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Updated landlord guidance published
Updated advice on taking and renewing possession action against tenants is included in the Ministry of Housing’s Understanding the possession action process: guidance for landlords…
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Scotland appoints minister for tenants’ rights
Scotland has a new minister for ‘Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights’. Patrick Harvie is a co-leader of the Scottish Green Party along…
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Banned estate agent given suspended sentence
A West Midlands estate agent has this week been sentenced to six weeks in jail, suspended for two years, and fined £4,000. Wolverhampton Crown Court…
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‘Explosion’ in tenant enquiries reported
Reopening Britain for business by the lifting of Coronavirus restrictions has led to an explosion in tenant enquiries, renting portal OpenRent has reported. ‘This month,…
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Wales bans fossil fuels use for new social housing
Use of fossil fuels to heat newly built social homes in Wales will end from 1 October, the Welsh Government has announced. It said its…
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Wales commits to low carbon homes to rent
A £250m spending commitment to build low carbon homes to rent has been made by the Welsh Government. Earmarked for 2021/22, and part of ‘ambitious…
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Easing back of house price frenzy is ‘understandable’
A slight fall in house prices between June and July meant that the annual growth rate dipped to ‘only’ 10.5 per cent last month, the…
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Luton council wants additional and selective licensing
Luton council wants to introduce licensing of all HMO properties across the town and of all privately rented properties within one ward, South Ward. It…
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Average tenant stays in accommodation over four years
Over 80 per cent of private renters in England are satisfied with their accommodation, the National Residential Landlords Association has trumpeted. It took its figures…
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House market may be ‘as good as it gets for a while’
Double-digit house price rises in May are the startlingly high, but this could be as good as it gets for a while, investment advice firm…