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Foxtons reveals early impact of Renters’ Rights Act as lettings revenue drops
A third quarter update from Foxtons revealed a rise in tenant terminations since the introduction of the rental reforms.
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Rental market
Rental market enters its “winter cool down”
Goodlord’s latest Rental Index shows slowing growth in rents and increasing voids as the market enters its quieter period.
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Regulation & Law
RESEARCH: Agents confident but concerned in first months of Renters’ Rights Act
Goodlord's William Reeve reports on how landlords and lettings agents have been responding to the first six months of the Renters’ Rights Act.
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Regulation & Law
New Government guidance reveals how landlord database will work
The registration responsibilities and information needed from landlords and lettings agents have been clarified.
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Rental market
Landlords tighten reference and guarantor requirements
Vicki Hextall, of EMPO, says property owners becoming more careful about who they let to now Act in force.
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Guest Blogs
BLOG: How bad has the Renters’ Right Act really been?
LRG Chief Lettings Officer Allison Thompson takes a close look at what the new laws have meant for her staff and landlords on the ground.
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Rental market
Half of agents more cautious about new tenants
William Reeve, of Goodlord, says certain tenants will be more likely to struggle to a secure a home due to the Renters’ Rights Act.
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Regulation & Law
Most landlords unaware of new register and ombudsman
Richard Samuel of August Property Management warns there has been a communication failure that the sector needs to fix urgently.
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Rental market
Lettings agent use hits two-year high amid rising rental responsibilities
Being a landlord has become more demanding, says Pegasus Insight’s Bethan Cooke, so lettings agents are being called on more frequently.
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Rental market
Propertymark launches guide to dealing with tenant pet requests
Henry Griffith, Senior Policy and Campaigns Officer at Propertymark, highlights that tenants with pets tend to stick around for longer.
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