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Inventories can slash landlord-tenant disputes - claim

Thursday 17th November 2022

Many disputes between landlords and tenants - some ending in court action - could be avoided by the use of professional inventories, it’s been…

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Minister confirms government will not consider rent controls in England

Wednesday 16th November 2022

Private rented sector figures will no doubt welcome a commitment from housing minister Felicity Buchan that the government is not considering rent controls in England. The mayor of London has this…

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Abolishing the Section 21

Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Goodlord

With much talk in our sector of abolishing Section 21, what does that actually mean to the everyday landlord? Is it something…

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Housing Under Rishi - don’t expect much (but be grateful for that)

Tuesday 1st November 2022
Graham Norman

And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi…

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Spread of Green Mortgages key to improving rental sector EPCs

Monday 31st October 2022
Letting Agent Today

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC rating of C or above, according…

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The rising cost of living has added a new dimension to the energy efficiency conversation.

Tuesday 25th October 2022
Landlord Zone

A new whitepaper – Confronting the EPC Challenge: The Path to a Sustainable Rental Market – analyses the impact of the rising cost of living on the UK's private rented sector. This research uncovered a recent shift towards energy efficiency improvements: • 58%…

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Sunak is new PM - here's what we know about his housing policies

Monday 24th October 2022

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out his broad housing…

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Pre-paid meters bill unveiled

Friday 21st October 2022
RYAN BEMBRIDGE

A bill is passing through parliament that will require pre-paid meters to charge the same or lower energy tariffs than…

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Times political editor claims Section 21 evictions ban to be ‘shelved’ by Truss

Tuesday 11th October 2022
Landlord Zone

A tweet by the political editor of The Times newspaper has claimed that Liz Truss is about to U-turn on abolishing Section…

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NEW: Shelter and NRLA ‘find common ground’ during joint podcast

Wednesday 5th October 2022
Landlord Zone

Shelter and the NRLA have found common ground in their desire for ending the freeze on Local Housing Allowance and the urgent need for more…

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