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‘Are Government’s short-lets rules just political manoeuvring?’
Wednesday 28th February 2024
William Reeve, Goodlord
Goodlord boss William Reeve wonders whether proposed new rules for holidays lets are common sense or just Gove getting ready an election? Earlier this month Housing Secretary Michael Gove announced a set…
Letting agents must be ‘taught how to deal with poorer tenants’
Tuesday 27th February 2024
Robyn Hall
Generation Rent outlines framework for qualifications for letting agents as the House of Lords looks at the regulation of property agents. Letting agents dealing with low-income tenants and those on welfare support should be qualified…
Lords sceptical of Gove’s Section 21 evictions ban promise
Thursday 22nd February 2024
Nigel Lewis
Government minister gets a grilling about her boss's claim that 'no fault' evictions "will be outlawed before General Election". Michael Gove's claim that Section 21 evictions will be banned before the…
Agents, landlords and tenants warned over ‘latest rental fraud’
Wednesday 21st February 2024
Nigel Lewis
Criminals who target renters going through referencing process are newest kind of sophisticated fraudster to emerge from the internet. Letting agents have been warned to be on the watch out for a new king of rental…
Leading portfolio landlord fined £10k after ignoring prohibition orders
Tuesday 20th February 2024
Nigel Lewis
Amarjit Singh Kullar, who trades as A & S Properties, owns about 260 rental homes in Leicester and breached two orders, a court has ruled. A landlord left his tenants living in unsafe flats…
Campaigners slam MPs for trying to scupper renting reforms
Tuesday 20th February 2024
Robyn Hall
One proposed amendment from the group of MPs would allow fixed term tenancies to be retained where there is 'mutual agreement' between tenant and landlord. A group of 40 Conservative MPs have been accused…
Landlords must soon seek planning permission for new Airbnbs
Monday 19th February 2024
David Callaghan
New rules are to allow councils to place planning requirements on holiday lets, the Government has said following a year-long consultation. Holiday lets advertised through platforms such as Airbnb will soon need planning approval in areas where councils…
Give landlords who improve housing energy efficiency tax relief’ says chief
Wednesday 14th February 2024
The Negotiator
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should use his Spring Budget to encourage buy-to-let landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their rental stock by allowing them to claim income tax and or corporate tax relief and could use the Budget…
Rightmove experts share PRS predictions for 2024
Tuesday 9th January 2024
Many landlords faced the challenge of higher buy-to-let mortgage rates in 2023, contributing to rising rents for tenants - expected to increase again. Landlords will need to balance the need to pay their mortgage with finding a good…
Rogue landlords charter must be backed up, NRLA warns
Tuesday 9th January 2024
Chris Norris, policy director at the NRLA, supports the landlords charter in Manchester, but says it must help owners of hardest-to-maintain properties. Landlords have welcomed a new…