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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Private landlords downsize in record numbers, NRLA reveals
The NRLA says 12% of landlords sold properties in a three month period this year.
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Courts ‘will not cope’ with new eviction rules, estate agents warn
Propertymark's CEO Nathan Emerson says a ban on Section 21 'no fault' evictions will lead to many more cases going through overloaded courts.
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Tax change needed or ‘landlords will not meet EPC rules’
Propertymark is urging Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to give landlords a tax incentive to pay for energy improvements.
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Failed! Rents rocket despite ‘cap’ in Scotland, new figures show
Data from portal Citylets reveals a 10% rental increase for the third successive quarter.
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Former lettings boss leads controversial ‘housing crisis’ campaign
Polly Lamb, who is now a town councillor, is behind a move to tackle rocketing rents in Frome, Somerset.
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New listings jump as London rental market proves resilient
Foxtons says rental property listings are up 6% with rents already rocketing some 12% higher than last year.
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Government urged to help landlords with abandoned homes
Propertymark has written to housing secretary Michael Gove calling for stronger protections for landlords.
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Estate agency warns over ‘profit crunch’ for landlords
Property investors who sell now are doing worse than those who took the plunge last year, Hamptons research shows.
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OFFICIAL: Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions up 41% as landlords quit
Shelter says the Government must hurry up and abolish 'no fault' evictions, as Government figures reveal a sharp rise.
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It’s not looking good! Property downturn to carry on say gloomy surveyors
The RICS survey shows that last month new buyer enquiries were down 45% and agreed sales 44%.
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