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Stricter EPC targets for private rental sector ‘must come with cash help’
Tuesday 6th August 2024
Graham Norwood
Propertymark says stricter rules for EPC ratings in the private rental sector must be backed up with incentives and financial support. The trade body is responding to widespread speculation that the government is going to legislate for private rental…
Warning that Labour will be stricter on lettings compliance
Wednesday 31st July 2024
Graham Norwood
Compliance issues are on the increase in the private rented sector according to a prominent industry supplier. Inventory and software chief Nick Lyons, the chief executive of…
Renters Rights Bill promised by government in blizzard of new laws
Wednesday 17th July 2024
Graham Norwood
A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the…
Rents rising in most areas as high interest rates hit long-term supply
Monday 15th July 2024
Graham Norwood
Asking rents continue to show positive, albeit lower, growth in most regions according to the property website Home. The site conducts a monthly lettings market snapshot and says that although year-on year asking rent falls are evident in Greater London,…
Households will have to invest in Green technology - Carney
Friday 12th July 2024
Graham Norwood
Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney is warning that homeowners, including those serving the private rental sector, will have to put money into new greener technology to help the UK meet climate targets. Examples of household green…
Matthew Pennycook appointed as Labour housing minister
Thursday 11th July 2024
Nigel Lewis
Landlords may be relieved to hear that an MP with experience of the private rented sector has been appointed to the Government. Matthew Pennycook has been confirmed as Labour's key housing minister a day after Angela Rayner was appointed as…
Tenants reveal biggest ‘deal breakers’ when looking for rental property
Thursday 11th July 2024
Graham Norwood
Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June – much slower than May’s uplift of 6.3%. The…
Labour drops ‘levelling up’ from housing department title
Wednesday 10th July 2024
Nigel Lewis
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has told staff at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that it is to drop ‘levelling up’ from its name. The comments by Rayner were made during an all-staff meeting…
New Housing Secretary named by Sir Kier Starmer
Monday 8th July 2024
Graham Norwood
Angela Rayner has been appointed Levelling Up Secretary with responsibility for housing - a role she has in addition to being Deputy Prime Minister. There is no news yet…
Industry welcomes Labour victory but ‘concern’ over policies
Friday 5th July 2024
Nigel Lewis
With a majority expected to be at 176 as the final results come in, Labour will have a free hand to remould the housing market - but will it be good news for the property industry? Many expected it but few…