Search Results for: hmo
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Agencies & People
Estate agency duo kick off fourth year of dinner events
2026 will be the fourth year that the Baldock Brothers have hosted bi-monthly events in central London, which are open to all active sales and letting agents.
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Regulation & Law
Minister reveals huge extension of Rent Repayment Orders to punish bad landlords
Sir Stephen Timms says following three-council trial, 38 more are to take up powers enabling them to recoup rent from landlords who let unlicensed properties to 'benefits' tenants.
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Housing Market
INDUSTRY REACTION: Bank of England cuts base rate
Comments from industry leaders following the Bank's reduction in the base interest rate to 3.75% after three months being held at 4%.
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Regulation & Law
Renters’ Rights Act ‘will shut students out of rental market’ warn landlords
Student sector faces major disruption as new possession timetable means landlords cannot guarantee empty homes for ‘next year’s cohort’ says NRLA.
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Regulation & Law
Landlord to repay £21,770 in rent despite blaming missing licence on agent
Judge rules in favour of tenants, in spite of what he calls their "inappropriate" and "highly unsociable" behaviour.
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Regulation & Law
New bin laws to hit landlords and letting agents with £5,000 fines
The Government’s Simpler Recycling rules come in next year and experts are warning agents and landlords that they need to be ready for changes or risk big fines.
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Latest property news
AGENT: Renters’ Rights Act has ‘hidden upside’ no-one is talking about
ARLA Propertymark Past President and Advisory Panel Member sets out why she believes the Act will squeeze out rogue landlords and how good landlords and agents will benefit.
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Regulation & Law
BUDGET: Prime estate agents brace for tax ‘double whammy’
Changes to the distribution of Government funding will see Council Tax bills soar in more affluent areas and that's on top of any Mansion Tax.
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Regulation & Law
Portfolio landlords’ inaction forces tenant to urinate in bathtub
Tribunal issues £5,300 rent repayment order after tenants go 58 days without a working toilet in unlicensed HMO.
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Regulation & Law
‘Skint’ London landlord hit with £11k rent repayment order
Hackney landlord tries to blame local council’s hacked IT for his failure to obtain an HMO licence for his rental property, to no avail.
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