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Campaign call for landlord protections is rejected by the Government
Every recommendation in a petition with more than 15,000 signatures that supported measures to help landlords, is dismissed by Government.
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Ground rent cap will give landlords £8.7bn windfall
Leasehold reforms are likely to have unintended economic consequences, warns former Treasury economist Martin Beck.
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Mortgage market suffers ‘worst turbulence’ since Truss Mini-Budget
Experts warn mortgage rates are climbing at the fastest pace since the Mini-Budget delivered by Kwasi Kwarteng in 2022, due…
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Global headwinds weigh on housing market confidence, warns RICS
Forward-looking sentiment has turned more cautious, although twelve-month expectations "remain positive", says RICS analyst Tarrant Parsons.
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Renting a home is the “easiest’ it has been for six years, claims Zoopla
Rents have become more affordable, while competition among tenants for properties has eased, despite the looming Renters' Rights Act.
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Time-saving AI praised by Prime London agency
In-house AI assistant saves Jefferies London brokers around 10 hours a week in admin time.
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Negative perceptions about HMOs can be changed, developers insist
Community opposition to shared housing can be reversed with good management, say developers Ray Guy and Geoff Knight.
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New public register will expose developers’ private land deals
Revealing land option agreements will improve transparency and help smaller developers compete for potential sites, says Planning Minister Matthew Pennycook.
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Landlord attacks courts after eviction fees reach nearly £20,000
Fallon Bewey is being forced to wait eight months for an eviction court case to be heard, and believes the…
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Million pound homes sell for massive loss, new analysis reveals
Around one in five homes valued at a million or more were sold for less last year than their previous…
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