Awaab’s Law extended to private renting welcomed by tech experts
The Building Engineering Services Association has welcomed the new government’s commitment to reinforce the rules that require landlords and their agents to improve living conditions for tenants. The private rental sector will become subject
Interest rates to be cut next week – senior economists’ forecast
The Bank of England will trim base rate to 5% next week, according to a majority of economists in a poll by news agency Reuters. It has been at a 16-year high of 5.25%
Controversial ex-Housing Secretary to run for Conservative leader
Robert Jenrick, who was appointed Housing Secretary by Robert Jenrick in 2019, is to run for Tory party leader. During his time as Housing Secretary he was no stranger to controversy. In 2020 The
Lettings chain to raise £5,000 for children’s heart fund
A lettings and sales agency chain with 14 branches across the north east of England has committed to raising £5,000 in the next year for a children’s heart fund. Your Move Chris Stonock says
Time to modernise deposit system, says family-owned agency
A lettings agent says ‘times are changing with deposits” and claims more landlords and tenants are choosing alternatives. The comment by Paul Buck – lettings director at Boydens agency – is contained in a
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Landlord Law Newsround #349
Welcome to our weekly Newsround, where we bring you highlights of housing news and more. Demand for rental properties increases Rightmove states that the rental market is showing no signs of letting up and
Section 21: Only small proportion of renters evicted, official data shows
The latest edition of the English Housing Survey reveals precisely how relatively rarely Section 21 is used. Data from the survey analysed by Propertymark shows that in 2022-23, some 63% of private renters who
Agency boss claims tenants miss holidays because of high rents
The boss of a rental flatshare agency claims tenants are sacrificing summer holidays because of high rents. Matt Hutchinson, director of the SpareRoom online flatshare platform, claims data from a survey conducted by his
Lettings deals arranged during real-life coaching session
Actual lettings and sales clients were contacted during a training event led by a renowned property industry coach. Fine & Country hosted an event featuring Josh Phegan, whose presentation covered lead generation for lettings