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BUY TO LET MORTGAGE AVAILABILITY REACHES HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2007
Monday 27th September 2021
September started with 2,968 products on offer in the buy-to-let (BTL) sector, making BTL availability the highest on Moneyfacts records since October…
RENTS SET TO RISE THREE PER CENT IN NEXT 12 MONTHS, SAY SURVEYORS
Saturday 10th July 2021
The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests little easing of the strong tenant demand and…
ACUTE RENTAL SHORTAGE NOW HITTING EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY
Thursday 1st July 2021
Areas of the country which appear to have had a surplus of rental stock in the past is now reporting a shortage – with rents rising as a result. Even on the Channel Island of Guernsey there appears…
NEW SECURE TENANCY AND ASSURED TENANCY FORMS MUST BE USED NOW
Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Houseladder
The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies – and landlords and agents who fail to use them risk having their possession and other processes deemed invalid. The new forms reflect the reduced notice period, which this week…
GOVERNMENT REVISES MEDIATION GUIDELINES FOR ‘LIFE AFTER EVICTION BAN’
Tuesday 1st June 2021
Houseladder
The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the eviction ban has finally been lifted. The mediation system is free to use for landlords or their agents,…
Queen’s Speech: Government to launch radical White Paper on PRS reform
Wednesday 12th May 2021
Landlord Zone
The government has promised to introduce its Renters Reform Bill in the autumn which will include details on abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions. Eighteen months after she first announced the Bill, the Queen’s Speech…
LIMITED PROPERTY TAX PROPOSALS UNVEILED BY GOVERNMENT
Thursday 1st April 2021
Some 30 tax documents have been released by HM Treasury this afternoon – a mix of responses to past consultations, proposals going out to new consultations, and updates on ongoing reviews. So far it appears that two major concerns…
Call for national register and indefinite tenancies for rental sector
Tuesday 30th March 2021
Letting Agent Today
A charity is calling for a new national body to oversee the private rental sector. Citizens Advice makes this one of three demands it wants from the forthcoming Renters’ Reform Bill, expected to be introduced into the House of…
Blow to lettings sector as Green Homes Grant axed
Monday 29th March 2021
Letting Agent Today
The initiative which the government hoped would transform energy efficiency in the private rental sector is being axed this week. The Green Homes Grant - launched last September - was praised for its aims but widely…
Client Money Protection bank deadline nears, agents warned
Monday 22nd March 2021
Letting Agent Today
Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money protection scheme. That’s the view of industry supplier Client Money Protect. Having a segregated…