Search Results for: hmo
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Regulation & Law
Letting agency to ‘urgently appeal’ four-year ban given by ‘vendetta driven’ council
Liverpool City Council secured the ban under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 relating to convictions from February 2023 including the failure to license two HMO properties.
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Regulation & Law
Renters Reform Bill voted through but S21 evictions ban WILL be delayed
A long debate in parliament yesterday saw housing minister Jacob Young bat off criticism and get his Bill, with landlord-friendly amendments, through to the next stage.
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Regulation & Law
Labour wants to prevent tenants being evicted for two years
Amendment to the Renters (Reform) Bill would see landlords wait for two years after a tenancy has started before being able to sell - or move back into - the property.
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Rental market
Unscrupulous landlords ‘exploiting’ rent-to-rent – claim
Propertymark says there are cases where landlords ensure the firm running a sub-let pays for refurbishment.
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Regulation & Law
Adopt the Oz model to speed up UK property sales, says Reapit
Firm's Steve Richmond says properties in Australia take 30 to 40 days on average to be sold compared to 25 weeks from listing to exchange in the UK.
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Housing Market
REACTION: Interest rate cut ‘less likely’ after disappointing inflation figure
A fall in inflation of less than expected prompted some economists to pour cold water on an interest rate reduction in June.
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Regulation & Law
Last-minute changes to the Renters (Reform) Bill will make ‘little difference’
PayProp UK boss Neil Cobbold says planned changes ‘are quite balanced’ and ‘nothing really contentious at all and certainly not a landlord’s charter, as some are claiming’.
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Regulation & Law
New report questions fairness of property licensing schemes
Analysis by Kate Faulkner claims uneven enforcement and questionable results of selective and HMO licensing means schemes should be discussed properly.
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Nigel Lewis
ANALYSIS: Minister finally listens to common sense on reforms
The weekend saw a flurry of official activity to mollify the rebel Tory MPs who want the rental reforms altered - so what were they offered?
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Latest property news
Pioneering trial launched to make landlords’ homes compliant
Property logbook firm Chimni is working with landlords in Birmingham who are using a new lettings module to ensure their rented homes are compliant with licensing and other regulations.
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