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Rent Controls almost always backfire, says free market think tank
Thursday 12th September 2024
Graham Norwood
The Institute of Economic Affairs, a free market think tank, has undertaken an exhaustive review of rent control policies across the world and concluded that they produce far more negative problems than actual benefits. It…
Agents can win business via TikTok – new guide available
Sunday 8th September 2024
Graham Norwood
PropTech platform Goodlord has produced a guide for letting agents wanting to post on TikTok - and it says the industry can win business by using this social media platform. TikTok has 15.9m users in the…
REVEALED: Royals earning £1.4m a year from blue-blooded short lets
Sunday 8th September 2024
Richard Reed
The Royal Family is making more than £1.4 million a year from a thriving short lets property business, new figures reveal. Research suggests the King and the Prince of Wales…
New twist in letting agency’s £90,000 EPC court drama
Saturday 7th September 2024
Simon Cairnes
When 'Lady Pea' Patricia Ramshaw was evicted from her period rental home, she got a £90,000 court order against Norfolk letting agency Starkings & Watson claiming that the property did not…
Rents pass important threshold for second month in a row – Goodlord
Friday 6th September 2024
Graham Norwood
After breaking records in July, rents remained high in August - topping the £1,400 threshold for the second month in a row, according to Goodlord. Average rent for a property in August…
EPC targets won’t be met without more incentives – Nationwide
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Graham Norwood
Rigorous government targets to improve EPC ratings in the private rental sector and the wider housing stock won't be met without additional incentives, the Nationwide warns. A special study by the lender looks at the energy…
HMRC fines agents £1.6m for anti-money laundering breaches
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Graham Norwood
It's been revealed by Propertymark that HM Revenue & Customs has fined agents over £1.6m for branches of anti-money laundering regulations. The fines…
Labour MP sacks letting agent after row over unlicensed flats !
Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Graham Norwood
The Labour MP at the centre of a public row over the condition and licensing of his buy to let flats has reportedly sacked his lettings agent. The BBC says Athwal disinstructed the agent after national media publicity following BBC…
Big portfolio landlords are the future of the PRS
Thursday 29th August 2024
Simon Cairnes
The PRS of the future will be dominated by large-scale landlords and Build-To-Rent in the coming years, says BTR chief at LRG,…
Leading lettings portal warns rent controls will be 'disastrous'
Wednesday 28th August 2024
Nigel Lewis
One of the largest lettings portals in Scotland has warned within a new report that the SNP's continued efforts to introduce tougher rent controls…