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Don’t just scrap Section 21 - reform the court system too
Thursday 17th August 2023
A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding to a standstill if Section 21 eviction…
Agents and landlords warned over imminent changes to HMO regulations
Friday 11th August 2023
Agents representing landlords of HMOs In Portsmouth are being warned by the council that their need to be licensed or face a hefty fine. Currently properties where there are five or more people who form two or…
“Quite Staggering” Rent Rises Last Month - figures
Wednesday 2nd August 2023
July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies each month, and says last month saw the highest average…
Rent Controls backfire - Propertymark speaks out
Tuesday 11th July 2023
Graham Norwood-LettingAgentToday
Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests of the rental sector The Scottish Parliament last month agreed to another six month extension to rent…
Tenants ‘more likely to have Netflix than contents insurance’
Thursday 1st June 2023
A PropTech supplier to letting agents claims that tenants are more likely to have Netflix than contents insurance. A survey of 1,013 private tenants commissioned by Paymentshield reveals that 53 per cent of private tenants…
Agents speak out on Renters Reform Bill dangers
Thursday 1st June 2023
Graham Norwood-LettingAgentToday
Lettings agents within The Guild of Property Professionals think that the Renters Reform Bill could cause many landlords to quit Graham Wood, managing director at Home Sales & Lettings - a…
Eviction powers may even increase under Renters Reform Bill - claim
Thursday 1st June 2023
A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill Knight Frank says that the Renters Reform Bill is designed to support tenants, and that landlords have been understandably concerned that…
Labour must fund councils to buy private rental homes - expert’s call
Thursday 1st June 2023
A prominent housing journalist says Labour should fund councils to buy homes directly from private landlords to rapidly increase the size of the social rented stock It could also empower social housing providers to…
Shock forecast of 20% rent rises in coming months
Thursday 1st June 2023
Graham Norwood-LettingAgentToday
A senior director at Chestertons, one of London's largest lettings agencies, has warned that tenants in the capital will face an incredibly competitive rental market this summer The…
First sign of government U-turn on Renters Reform Bill
Friday 26th May 2023
Propertymark says it's spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform Bill Under the current proposals, outlined in the Bill when it was published last week, all fixed-term contracts…