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£65 Million Support Package for Vulnerable Renters
Saturday 23rd October 2021
Government
-Low income households to benefit from £65 million support package -Funding comes on top of £500 million helping vulnerable families with essentials over winter -Ban…
BUY TO LET MORTGAGE AVAILABILITY REACHES HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2007
Monday 27th September 2021
September started with 2,968 products on offer in the buy-to-let (BTL) sector, making BTL availability the highest on Moneyfacts records since October 2007 (3,305). This is 71 products more…
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 consequent…
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 rents rising as a result. Even on the Channel Island of Guernsey there appears to be…
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 having their possession and other processes deemed invalid. The new forms reflect the…
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 is…
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…
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 on ongoing reviews. So far it appears that two major concerns of…
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…
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…