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Abolishing the Section 21
Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Goodlord
With much talk in our sector of abolishing Section 21, what does that actually mean to the everyday landlord? Is it something we should be overly concerned about? Goodlord have produced a simplistic…
Housing Under Rishi - don’t expect much (but be grateful for that)
Tuesday 1st November 2022
Graham Norman
And...breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn't to say the election of Rishi…
Spread of Green Mortgages key to improving rental sector EPCs
Monday 31st October 2022
Letting Agent Today
Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC rating of C or above, according to new research from Shawbrook. Four in…
The rising cost of living has added a new dimension to the energy efficiency conversation.
Tuesday 25th October 2022
Landlord Zone
A new whitepaper - Confronting the EPC Challenge: The Path to a Sustainable Rental Market - analyses the impact of the rising cost of living on the UK's private rented sector. This research uncovered a recent shift towards energy efficiency…
Sunak is new PM - here's what we know about his housing policies
Monday 24th October 2022
Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out his broad housing policies in the lengthy…
Pre-paid meters bill unveiled
Friday 21st October 2022
RYAN BEMBRIDGE
A bill is passing through parliament that will require pre-paid meters to charge the same or lower energy tariffs than via direct debit. Energy Costs (Pre-payment Meters…
Times political editor claims Section 21 evictions ban to be ‘shelved’ by Truss
Tuesday 11th October 2022
Landlord Zone
A tweet by the political editor of The Times newspaper has claimed that Liz Truss is about to U-turn on abolishing Section 21…
NEW: Shelter and NRLA ‘find common ground’ during joint podcast
Wednesday 5th October 2022
Landlord Zone
Shelter and the NRLA have found common ground in their desire for ending the freeze on Local Housing Allowance and the urgent need for more social housing. Speaking on the NRLA's Listen Up Landlords podcast compared by Richard Blanco, Ben…
LATEST: New Smoke and CO alarms rules go live TODAY!
Saturday 1st October 2022
Nigel Lewis
Landlords must repair or replace any smoke and carbon monoxide alarms as soon as their tenant reports a problem, under amended rules taking effect tomorrow (1st October). They are currently…
Updated: new “How to Rent” guide is to be issued soon
Saturday 1st October 2022
Tom Enthwhistle
Following recent changes to legislation The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DHLUC) is expected to issue an updated version of the…