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RENTS SET TO RISE THREE PER CENT IN NEXT 12 MONTHS, SAY SURVEYORS
Saturday 10th July 2021
The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests little easing of the strong tenant demand and…
ACUTE RENTAL SHORTAGE NOW HITTING EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY
Thursday 1st July 2021
Areas of the country which appear to have had a surplus of rental stock in the past is now reporting a shortage - with…
NEW SECURE TENANCY AND ASSURED TENANCY FORMS MUST BE USED NOW
Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Houseladder
The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and landlords and agents who fail to use them risk…
GOVERNMENT REVISES MEDIATION GUIDELINES FOR ‘LIFE AFTER EVICTION BAN’
Tuesday 1st June 2021
Houseladder
The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the eviction ban has finally been lifted. The mediation system…
Queen’s Speech: Government to launch radical White Paper on PRS reform
Wednesday 12th May 2021
Landlord Zone
The government has promised to introduce its Renters Reform Bill in the autumn which will include details on abolishing Section 21 'no fault' evictions. Eighteen months after she first announced the Bill, the Queen's Speech included its intention to enhance…
LIMITED PROPERTY TAX PROPOSALS UNVEILED BY GOVERNMENT
Thursday 1st April 2021
Some 30 tax documents have been released by HM Treasury this afternoon - a mix of responses to past consultations, proposals going out to new consultations, and updates…
Call for national register and indefinite tenancies for rental sector
Tuesday 30th March 2021
Letting Agent Today
A charity is calling for a new national body to oversee the private rental sector. Citizens Advice makes this one of three demands it wants from the forthcoming Renters' Reform…
Blow to lettings sector as Green Homes Grant axed
Monday 29th March 2021
Letting Agent Today
The initiative which the government hoped would transform energy efficiency in the private rental sector is being axed this week. The Green Homes Grant - launched last September - was praised for its aims but widely…
Client Money Protection bank deadline nears, agents warned
Monday 22nd March 2021
Letting Agent Today
Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money…
The end of EPCs? Government told to scrap ‘outdated’ scheme
Monday 22nd March 2021
Graham Norwood
Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That's the view of an influential group of MPs who have issued a damning report on the government's…