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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Landlords ‘borrowing more as rental market costs rise’ says lender
Research from Octane Capital reveals a 19% leap in the average buy-to-let loan debt.
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Software giant launches partnership to help agent clients move home
Zoopla's Alto platform joins forces with Just Move In to provide agents with help for vendors, buyers and renters.
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‘No end to the madness’ as rents top old record
Homelet says there is no sign of rent increases slowing down with new record highs recorded in London and the rest of the UK.
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Letting agents under told to reduce mould and damp in rented homes
Updated guidance jointly from three Government departments makes it clear Ministers want private rented sector to up its game.
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BLOG: ‘Now is the time for EPC clarity for landlords and agents’
Ben Thompson of the Mortgage Advice Bureau says the Government must help landlords to meet EPC standards.
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Council reveals total fines over £200K during four-year HMO clampdown
Haringey Council in London says landlords faced more than 40 fines for failing to hold an HMO licence.
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Property manager and boyfriend found guilty of murder
Rachel Fulstow, who was employed by a property management company, is convicted with her boyfriend of killing her former lover.
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HMRC targets property firms in new Covid fraud crackdown
New figures reveal a 36% jump in raids by HMRC hunting cash lost in Covid support schemes.
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Agent and landlords ‘face eviction delays and bigger bills’, solicitors warn
Evictions firm says a new government service to help tenants at risk of homelessness will hinder landlords.
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Private landlords reject claim over childminder shortage
The NRLA says landlords refuse to accept any blame for problems recruiting childminders.
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