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Agents want tax reforms on top of pledge to avoid rent controls
Tuesday 31st October 2023
Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such controls discourage investment and are in any case ineffective at regulating rent levels. Propertymark…
Section 21 U-turn - more details given by government
Monday 23rd October 2023
More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition of Section 21 was arguably the centrepiece…
Major boost for buy to let mortgage range
Friday 20th October 2023
There's been a significant increase in the buy to let mortgage product range according to analysis by independent service Moneyfacts. A year ago, there…
Buy to let income up despite rising costs and red tape
Wednesday 20th September 2023
Landlords in England and Wales have seen their rental portfolio income increase by 8.7 per cent in the past year. That's according to new research from London lettings agency Benham and Reeves,…
Gas Safety tips for agents to pass to landlords and tenants
Wednesday 13th September 2023
Propertymark, together with Gas Safe Register, has produced top tips to be passed by agents to landlords and tenants as part of this…
Rental firm’s big fine for repair failures on five storey block
Wednesday 23rd August 2023
The company which owned and was responsible for a five-storey block of rented flats in Bridlington has been ordered to pay a total of £12,377 for failing to…
EPC Ratings - rental sector won't improve without grants
Wednesday 23rd August 2023
A legal expert says there is too little practical help available to transform the energy efficiency reputation of the private rental sector. Gina Peters,…
Renting cheaper than mortgages for first time in 13 years
Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Zoopla's research team says the rise in mortgage interest rates means it's now cheaper to rent than to buy for the first time since 2010, according to Zoopla. The portal says the…
Don’t just scrap Section 21 - reform the court system too
Thursday 17th August 2023
A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding to a…
Agents and landlords warned over imminent changes to HMO regulations
Friday 11th August 2023
Agents representing landlords of HMOs In Portsmouth are being warned by the council that their need to be licensed or face a hefty fine. Currently properties where there are five or…