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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Half of all letting agents to quit sector within FIVE years, citing poor pay
Research from Goodlord and Vouch shows many agents want to move onto something new, as 60% complain they are not paid fairly.
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Propertymark backs PM’s contentious ‘hands-off’ approach to Net Zero
Head of Policy and Campaigns says relaxed target on gas boilers and scrapped EPC ratings deadlines, will help landlords and homeowners.
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Landlords offered ‘solution’ to EPC upgrades under proptech deal
AI proptech firm Propflo has reached an agreement with mortgage lender Molo to give landlords a new energy upgrade tool.
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Misery of court backlogs ‘getting much worse’, evictions expert warns
LegalforLandlords says eviction cases are being held up for months as courts struggle to cope.
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Gloomy agents tell RICS there’s ‘little sign of relief in housing market’
The latest RICS data shows a 'sluggish' housing market and no cause for optimism yet.
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Sadiq Khan’s rent freeze claims questioned by BBC investigation
The BBC's More or Less programme put Sadiq Khan's claims about rent rises and income under the microscope.
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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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