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Michael Gove: Private landlords are ‘vital’ for the rented sector
Housing Secretary says landlords provide tenants “with flexibility and choice, and the value for money options that go with them”.
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Housing Market
Landlords ‘at risk of going out of business’ as profits squeezed
IMLA’s Kate Davies says the focus now needs to be on landlords and increased investment in the private rented sector.
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Features
PRS regulation update
The Select Committee scrutinising the so-called ‘Renters’ Reform Bill’ White Paper has reported. David Callaghan summarises the key comments from MPs and industry stakeholders.
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Nigel Lewis
Comment: Rent controls and politics
The private rented sector is the focus of conflicting political aims, which are causing confusion and very possibly, rent controls, says Nigel Lewis.
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Features
PRS under stress
With Michael Gove, architect of the Renters’ Reform Bill back in charge, what does it mean for the private rented sector? Richard Reed talked to industry experts.
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Housing Market
Government’s private rented sector strategy ‘in tatters’ say landlords
Comments from NRLA come as speculation mounts of a further tax hike on rented housing in today’s Autumn Statement.
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Housing Market
Landlords slam Mayor Sadiq’s summit before it’s even started
National Residential Landlords Association says its disappointed London Mayor Sadiq Kahn thinks he can solve challenges without any input from those who actually provide the homes.
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Latest property news
EXCLUSIVE BLOG: The reality for tenants when landlords sell up
Propertymark research officer Dr Phillip Nelson delves into the reasons why a lack of supply in the PRS is bad for tenants.
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Nationwide foundation to spend over £800,000 funding tenants’ unions
Lender says vulnerable renters lack a voice and is funding three tenants' unions, two housing charities and several housing rights campaign groups.
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Ground-breaking research aims to improve standards in the Private Rented Sector
£300,000 funding awarded by TDS Charitable Foundation and the SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust (SDSCT) to look at dispute resolution, low standards and deposits.
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