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Rental market rebounds after initial COVID-19 shock
Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Zoopla
Zoopla Rental Market Report, now in its third edition, is a unique, market-leading analysis of trends in the UK rental sector. This quarter’s report…
PROPERTY INVESTORS NOT DETERRED BY CORONAVIRUS CHAOS, RESEARCH CLAIMS
Tuesday 2nd June 2020
House ladder
The latest research from Property Hub has revealed that a huge 98% of property investors still consider property to be a good long-term investment. Property Hub, which cites itself as the UK’s number…
The day approaches when mandatory five-year electrical checks are required
Thursday 28th May 2020
Landlord Zone
Electrical safety inspections and reports will become a mandatory requirement for all new tenancies in England signed on or after the 1st of July this year. Fines will be heavy…
HMRC finally allows letting agents to register for anti-money laundering
Tuesday 26th May 2020
Letting Agent Today
The HMRC’s long-awaited online register for letting agents to register their anti-money laundering activities has opened - almost six months after the regulations came into effect. The Money…
Beginners Guide to Renting a Property
Wednesday 20th May 2020
Zooploma
Before you fixate on finding the perfect home to rent, you need to give some serious thought to your finances…
A new kind of OPEN
Thursday 14th May 2020
Affinity
WE ARE BACK and ready to help you SAFELY move home! Whilst we have always been here behind the scenes delivering our service (albeit…
Coronavirus fightback expected to delay introduction of minimum agency standards
Wednesday 8th April 2020
Mark Schoffman - Property Eye
Industry bodies are expecting the coronavirus epidemic to delay the introduction of legislation on agency qualifications. Lord Best, chair of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group (R0PA), first backed minimum industry standards and qualifications in July 2019 and…
New EPC regulations in effect from today for all rental properties
Wednesday 1st April 2020
Property Eye
Today, Part Three of the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 comes into force. Private sector landlords must not grant a new…
Right To Rent rules for agents relaxed during virus crisis
Tuesday 31st March 2020
Letting Agent Today
The government has relaxed some provisions of the controversial Right To Rent regulations for the duration of the Coronavirus outbreak. The temporary changes will mean the Home Office will not require…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Government Guidance for Landlords and Tenants
Saturday 28th March 2020
Government
Non-statutory guidance for landlords and tenants in the private and social rented sectors on: 1. Measures relating to notices seeking possession as amended by the Coronavirus Act 2020 2. Court action…