COVID-19
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Covid scheme launches that pays rent arrears cash direct to letting agents
Tenants who have fallen behind in rent can now apply for funds if their circumstances have changed since 1st March, it has been revealed.
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Covid checker launched for lettings agents managing student accommodation
Arthur.com CEO says its new functionality is vital as some 40 universities report Covid cases and self-isolating students.
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First-time buyers losing out as lenders drop high LTV mortgages, Zoopla survey shows
Existing homebuyers set to be largest home-buying demographic for first time in four years.
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House prices will rise 2% this year – but growth likely to stall in 2021
Pent-up demand is pushing house prices up – but economic fall-out of government's Covid restrictions next year will mean zero growth.
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Treatment of landlords during Covid is ‘not what you’d expect from Tories’
Leading Conservative peer says she applauds the way the blanket Covid evictions ban has protected tenants, but says landlords are being treated unfairly.
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Victory (of sorts) for business insurance policyholders after High Court judgement
The FCA, which brought the case, says businesses that have struggled to move forward Covid claims with their insurer now have greater clarity.
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Give tenants Covid rent relief, letting agents tell government
ARLA Propertymark says the Johnson government must follow the Welsh and Scottish governments and set up a tenant relief fund soon.
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Radical benefits reform needed to protect both agents, tenants and landlords, says trade body
Accreditation body Safeagent has suggested half a dozen or so well-argued ideas to stop a tsunami of evictions after the latest ban ends.
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Will Ministers crack? Now doctors urge government to extend evictions ban
Ministers are facing pressure after both Scotland and NI extended their bans recently, and both Shelter and Labour call for an extension.
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Mandatory mask wearing inside Scottish branches to become law
Estate agency staff in Scotland are being asked to observe new guidelines requiring obligatory masks inside branches, but these will soon also become law.
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