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SHARP RISE IN TENANCY DEPOSIT DISPUTES BEING RESOLVED BEFORE ADJUDICATION
Wednesday 22nd May 2019
Early intervention between landlords and tenants across the UK is resulting in many more deposit disputes being resolved by agreement, without the…
Minister reassures that eviction process ‘will be improved’
Tuesday 21st May 2019
Hurried comments to reassure follow widespread alarm that abolishing Section 21 notices would be 'devastating' for landlords and agents. The Government has rushed to reassure landlords and…
Average new rents continue to rise ahead of fees ban
Tuesday 14th May 2019
The average new rental price is still rising, ahead of the imminent tenant fees ban. Referencing firm HomeLet says that last…
Housing Secretary rejects rent controls but defends abolition of ‘no fault’ evictions
Monday 13th May 2019
Housing Secretary of State James Brokenshire has rejected suggestions that the Conservatives could bring in rent controls. However, Brokenshire made clear his…
SMOKE ALARMS ARE TOP HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE NOT ADDRESSED BY LANDLORDS
Thursday 9th May 2019
Missing and broken smoke detector are the top health and safety issue that landlords in Britain are failing to address, according to new…
MINISTY OF HOUSING,COMMUNITES&LOCAL GOVERMENT PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR APRIL NEWSLETTER
Tuesday 23rd April 2019
You will know that the English Housing Survey for 2017-18 showed that the private rented sector now accounts for 4.5 million or 19% of households, and that the demographic of private renters is changing with more older renters than before…
RESEARCH REVEAL TENANTS THINK WRONGLY THEIR CONTENTS ARE COVERED BY LANDLORD INSURANCE
Tuesday 23rd April 2019
Almost a third of tenants in the private rented sector mistakenly think that their possessions are covered by their landlord’s insurance, new research has found. Overall 43% do not have contents insurance with 29% believing…
RENTS IN THE UK UP 3.3% YEAR ON YEAR, HIGHER THAN INFLATION
Tuesday 16th April 2019
Rents for new tenancies in the UK have begun to rise at a rate not seen in the market for over two years, up 3.3% in the 12 months to March 2019, the latest index shows. There is…
GOVERNMENT SET TO ABOLISH SECTION 21
Tuesday 16th April 2019
the government is today proposing to consult on scrapping Section 21, so-called ‘no fault’, repossessions in the private rented sector in favour of improving the court system to…
LANDLORDS CONCERNED ABOUT RIGHTS OF EU CITIZENS TO RENT AFTER BREXIT
Wednesday 10th April 2019
The British Government has failed to prepare the rental market for Brexit with landlord warning that European Union citizens may face problems securing a home to rent. The warning comes from the Residential Landlords Association…