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Government announces changes to Renters Reform Bill
Wednesday 15th November 2023
Letting Agent Today
Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety…
New record rents for three-bed houses and one-bed flats.
Tuesday 14th November 2023
The lettings market shows little sign of slowing as rents rose 11.7 per cent year-on-year across Britain in October, says the…
Renters Reform Bill - MPs to hear agents’ worries today
Tuesday 14th November 2023
A senior Propertymark official will today tell MPs of the industry's concerns about the Renters Reform Bill. The Bill has reached the so-called…
New Housing Minister is ... a former housing minister
Monday 13th November 2023
The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister during the short lived premiership of Liz Truss. Rowley - who since last autumn has been serving as the Parliamentary Under Secretary…
Property Industry Reacts to ‘Revolving Door of Housing Ministers’ in Wake of Rachel Maclean’s Sacking
Monday 13th November 2023
Property Eye - Marc Da Silva
The property industry has responded to the announcement that prime minister Rishi Sunak has this afternoon asked Rachel Maclean to resign as housing minister as part of his cabinet reshuffle. Maclean posted a statement…
What’s Happening To Rents in 2024? First forecast appears
Wednesday 8th November 2023
One of the first forecasts for the rental market for 2024 suggests that strong growth will continue. Property consultancy JLL says that a lack of new rental stock and a challenging interest rate environment…
Agents supporting HMO council tax breakthrough
Thursday 2nd November 2023
Propertymark has welcomed the government's commitment to end the practice of council tax of banding single rooms in HMOs, potentially saving shared housing tenants around…
Agents want tax reforms on top of pledge to avoid rent controls
Tuesday 31st October 2023
Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such controls discourage investment and are…
Section 21 U-turn - more details given by government
Monday 23rd October 2023
More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition of Section 21 was arguably the centrepiece of the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Second Reading in…
Major boost for buy to let mortgage range
Friday 20th October 2023
There's been a significant increase in the buy to let mortgage product range according to analysis by independent service Moneyfacts. A year ago, there were…