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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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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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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