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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…
‘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…
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 whether they are…
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 is being touted as ‘historic legislation to level the playing…
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 the world and concluded that they produce far more…
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…
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…
REVEALED: Royals earning £1.4m a year from blue-blooded short lets
Sunday 8th September 2024
Richard Reed
The Royal Family is making more than £1.4 million a year from a thriving short lets property business, new figures reveal. Research suggests the King and the Prince of Wales could be raking in £118,775 per month from…
New twist in letting agency’s £90,000 EPC court drama
Saturday 7th September 2024
Simon Cairnes
When ‘Lady Pea’ Patricia Ramshaw was evicted from her period rental home, she got a £90,000 court order against Norfolk letting agency Starkings & Watson claiming that the property did not have a valid energy performance certificate. But that…
Rents pass important threshold for second month in a row – Goodlord
Friday 6th September 2024
Graham Norwood
After breaking records in July, rents remained high in August – topping the £1,400 threshold for the second month in a row, according to Goodlord. Average rent for a property…