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Carbon Minoxide Awareness Week
Monday 11th November 2024
Samantha Knight - Affinity
In line with Carbon Minoxide Awareness Week we are raising awareness with all of our residents and reminding you to stay vigilant with living safely in your home. There are currently…
Renters’ Rights Bill returns to parliament today – here’s what you need to know
Wednesday 9th October 2024
www.PropertyIndustryEye.com - Marc Da Silva
The Renters’ Rights Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons last month, is scheduled to have its second reading today. The government has provided the following briefing which provides background to the bill…
Labour to fund EPC upgrade work on rented homes up to £30,000
Friday 27th September 2024
Landlord Zone - Nigel Lewis
Labour has revealed plans to fund the upgrade of rented properties to meet its 2030 plan to have all rented homes reach an EPC band C or above. The scheme will apply across…
Landlords and agents warned ‘Decent Homes Standard coming soon’
Tuesday 24th September 2024
The Negotiator - Simon Cairnes
Labour will shortly begin consulting on a Decent Homes Standard for the private rented sector, which will include significant fines for those who don't manage properties to its standards. The government has announced it will launch a consultation as soon as…
‘Bring in rent controls and a third of us will sell up’ warn landlords
Thursday 19th September 2024
The Negotiator - Nigel Lewis
Landlords have warned that rent controls would prompt a third of them to sell up if such market restrictions were introduced in England or Wales, warning that they would make a ‘chronic’ housing supply…
London’s Mayor demands action be taken against rogue landlord MPs
Friday 13th September 2024
The Negotiator- Sion Cairnes
Sadiq Khan has waded into the argument over Labour MP Jas Athwal’s rental properties saying bad landlords should face action regardless of…
Renters' Rights Bill heralds biggest change to sector in 30 years
Friday 13th September 2024
LandlordZone 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…
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…
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 the NRLA. The Government…
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…