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Campaign group targets illegal eviction
Unlawful eviction laws are not enforced as much as they should be, campaign group Generation Rent has claimed. Between 2016 and 2019 there were an…
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Scheme launched to turn ‘generation rent’ into ‘generation buy’
The Government’s new 95 per cent mortgage scheme for first time buyers has been launched. First announced with the Budget, the scheme will help first…
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A 25 per cent deposit yields best BT mortgage choice
Landlords able to put down a quarter of the cost of new property investments currently have ‘vast’ choice when it comes to selecting the right…
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Halifax ‘cautious’ about house price outlook
Disagreeing with its rival mortgage company, Halifax found house prices went up last month. While Nationwide’s March House Price Index found a fall of 0.2…
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NRLS and TDS team up with added resolve
An expanded dispute resolution scheme has been launched by the Tenant Deposit Scheme. The aim is to cover a wider range of issues that previously…
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Landlord fined £48,000 for letting ‘uninhabitable’ HMO
Aylesbury landlord Tariq Javed has been fined a record £48,000 for failing to comply with HMO regulations. Buckinghamshire Council said Javed had failed in his…
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Two third of social tenants ‘new to sector’
There were 49,000 fewer new social lets in the six months April to September last year, than there had been in the same months a…
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NRLA calls for Green Homes Grant replacement
Now that the Government’s Green Homes Grant has been ditched, a new long-term plan for upgrading properties is needed, according to the National Residential Landlords…
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Private renters worried about post-pandemic housing
Nearly half of private renters say they are depressed and anxious about their post-pandemic housing situation. The finding came from the homeless charity Shelter. The concerns…
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‘Surge’ in numbers looking for rentals
January saw a surge in the number of tenants seeking rented accommodation, ARLA Propertymark has reported. Its letting agent members saw the number of prospective…