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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Landlords accuse Reeves of ‘doing nothing’ to ease rental crisis
NRLA CEO Ben Beadle slams the Chancellor for missing an opportunity in her Spring Statement to address supply issues crippling the PRS.
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New tax rules are ‘last straw’ for landlords, Propertymark leader claims
Angharad Trueman tells The Neg many landlords will say a requirement to provide tax info quarterly is too much.
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Landlords warn benefits Minister over rent affordability ‘gap’
NRLA has told Liz Kendall that ongoing Local Housing Allowance rates 'freeze' is causing extra poverty among benefits tenants, although it will also be driving higher rent arrears too.
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Landlord ‘companies’ now most common type of firm in UK
Latest data from Hamptons shows the extraordinary rise in the use of limited companies mainly by high-tax-rate paying landlords seeking to reduce their liability.
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‘Landlords worried mostly about rent arrears, not reforms’
Mortgage lender claims more than a third of landlords are currently planning on expanding their portfolios this year.
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REVEALED: Big jump in rent arrears disputes within PRS revealed
The number of arrears disputes has reached a higher level than during the pandemic, says AML compliance firm FCC Paragon.
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Big council says landlords selling up are ‘causing homelessness’
In a highly unusual move, Ashford Borough Council is calling for more to be done to encourage responsible landlords to remain in the rental market.
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‘Tenants complain about their landlords less than you think’
Big estate agency has found the relationship between tenants and landlords is far better than has been portrayed in the media.
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NEW: Big jump in landlords selling up says industry data firm
Data from TwentyCi shows that 50% more landlords are listing properties this year when compared to the year before.
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12 renters chasing every property despite improving supply
So claims Zoopla's which, within its regular market snapshot, also says Labour's loomin rental reforms risk making the situations worse not better.
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