Rental market
News covering the Private Rented Sector with relevance to letting agents and landlords and the wider residential property industry.
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Looming ban on ‘rent in advance’ driving huge rise in guarantor demand
Firm offering guarantor products says landlords and agents are waking up to the challenges presented by 'rent in advance' ban.
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New housing minister runs into trouble within weeks
Màiri McAllan is accused of not being on top of her brief after being unable to say how many people are on the housing waiting list in Scotland.
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BLOG: Only ‘perfect’ tenants will find homes after renting reforms go live
South coast agent Des Simmons says the Bill will will create a 'two-tier' rental market as landlords and letting agents become more selective in which tenants they chose.
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BTL properties rated below EPC band C to become ‘unmortgageable’
In potential blow to rental market, finances are drying up fast for rental homes that will not meet new energy efficiency criteria.
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Surprising data shows student tenants do less damage
Students incur far lower end-of-tenancy charges compared to other tenants, according to Gurman Bains, Head of New Business at Reposit.
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Letting agents slammed by tenants in shock housing survey
Renters ‘frustrated’ by poor communication from their letting agents in their search for new properties to let.
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Letting agent leaps to defence of ‘essential’ HMO homes
Jason Kay, who owns H2MO in Hull, says council restrictions prevent new HMO properties being developed.
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Balance shifting between renting and buying says big lettings firm
Latest rental market report from upmarket estate agency reveals ‘the era of rapid rental growth is behind us.’
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‘Doomsday’ rent control warnings dismissed by minister
Jersey's Housing Minister Sam Mézec denied claims that there would be a landlord exodus once new rent controls were introduced.
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Chancellor reveals £39 billion to build more affordable rental homes
Rachel Reeves says new cash will increase the number of social and affordable rent homes which will relieve pressure on rental market.
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