Renters’ Reform Bill
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Housing Market
BLOG: Spectre of high interest rates still stalking market says Knight Frank
Tom Bill says the current market is shaped by interest rate expectations, with mortgage costs dipping and rising while the Renters (Reform) Bill shows how regulatory uncertainty is lingering.
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Four out of five tenants don’t know about renting reforms
The Renters (Reform) Bill contains measures such as ending ‘no fault’ section 21 evictions and developing a new decent homes standard.
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Agent pleads for fixed-term tenancies in renters reforms
Bournecoast boss Des Simmons wants to see a balanced approach that empowers both landlords and tenants to make informed choices.
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Regulation & Law
Campaigners slam MPs for trying to scupper renting reforms
One proposed amendment would allow fixed term tenancies to be retained where there is ‘mutual agreement’ between tenant and landlord.
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Licensing boom to continue as council’s crackdown on landlords
Property research expert says six new licensing schemes have already started in 2024 with additional and selective schemes beginning in Luton this week.
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Hope springs eternal as housing market bounces back, says RICS
RICS reports sales agreed swung into the positive last month with agents believing sales will pick up between now and May.
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Letting agents say Renters (Reform) Bill is ‘unfair’
Propertymark's Head of Policy Tim Douglas says the majority of ARLA members are unhappy with the Bill, currently waiting for its Third Reading in Parliament.
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Tory MP urges Ministers to make renting reforms more workable
Anthony Mangnall has launched amendments to the Renters (Reform) Bill, backed by NRLA, to make it more workable for landlords and agents.
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Rightmove experts share PRS predictions for 2024
Many landlords faced the challenge of higher buy-to-let mortgage rates in 2023, contributing to rising rents for tenants – expected to increase again.
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BLOG: ‘We’ve got the Renters (Reform) Bill – now we need a Landlords Reform Bill’
LRG's lettings boss Allison Thompson says a Bill would recognise landlords' essential role in preventing homelessness and provide necessary safeguards.
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