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The growth of the Build To Rent sector is a symbol of a changing Britain, in says one of the players in the BTR industry.   Paul Staley – director at Wise Living – says recent research by the British Property Federation shows tha... read more »

The Property Ombudsman has reported a big rise in lettings enquiries over last year and a huge rise since the pre-Covid year, 2019.   Demand for help and advice from TPO rose by 15 per cent in 2021 to 45,007 lettings enquiries, and has risen... read more »

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing mortgage lenders has called for a dramatic overhaul.   UK Finance mortgage lenders has issued a new report... read more »

A safety training service is warning of “alarming statistics” showing an increase in the number of fires and fatalities and a significant number of failed fire door inspections.   Pat Jefferies, commercial director at Abloy UK, s... read more »

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing mortgage lenders has called for a dramatic overhaul.   UK Finance has issued a new energy efficiency rules r... read more »

Net Zero Homes – Stamp duty rebates should become available if energy efficiency improvements are completed within two years of property purchase. Stamp Duty rebates should become available if energy efficiency improvements are completed w... read more »

Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, held a rental summit yesterday about the capital’s private sector – but he did not invite agents or landlords.   The rental summit, unpublicised until very shortly before it started, ap... read more »

Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when he speaks at the Westminster Social Policy Forum next week.   The forum will bring t... read more »

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC rating of C or above, according to new research from Shawbrook.   Four in 10 landlords would like to see the le... read more »

Increasing demand for homes in cities was the driving force behind the rapid house price inflation witnessed earlier this year, with property prices in urban centres growing at a faster rate than their surrounding areas, according to new analysis f... read more »