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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Scottish MPs vote to cap rent rises and extend eviction ban
Scottish MPs vote to cap rent increases at 3% from 1 April and extend the country’s eviction ban
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Renters being forced out of London, Foxtons boss warns
Guy Gittins says a lack of available properties means tenants have to look outside of the capital for their next home.
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‘Rising interest rates to force one in three landlords to sell up’
Stark warning to agents as rising interest rates threaten to turn many rental owners into mortgage prisoners.
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Letting agency fined over failure to comply with investigation
Poplar Homes and director Sarfraz Yousaf did not provide documents including safety certificates despite repeated requests.
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Supreme Court rules on landlord’s landmark rent repayment order case
Tenants in the Rakusen vs Jepsen case have lost their appeal to the UK's highest court to settle their £26,000 argument with the landlord.
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Landlords ‘getting around’ rent cap, Propertymark reports
Timothy Douglas, Propertymark's policy head, told the Scottish Parliament that many landlords were raising rents between tenancies.
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Property TV star bows out of evictions show as ‘times change’
Paul Shamplina says structural shifts in the economy and the private rented sector mean it's time to move on to TV pastures new.
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Rent freeze calls grow as politicians and unions back campaign
An open letter from the London Renters Union and leading unions calls on Michael Gove to stop any further rent rises.
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Government turns down another plea for rent freeze
Housing minister Felicity Buchan also said the Government still has not date for publication of expected Renters' Reform Bill.
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Renters ‘harder hit by cost of living crisis than homeowners’
Figures from the ONS show that tenants are struggling to pay energy bills, and are being forced to borrow money.
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