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The Government announced today that it will ban landlords from evicting tenants at short notice without good reason, as part of its continued shake-up of the private rental sector. The …
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A survey of renters by property website Zoopla has revealed some surprising information about the factors that renters are unwilling to compromise on when it comes to choosing a property. …
Read MoreThe government has been accused of failing to prepare the country’s buy to let landlords for the impact of Brexit, one leading landlord organisation warns. The Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) …
Read MoreLandlords in the UK are increasingly depending on accountants for helping them to make key decisions in the buy to let sector, it has been revealed. A survey of 500 …
Read MoreAll property agents who deal with privately rented properties will be required to sign up to a new scheme that aims to protect both renters’ and landlords’ money, under new …
Read MoreHomebuyers in the UK are shunning the property market with demand falling to a six-year low, one survey reveals. According to the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), the number …
Read MoreFigures from property website Rightmove have shown that house prices rose at the lowest rate for the time of year since 2011. This is in sharp contrast to the traditional …
Read MoreThe number of empty properties in England rose 5.3% to 216,186 long term empty homes in the twelve months to October 2018 according to the latest Ministry of Housing, Communities …
Read MoreTenants who bought their council homes using the controversial Right to Buy scheme racked up £6.4 billion in resale profits, an investigation has found. The BBC has published figures showing …
Read MoreLabour has unveiled plans that would see indefinite tenancies being introduced should they be returned to government. John Healey, the shadow housing secretary, says the German-style tenancies would help protect …
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