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Landlords must soon seek planning permission for new Airbnbs
Monday 19th February 2024
David Callaghan
New rules are to allow councils to place planning requirements on holiday lets, the Government has said following a year-long consultation. Holiday lets advertised through platforms such as Airbnb will soon need…
Give landlords who improve housing energy efficiency tax relief’ says chief
Wednesday 14th February 2024
The Negotiator
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should use his Spring Budget to encourage buy-to-let landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their rental stock by allowing them to claim income tax and or corporate tax relief and could use the Budget in…
Rightmove experts share PRS predictions for 2024
Tuesday 9th January 2024
Many landlords faced the challenge of higher buy-to-let mortgage rates in 2023, contributing to rising rents for tenants – expected to increase again. Landlords will need to balance…
Rogue landlords charter must be backed up, NRLA warns
Tuesday 9th January 2024
Chris Norris, policy director at the NRLA, supports the landlords charter in Manchester, but says it must help owners of hardest-to-maintain properties. Landlords have welcomed a new ‘rogue’s charter’ in Manchester, but warned that it must be…
Agents’ views sought for large HMO licensing scheme
Tuesday 9th January 2024
Agents, landlords and others’ views are being sought in a consultation on proposals to introduce a borough-wide additional licensing scheme for HMOs. The consultation, by…
Annual rent rise in England still near double digits
Tuesday 9th January 2024
The latest rental index from Goodlord shows average rents in England rose nearly nine per cent higher across 2023. In 2022, rents averaged £1,086 per calendar month. In 2023,…
Renters Reform Bill won’t take effect until late 2024 at the earliest
Tuesday 9th January 2024
David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late 2024 - and that’s without factoring in the complications of a General Election. Cox…
Charity urges property professionals to participate in wellbeing survey
Monday 8th January 2024
Property professionals are being asked to take part in a ‘Wellbeing at Work’ survey designed to evaluate the stresses and strains within the sector. Organised by registered charity the Conveyancing Foundation, the survey also…
Agents advised to warn clients of energy efficiency scams
Monday 8th January 2024
Property agents should be aware of potential risks from fraudsters and help educate their clients and tenants to be on the lookout for common scams, Propertymark has advised. The organisation…
Agents Giving issues rallying call to help the homeless
Friday 5th January 2024
The Agents Giving Winter Warmth campaign is continuing this month until 31 January, with hundreds of items already donated to the many people experiencing…