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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Campaigners lose rent cap court battle
An attempt to overturn the cap on rents in Scotland through a Judicial Review has been rejected.
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MPs launch probe into worsening court delays
The Justice Committee chaired by Bob Neill will look at why county courts are so jammed up, and what can be done to ease the pressure.
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Landlord leader calls for peace talks with tenant campaigners
Ben Beadle of the NRLA has written to renter groups to find 'common ground', and stop them fighting with landlords.
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Ground rent on existing homes set to be capped
The Government is expected to include a bill in next week's King's Speech limiting ground rent to a peppercorn rate.
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Rent cap again fails to halt double digit rent rises
Average new tenancy rents in Scotland have risen more than 10% for the fourth consecutive quarter despite a cap.
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Landlords win HMO council tax battle
The Government has accepted the case from landlord leaders that current council tax rules for HMOs are unfair.
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Big thumbs up from letting agents following Government’s rejection of rent controls
Propertymark says the Government's criticisms of rent freezes or caps is right, and that the priority is to increase supply not control rents.
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All female property team expands as client list grows
LRPM boss Letitia Randell says there was no plan to only recruit women, and intends to welcome male staff.
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Industry ‘in limbo’ after ‘half-baked reforms’ says inventory chief
Inventory chief Daniel Evans says the Renters (Reform) Bill is a "half-baked cake" which breeds uncertainty.
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‘God help us!’ Property industry reacts to latest PRS changes
The Renters (Reform) Bill, introduced by Michael Gove, is progressing through Parliament without a commitment to reform the courts system.
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