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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Cambridge latest city to consider restricting short lets
The city has become a hotbed of Airbnb lets, according to opposition Lib Dem councillors, who are calling for action.
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New ‘dating app’ targets agents, landlords and tenants
Protech start-up platform krispyhouse is offering a new matching service 'to rival Rightmove and Zoopla'.
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BTL yields slump as costs rocket says lettings agency
Benham and Reeves says rental yields are down as landlord expenses have climbed steeply over the last year.
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BLOG: ‘Landlords facing problems as tenants suffer cost of living crisis’
Begbies Traynor senior asks whether rent arrears are becoming more of a challenge, and how are landlords dealing with this?
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Freeze on housing benefit ‘must be scrapped’ say landlords
Chris Norris of the NRLA says Labour must abandon the cap on housing benefit rates if it wins power.
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Labour WILL regulate estate agents says Shadow Minister
Propertymark welcomes Matthew Pennycook's commitment to introduce the RoPA regulations if Labour wins the General Election.
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Propertymark chief urges Labour to regulate estate agents
Nathan Emerson, the trade body's CEO, says a Labour Government should license agents and introduce a code of practice.
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HMRC warns property industry over new tax avoidance scheme
Private landlords can end up paying more tax, as well as interest, fines and fees, after adopting a 'hybrid business model', HMRC says.
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Industry leaders say Ministers ‘making rental crisis worse’
The NRLA and Propertymark say tax hikes that deter landlords must be reversed to prevent rents from rocketing even higher.
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Agents flooded with enquiries as rentals hit new high
Three different sets of research show the ever rising demand for rental homes as prices continue to rise.
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