of business. Since April 2018, the council has issued 131 legal notices against landlords, with 17 progressing to fines adding up to...
Homelessness and employment
Crisis has published the results of research showing that four out of 10 employers (42 per cent) would likely seek to terminate an employee’s contract if they were homeless, despite nearly one in four households in England being at risk of or...
Private rental market summary statistics in England: October 2020 to September 2021
The Office for National Statistics has published median monthly rental prices for the private rental market in England, calculated using data from the Valuation Office Agency. The main points are: The median monthly rent was £755 for England,...
Traveller caravan count: July 2021 – England
The DLUHC has published data from the count of traveller caravans in England which took place in July 2021. The data show: Overall, the number of traveller caravans has increased since the last count in July 2019. The total number of traveller...
Consultation launched on reforms to Human Rights Act
The Ministry of Justice launched a consultation on its proposals to revise the Human Rights Act 1998 and replace it with a Bill of Rights. The government says that the proposed new legislation aims to strike a proper balance between individuals’...
Legal aid statistics quarterly: July to September 2021
On 16 December 2021 The Ministry of Justice has published legal aid statistics for July to September 2021. During that period, there were 6,422 legally aided housing cases (up 32 per cent on a year ago) costing £4.5 million (down 30 per cent on a...
Can landlords cope with regulations without an agent?
Agencies can leverage technology and economies of scale to ensure compliance across their entire portfolio, while landlords who choose to self-manage face an uphill battle to accomplish the same task with fewer resources.This was one of the...
The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 0.25%.
This is the first increase in more than 3 years and is a measure to tackle the rapid increase in inflation. The increase to the base rate adds £15 to the typical monthly tracker mortgage repayment. See the BBC announcement here.
Some Right to Rent Checks become online only
From 6 April 2022, Biometric Residence Card (BRC), Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) and Frontier Worker Permit (FWP) holders will only be able to evidence their Right to Rent using the Home Office online service. As part of wider moves to reduce...
Research shows Landlords look to expand portfolios in 2022
A third of landlords are looking to expand their portfolios in the next year, as rising house prices and improved rental yields lead to higher levels of confidence in the market. Research by Shawbrook Bank found that 34 per cent of landlords said...
Large fine for landlord who failed to licence
A landlord operating a House in Multiple Occupation without a licence has been fined £5,000.An officer from Chesterfield council carried out an inspection at the property in November 2020 which confirmed the house was being operated as a licensable...
Mortgage Market Forecast
Mortgage for Business have just sent us the following: UK Finance have released their annual Mortgage Market Forecasts and it makes really interesting reading. Firstly, there is no doubt that 2021 was a busy year for the housing market. Property...
PurpleBricks delay results.
Online estate agency Purplebricks Group has delayed its results after it emerged it was facing potentially millions of pounds of claims. The Aim-listed firm was due to publish interim numbers on Tuesday. It had already warned they were likely to be...
Small businesses intend redundancies very soon
According to a report in the Guardian a third of UK small businesses are planning to make staff redundant over the next few months, rising to more than four in 10 in London, according to a new survey. In a clear sign of the financial stress felt by...
New Government advice published
The Government have updated some of their Covid advice: The Guidance for Landlords and Tenants can be seen here, with technical guidance here. General advice on moving home during Covid can be seen here. General advice on keeping safe can be seen...
Councils warn of rise in housing waiting lists as landlords sell up
Councils are warning of a growing crisis in the private rented housing sector, with a sharp rise in landlords selling up or converting their properties into Airbnb’s. 76% of councils surveyed by the District Councils Network (DCN) said this had...
Lodger bit landlord’s nose
A lodger who punched, kicked and bit his landlord after being challenged about his drinking has been jailed. Mickey Boots punched the victim in the face before kicking him and biting his nose after an argument about his drinking habits on 14...
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Warning – do you own property through an offshore company?
According to a Financial Times report, the UK has issued more than 120 financial penalties to offshore companies for...
HMRC to restrict access to its helpline
The Financial Times has reported that the HMRC helpline is to be restricted during busy time. The article can be seen...
Portsmouth landlords criticise council
Private landlords in Portsmouth have criticized the city council's homelessness strategy, particularly its additional...
Landlord fined £25k
A landlord in Leicester, Amarjit Singh Kullar, has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £15,000 in prosecution costs...
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