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Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants on issues of mould and damp.   The government is currently consulting on the implementation of Awaab’s Law,... read more »

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of suggesting a government proposal for the housing market is high-risk and could even provoke negative equity for some.   The Independent online newspaper claims that the government is considering one p... read more »

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets.   His proposals include:   - planning permission will be required for future short-term lets;   - a m... read more »

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.”   It also wants those Mayors to create what it calls “a fighting fund” to police the idea of... read more »

This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall.   Although there is widespread expectation that the headline inflation rate will drop to 2.0 per cent towards the summer, it’s now tho... read more »

Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions.   Lenders trade body UK Finance says buy to let mortgage arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of the outstanding balance... read more »

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties.   Shamplina has given one vivid example of the delays - the case of Dr Reneé Hoenderkamp who f... read more »

One of the MPs behind the disastrous mini-Budget - which directly led to soaring interest rates - is to stand down at the next General Election.   Kwasi Kwarteng was the Chancellor in the ill-fated Liz Truss government for just 38 days before ... read more »

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight.   The Bill - which some claim has been slowed down in its progress in the House of Commons because of its unpopularity with many ... read more »

There’s a warning today that the Bank of England’s decision to freeze base rate at the high level of 5.25 per cent could actually trigger some mortgage rates to rise.   The Bank’s monetary policy committee was split yesterday... read more »