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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Generation Rent demands ‘more penalties for landlords’
Tenant activist group launches ‘Raising standards, not rents’ campaign, with CEO Ben Twomey calling for tougher EPC enforcement and bigger penalties for landlords.
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Brighton and Hove Council bids to pilot Govt licensing scheme for short-lets
South Coast Council wants to trial the regulation of short-term holiday lets after thousands of homes have been lost from the local rental market.
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Millions of rental homes are “missing’ due to Stamp Duty surcharge, claims Hamptons
Hamptons estimates there would be 2.2 million more homes available to rent had the surcharge not be introduced a decade ago.
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Tenant relationships key to long-term retention, survey finds
LRG’s Allison Thompson says tenants are not just looking for somewhere to live, they are looking for somewhere to settle.
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Landlords urged to increase inspections post Renters’ Rights Act
The ending of fixed-term tenancies means landlords could lose oversight of the condition of their properties, warns Inventory Base’s Siân Hemming-Metcalfe.
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Renting a home is the “easiest’ it has been for six years, claims Zoopla
Rents have become more affordable, while competition among tenants for properties has eased, despite the looming Renters' Rights Act.
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Negative perceptions about HMOs can be changed, developers insist
Community opposition to shared housing can be reversed with good management, say developers Ray Guy and Geoff Knight.
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South Coast landlords pull out of rental market
Landlords are “clearing the decks” before the Renters’ Rights Act comes in, according to Southampton Council’s Dave Shields.
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Limited company landlords more likely to raise rents
Buy-to-let investors who use company structures not only respond more quickly to market pressures, they also have larger portfolios, according to property research company boss.
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London Renters Union ‘ramps up’ campaign for rent controls
Rent activist group gathers its members and allies together to define its rent demands for the capital as part of its 'Cut the Rent' campaign.
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