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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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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Co-living firms ‘to revolutionise the housing market’
Group of prominent co-living companies in drive to promote benefits to key stakeholders in property sector including local authorities.
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Labour to launch discounted rental homes in high demand areas
A £54 million public-private partnership has been set up to deliver 3,000 energy-efficient homes with rents set at 20% below the market rate.
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‘Profitability highest since early 2022’ report landlords
Returns for landlords during the third quarter of 2024 have reached their highest since early 2022 according to research by Paragon Bank.
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EPC expert reveals shock at Royal rented homes’ low standards
Andrew Parkin, Technical Development Director at Elmhurst Energy, says therefore the Duchy of Cornwall properties are below the minimum legal standard.
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