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Rental firm’s big fine for repair failures on five storey block
Wednesday 23rd August 2023
The company which owned and was responsible for a five-storey block of rented flats in Bridlington has been ordered to pay a total…
EPC Ratings - rental sector won't improve without grants
Wednesday 23rd August 2023
A legal expert says there is too little practical help available to transform the energy efficiency reputation of the private…
Renting cheaper than mortgages for first time in 13 years
Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Zoopla's research team says the rise in mortgage interest rates means it's now cheaper to rent than to buy for the first time since 2010, according to Zoopla. The…
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 powers…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…