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Renters' Rights Bill heralds biggest change to sector in 30 years
Friday 13th September 2024
Helen Gregory
Landlords are bracing themselves for the impact of a ban on Section 21 after the government published its Renters' Rights Bill. Introduced to Parliament today, the revamped Bill is being touted as 'historic legislation to level…
Rent Controls almost always backfire, says free market think tank
Thursday 12th September 2024
Graham Norwood
The Institute of Economic Affairs, a free market think tank, has undertaken an exhaustive review of rent control policies across the world and concluded that they produce far more negative problems than actual…
Bill to ban Section 21 evictions ‘to be introduced this week’
Wednesday 11th September 2024
David Callaghan
The Government is reported to be preparing to publish the Renters' Rights Bill, which will scrap 'no fault' evictions, but without any action to relieve pressure in the courts to the dismay of Ben Beadle at…
Agents can win business via TikTok – new guide available
Sunday 8th September 2024
Graham Norwood
PropTech platform Goodlord has produced a guide for letting agents wanting to post on TikTok - and it says the industry can win business by using this social media platform. TikTok has 15.9m users in the UK and the guide covers…
REVEALED: Royals earning £1.4m a year from blue-blooded short lets
Sunday 8th September 2024
Richard Reed
The Royal Family is making more than £1.4 million a year from a thriving short lets property business, new figures reveal. Research suggests the King and the…
New twist in letting agency’s £90,000 EPC court drama
Saturday 7th September 2024
Simon Cairnes
When 'Lady Pea' Patricia Ramshaw was evicted from her period rental home, she got a £90,000 court order against Norfolk letting agency Starkings & Watson…
Rents pass important threshold for second month in a row – Goodlord
Friday 6th September 2024
Graham Norwood
After breaking records in July, rents remained high in August - topping the £1,400 threshold for the second month in a row, according to Goodlord. Average rent…
EPC targets won’t be met without more incentives – Nationwide
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Graham Norwood
Rigorous government targets to improve EPC ratings in the private rental sector and the wider housing stock won't be met without additional incentives, the Nationwide warns. A special study by the lender…
HMRC fines agents £1.6m for anti-money laundering breaches
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Graham Norwood
It's been revealed by Propertymark that HM Revenue & Customs has fined agents over £1.6m for branches of anti-money laundering…
Labour MP sacks letting agent after row over unlicensed flats !
Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Graham Norwood
The Labour MP at the centre of a public row over the condition and licensing of his buy to let flats has reportedly sacked his lettings agent. The BBC says Athwal disinstructed the agent…