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Rental market
BLOG: Only ‘perfect’ tenants will find homes after renting reforms go live
South coast agent Des Simmons says the Bill will will create a 'two-tier' rental market as landlords and letting agents become more selective in which tenants they chose.
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Housing Market
REACTION: Latest inflation figures end hopes of a base rate cut
Consumer prices index (CPI) remained stubbornly high at 3.4% in May, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Regulation & Law
Former Tory London stronghold council cracks down on landlords
A former Conservative stronghold is extending its HMO licensing and introducing a brand new selective licensing scheme.
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Housing Market
REACTION: Housing market shook off economic gloom during May
Despite Trump’s tariffs and the ending of the Stamp Duty holiday, house prices are on the rise again according to Nationwide's Chief Economist.
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Guest Blogs
What would happen if ‘no fault evictions’ are abolished immediately?
Former agent and industry trainer takes a cheeky look at what will most likely happen if, as renting campaigners want, Section 21 evictions are banned as soon as the Renters' Rights Bill goes live later this year.
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Housing Market
Property sales plummeted in April, new HMRC figures show
Property transactions show a 64% monthly drop after Stamp Duty rates rise at the beginning of April - Industry reaction.
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Regulation & Law
Big London council approves massive expansion of selective licensing
Westminster confirms selective licensing for the majority of privately rented homes in the borough following a consultation.
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Proptech
EXCLUSIVE: Proptech sells off inventory firm founded by lettings agents
Plentific has confirmed that it's sold TouchRight to a London landlord three years after it acquired the lettings software firm off Terry and Rachel Lightfoot.
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Regulation & Law
Landlords ‘facing crippling fines for simple licensing oversights’
Accidental breaches of selective licensing rules are being unfairly punished by over-officious local authorities, according to Phil Turtle of Landlord Licensing and Defence.
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Regulation & Law
London landlord fined £5,000 after tenants left without heating for a year
Court slams negligent HMO landlord Rosa Giddy saying ‘catastrophic consequences’ only narrowly avoided.
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