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Tenants reveal biggest ‘deal breakers’ when looking for rental property

Thursday 11th July 2024
Graham Norwood

Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June – much slower than May’s uplift of 6.3%. The 1.5% figure is the slowest rate of growth since March…

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Labour drops ‘levelling up’ from housing department title

Wednesday 10th July 2024
Nigel Lewis

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has told staff at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that it is to drop ‘levelling up’ from its name. The comments by Rayner were made during an all-staff meeting…

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New Housing Secretary named by Sir Kier Starmer

Monday 8th July 2024
Graham Norwood

Angela Rayner has been appointed Levelling Up Secretary with responsibility for housing - a role she has in addition to…

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Industry welcomes Labour victory but ‘concern’ over policies

Friday 5th July 2024
Nigel Lewis

With a majority expected to be at 176 as the final results come in, Labour will have a free hand to remould…

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Labour’s Housing Policies - next five years start today

Friday 5th July 2024
Graham Norwood

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, but the…

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Labour will regulate lettings because it's a cheap option - claim

Wednesday 3rd July 2024
Graham Norwood

Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost and…

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Rightmove says rents at record high, and challenges new government

Wednesday 3rd July 2024
Graham Norwood

The latest snapshot of the rental market from Rightmove reveals that average advertised rents for tenants outside of London have reached a new record of…

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Next government urged to reform landlords’ tax rules to boost supply of home to rent

Wednesday 3rd July 2024
Property Industry Eye - Marc Da Silva

With the number of homes coming up to let in short supply, Propertymark is calling on the next government to reconsider the way landlords are taxed in a bid…

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Expect more rent rises in July following long-term trend

Tuesday 2nd July 2024
Graham Norwood

Rents in June 2024 rose by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Goodlord Rental Index. The Index, which analyses data from tens of thousands of confirmed tenancies,…

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NEW: Labour launches broadside against bad landlords and 'vested interests'

Friday 21st June 2024
Nigel Lewis

Labour has launched a broadside against bad landlords as it adds more flesh to its manifesto bone in a bid to win the…

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