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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Rents drop in most regions
Kim Lidbury, of ARLA Propertymark, says: “Some of the pressure in the rental market is beginning to ease."
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Student accommodation giant forced to lower rents
Joe Lister, of Unite Group, says demand for the company's rentals has fallen as students stay at home.
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Awaab’s Law set to be extended to private landlords
Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook says the Government is moving to extend Awaab’s Law to private landlords.
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Rent controls needed as existing reforms will ‘take years’, warn campaigners
Rent control is the one policy that can ease the pressure on renters right now, campaigners are saying.
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Propertymark launches guide to dealing with tenant pet requests
Henry Griffith, Senior Policy and Campaigns Officer at Propertymark, highlights that tenants with pets tend to stick around for longer.
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Agents urged to prepare as new Scottish rental laws go live today
Landlords and agents in Scotland are facing a range of new compliance responsibilities, says Propertymark's Hazel MacIver.
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Rental yields rise to 7.9% as portfolios grow
"Despite everything the sector has dealt with this year, experienced landlords are continuing to invest," says Fleet Mortgages' Steve Cox.
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Green Party backs rent controls to stop landlord price hikes
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has proposed a three-year rent cap to protect tenants from 'runaway rents.'
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Scrap local licensing when national database launches, says Propertymark
Propertymark's Tim Thomas says the Government needs to ditch any local discretionary schemes once the landlord register is in place.
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Tenants expect to stay renting despite desire to buy
Jennifer Harris, of the TDS Charitable Foundation, says 44% of renters believe they will stay renting.
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