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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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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Minister ‘will listen to landlords’ before scrapping Section 21 evictions
Housing minister Rachel Maclean tells the Tory conference the Government is taking landlords' concerns into account.
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Latest mandatory How to Rent guide published this morning
A new version of the renting checklist is issued by the Government, six months after the last one was printed.
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House prices fall more severe than expected, says Knight Frank
The agency's head of residential research, Tom Bill, says it has revised its prediction for this year from a 5% fall to 7%, with another drop of 4% in 2024.
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Leading agency boss tells Tories to stop ‘infighting’ and build more homes
Dominic Agace says housing targets have been watered down because the ruling Conservatives are battling each other.
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