17/06/2022
Tenants are piling pressure on landlords to fix a multitude of minor jobs, with boiler repairs and general wear and tear maintenance on the increase as more tenants work from home.
“In the last few years, we have witnessed people bei...
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10/06/2022
The chief executive of Propertymark says a warning from agents about rents rising and stock diminishing as a result of a “hostile market” against landlords is now coming true.
Data collected from Propertymark’s members fo...
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03/06/2022
The number of landlords seeking to recover debts owed to them by former tenants has risen nearly two-fold, latest figures from leading evictions specialist Landlord Action reveals.
It says that over the past 12 months the number ...
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30/05/2022
In welcome news for landlords, the Government has made it easier to perform right to rent checks from April this year.
Under the new rules for right to rent, landlords now have a range of options for performing a right to rent check on pro...
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27/05/2022
Thousands of tenants have no choice but to accept “appalling conditions” according to the chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter.
Polly Neate makes the comment in response to the publication of a report by the all-party...
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23/05/2022
The head of a retirement rentals brand says the phenomenon of the elderly tenant is on the increase.
Jamie Turnbull, business director at My Future Living, cites a new analysis by Paragon Bank revealing that over half of homes in the priva...
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20/05/2022
Remote work could enable over 13m Britons to ultimately live and work outside the major cities, according to research by a new employment platform.
The consequence of such a demographic shift could have long-term consequences for the letti...
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16/05/2022
Landlords are being urged to prepare for changes to safety regulations that introduce an obligation to repair or replace any alarm which is found to be faulty during a tenancy.
Forthcoming changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alar...
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14/05/2022
The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the private rental sector is under attack from policy makers.
ARLA Propertymark has been asked by the BBC to conduct resear...
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09/05/2022
Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start of the pandemic and the introduction of deposit caps.
Since 2007, it has been a legal requirement for all...
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