After months of struggle (9 months), including a breathing space moratorium, we have finally managed to evict our tenants for non-payment of rent (Section 8).
However, the flat is still full of their belongings as they didn’t expect to leave
Tenants will receive increased funding for legal aid for the first time in nearly 30 years.
The Ministry of Justice has announced a consultation on a £20 million investment in the legal aid sector, which the government claims will help tenants facing u…
Buying a home has become slightly more affordable relative to income, according to research from Halifax.
It says the average house price to earnings ratio has eased to 6.55, down from 6.62 last year.
Wage growth has outpaced house price inflation
Cash buyers are enjoying big discounts on property purchases across England – of up to £86,000 – as sellers move to sell up quickly as the mortgage market stabilises.
A study by Lomond reveals that thousands of homes in England are listed f…
If just 1% of the UK’s 26 million spare rooms were let out, rent prices would drop back to 2017 levels, according to new research.
SpareRoom reveals that rent prices have surged, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reporting an 8.8% increase…
I have just been notified that Birmingham Council is planning a change to the scheme in which they lease private sector properties. The implication is that it would require the title deeds of the property to be updated to register their lease interest.
Scottish landlords could be forced to accept pets in rental properties and face rent controls.
During a debate, Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) voted to pass Stage 1 of the Scottish Housing bill.
The Scottish Housing Bill will allow renters …
Kent Reliance for Intermediaries (KRFI), part of the OSB Group, has introduced two new limited edition buy-to-let (BTL) product ranges to assist brokers in supporting their landlord clients.
The first range, designed to offer affordability, features l…
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has issued a stark warning that increased government regulation on the private rented sector (PRS) could lead to significant rent hikes.
In its latest report, ‘Vital role of the Private Rented …
In 2007, the housing benefit rate for a three-bed home in Cleveleys, Lancashire was £520pm, today it is £623.30 or a 20% rise in 17 years.
The Bank of England kindly offers an inflation calculator which shows £523 in 2007 would cost £863 today
Letting agents in the UK are facing a huge financial blow, with government figures revealing potential losses of nearly £400 million over the next decade due to the Renters’ Rights Bill.
The Impact Assessment, published by the Ministry of Housing
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