Renters’ Reform Bill
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Big estate agency boss calls for Renters (Reform) Bill to be scrapped
Managing Director Michael Cook also wants court, planning and greenbelt reform, an increase in social housing and an end to inheritance tax.
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Renters (Reform) Bill casts shadow over letting agents and landlords
Research from Goodlord and Vouch reveals lettings agents and landlords are mostly pessimistic about the pending rule changes announced in May.
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Landlords divided about a Private Rented Sector Ombudsman
Landbay MD Paul Brett says plans under the Renters (Reform) Bill to create a Private Rented Sector Ombudsman has split landlord opinion.
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Renting reforms ‘unlikely’ until much later this year, hints Minister
Rachel Maclean was unable to confirm when her Government's Renters (Reform) Bill would make progress through Parliament.
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Nigel Lewis
The Renters (Reform) Bill in focus
Nigel Lewis looks at the proposed legislation through the long lens of a beer glass...
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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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Features
The great reformer
The Renters (Reform) Bill is intended to make private sector renting fairer. Robyn Hall reviews the proposed legislation as begins its journey through Parliament.
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What the next General Election means for estate and lettings agents
Atomic Consultancy boss Lucy Noonan considers the implications for estate and lettings agents as Labour sets out its plans for the housing market.
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Call for two-year rent freeze as London rents ‘spiral out of control’
London Mayor Sadiq Khan warns that out-of-control rents are increasing risk of homelessness as 160,000 Londoners fall behind with payments.
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Landlords call for mortgage interest relief to be reintroduced
On the back of the interest rate hike, landlords are calling for the reintroduction of mortgage interest relief in full and for housing benefit rates to be unlocked.
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