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Regulation & Law
Clarification over student tenancy rules welcomed by NRLA
Temporary two-month notice period aims to help landlords recover student HMOs in time for autumn’s fresh intake.
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Regulation & Law
Big council asks tenants to help set landlord fines
Consultation asks how landlord penalties should be calculated and whether proposed increases and reductions are too high or too low.
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Rental market
Explosion in new rental insurance policies ahead of Act
Oli Sherlock of Goodlord says the Renters' Rights Act "sounded a massive alarm across the market" prompting landlords and letting agents to look seriously at insurance.
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Regulation & Law
Renters’ Rights Act implementation risks disrupting London’s rental market
Industry body calls on London’s Assembly and boroughs to coordinate closely to avoid damaging the Capital’s rental supply.
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Regulation & Law
Wait times for repossessions growing, warns eviction expert
Landlords are already facing long waits for possession even before May’s rule changes as possession timelines rise.
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Regulation & Law
Landlord optimism rises as worries ease, study reveals
Despite regulatory and cost pressures, landlords say they are adapting to the new operating environment.
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Latest property news
Rightmove expands agent qualification as reform looms
The Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting Agents (CELA) from Rightmove will include a new module on Renters’ Rights from April.
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Regulation & Law
Landlords still reluctant to go pet-friendly as Renters’ Rights Act looms
New data reveals only a marginal rise in pet-friendly rental listings ahead of rule changes in May.
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Regulation & Law
Rent rise appeals will overwhelm tribunals under Renters’ Rights Act, warns top judge
Critics say free challenges and delayed rent uplifts will encourage speculative claims and lead to huge backlogs at First-tier Tribunals.
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Regulation & Law
Government to force councils to report extensive PRS enforcement data
Greater scrutiny of council policing of the private rented sector will lead to tougher action against rogue landlords and more prosecutions.
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