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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Judge throws out legal challenge to Welsh holiday homes rules
The High Court has refused permission for a judicial review over a Welsh council’s restrictions on second homes and short-term lets.
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Rents set to rocket 18% as demand outstrips supply says big agency
Savills says there will be some 'brakes' on rental prices, especially in London, but overall the demand will far outstrip supply.
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BLOG: Portfolio investment is thriving despite the Renters’ Rights Bill
Andy Jones of LRG argues the future is bright for portfolio investors, especially in Build to Rent, even though the looming Renters' Rights Bill is set to become law.
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Property prize boss slams ‘desperate’ rental market
Raffle House founder Benno Spencer says rental market is so bad a prize winner wanted to hide her identity in case her landlord put up her rent.
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Councils keen on licensing are ‘rogue landlords’ themselves!
Local authorities which have introduced selective licensing scheems for private landlords, have paid out huge compensation for their own poor management.
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Cannabis farm found in proptech chief’s rental flat
Nick Lyons shares some hard lessons from his nightmare experience of discovering a full-blown cannabis factory in one of his properties.
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More landlords selling than buying BTL properties says NRLA
Chief Executive Ben Beadle warns Government must change direction or risk making life for home hunting tenants much harder and expensive.
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Third of tenants not rent-ready according to leading app
Despite high levels of competition for rental properties, research by tenant app Tlyfe found one-third of renters are not ready to make an immediate move.
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‘Industry first’ forum launched for Welsh agents to ‘virtually’ meet officials
After much lobbying the Welsh Government is to help convene a regular meet-up of officials and agents to improve two-way communication.
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Mayor under renewed pressure to fight for London rent controls
The Green Party's Zoë Garbett is urging London Mayor Sadiq Khan to push again for the power to introduce a rent cap in the Capital.
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