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Battersea Dogs Home calls for support of the Renters Rights Bill
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, a well-known UK pet charity, is calling for public support of the Renters’ Rights Bill, which includes provisions to allow tenants to keep pets, a significant step forward for pet owners in rental accommodations. The...
Why Rachel Reeves’ Budget could be the death of the amateur landlord
The i is reporting that the forthcoming budget could be the end of landlording for amateur landlords The article can be read here, and says that the property market is seeing significant changes, especially for buy-to-let landlords, with the...
Shrinking market causing tenants problems
The 2024 Goodlord & Vouch State of the Lettings Industry Report reveals a sector facing significant challenges. Key findings from the report, which surveyed over 1,500 letting agents, landlords, and tenants, show that the Private Rented Sector...
Last chance to comment on Wandsworth licensing scheme
Wandsworth Council is seeking feedback from residents, landlords, and tenants on proposed new licensing schemes aimed at raising housing standards in the borough. The consultation, which runs until Monday, 14 October, focuses on extending current...
Nearly 3 million homes need upgrading – report says
A new report from Rightmove reveals the scale of the challenge in improving the energy efficiency of homes in Great Britain. According to their data, approximately 2.9 million homes need upgrades to achieve an EPC rating of C, at a total cost of...
Paragon Bank’s Next Generation Landlord Report
The demand for privately rented property continues to outstrip supply, and this gap is expected to widen unless ongoing investment in the sector is sustained. Many of the early buy-to-let landlords are approaching retirement, so a new generation of...
Granger Results
"Grainger has delivered double digit rental income growth this year in line with expectations, with strong like-for-like rental growth at 6.3% and whilst we expect rental growth to ameliorate somewhat, we still expect levels to be above the long...
Halifax House Prices – Strong Recovery
UK house price growth picked up to a near two-year high last month, according to mortgage lender Halifax. Halifax's September report showed UK house prices rose 0.3% from August and 4.7% year-on-year. In August, house prices rose 0.3% from July and...
Affordable Homes Programme delayed
The UK government's next Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) is anticipated to be unveiled in spring 2025, following the Spring Spending Review. This delay has left housing providers, especially in the social housing sector, awaiting details on...
EPC Targets – support, not punishment, will persuade landlords to improve
Louisa Sedgwick, Managing Director for Mortgages at Paragon Bank has written an article for LandlordToday, which can be seen here In it, she says that the proposal for minimum Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) for rental properties has...
Government updates data regarding building programs
The latest data tables on housing supply: indicators of new supply has just been released, and can be seen here.
Property Expert worried about budget
In an interview in the Standard, Phil Spencer, the well-known property expert, believes London's housing market is stuck in a vicious cycle of unaffordability, bureaucratic red tape, and a lack of movement. He argues that bold, controversial tax...
Some councils object to Labours housing targets
Councils in rural and county areas of England, represented by the County Councils Network (CCN), have expressed opposition to Labour’s proposed housing targets, citing concerns over inadequate infrastructure and the undermining of local planning...
Nationwide – House Prices released
The latest survey from Nationwide showed that house prices grew at their fastest annual rate in two years in September. Prices rose 3.2% on the year following 2.4% growth in August and marking the fastest pace of growth since November 2022. On the...
Fuel Poverty expected to impact homes this winter
Almost half of British adults will ration their energy use this winter, a survey has found, as energy bills will rise again by 10% this week. Charities have called on the government to do more to help vulnerable people to heat their homes, with the...
Can Labour deliver on its housebuilding program?
The BBC has conducted an in-depth analysis of the Governments plans to build 1.5 million new homes. It can be seen here, and in summary says that the development of Northstowe in Cambridgeshire represents the UK’s first new town since Milton Keynes...
More details issued on the Renters Rights Bill
The government has released a comprehensive guide outlining the key provisions of the Renters Rights Bill, which is soon to be presented to the House of Commons. The Bill, designed to strengthen tenant protections and reform the private rental...
Right to Rent Guidance updated
We have been informed by the Home Office that the updated guidance for landlords (letting agents) has been published on 23 September. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/landlords-guide-to-right-to-rent-checks Updates include: Clarification...
Landlords will have to spend up to £10,000 for eco upgrade, else be banned
Ed Miliband, the UK's Energy Secretary, has pledged to enforce a ban on landlords renting out properties that do not meet specific energy efficiency standards, as outlined during the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. His plan involves requiring...
Renters are the real villains of the rental crisis – they’re worse than landlords
The Telegraph has published an article from a tenant, with the view that 'Renters are the real villains of the rental crisis – they’re worse than landlords' The article can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) where the the article...
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Are renters a new electoral coalition?
The BBC has published an in-depth analysis of the power of renters in politics. It can be seen here, and says...
Heat pump initiative held up
The UK’s initiative to replace gas boilers with heat pumps faces significant challenges due to low consumer demand and...
Has Labour declared war on landlords?
Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner has launched a strong critique against letting agents and landlords, asserting that...
Landlord fined for extremely poor property
A landlord named Eric Moon has been fined for letting out a property in deplorable conditions, including collapsing...
New builds continue to reduce
The latest report from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) paints a grim picture for the UK housing market,...
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