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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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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Private landlord ‘exodus’ revealed in official CGT figures – claim
Thousands of landlords are leaving the PRS as Capital Gains Tax returns show, according to a wealth management firm.
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Average rent rockets 20% in a month to ‘staggering’ new record
Research by Goodlord shows the average rental is now above £1,300 per month, nearly 10% higher than the previous record.
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Government should delay EPC rule deadline, Gove says
Housing Secretary Michael Gove says landlords must be given more time to achieve the minimum EPC rating.
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More letting agencies asking larger-salary renters to provide guarantor
Tenants earning above £25K asked to supply a guarantor in increasing numbers, says director of insurance at Goodlord.
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