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The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...
17 April 2024
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Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to resolve the country’s ongoing housing emergency. The news comes as Scottish Labour MSP Mark Griffin...
20 March 2024
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Owners of vacant properties are being offered an improved incentive to bring their house back into use. Plymouth council is re-launching its...
14 March 2024
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Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government. A...
13 March 2024
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New research shows there are 36,210 long-term vacant homes across London - that’s around one in every 100 properties. The borough in...
26 January 2024
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Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...
15 December 2023
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Second homes in the area of Essex known as Tendring - including popular holiday lets resort Frinton on Sea and the...
01 December 2023
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The long-term shortage of rental accommodation is now addressed by a short-term clampdown on second homes and empty properties, a leading...
30 November 2023
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Propertymark says it’s delivering a powerful message to the Scottish Government - despite losing a recent key legal case. The agents trade...
09 November 2023
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Propertymark has called on the government to reintroduce the Empty Homes Programme following the latest news that England has a growing...
12 October 2023
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Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...
10 October 2023
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A hate campaign against AirBnb appears to have been launched in a Welsh village. Newspaper reports say a sticker reading 'Death to...
15 August 2023
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Council tax premiums being considered in Wales would be insufficient to persuade short let and holiday home owners to move their...
31 July 2023
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A new consultation by one of the national governments within the UK advocates giving more councils power to make huge rises...
04 May 2023
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A news service claims that in many UK cities there are now more entire homes listed on Airbnb than there are...
03 May 2023
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A group of activists is trying to raise £15,000 to campaign for local councils to clampdown on AirBnb and other short...
25 April 2023
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An agent has spoken out about a proposal to allow huge council tax rises on second homes and empty properties. New Scottish...
18 April 2023
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West Oxfordshire council is the latest to demand new government legislation to increase council tax on empty and second homes in...
15 March 2023
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A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...
10 March 2023
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A prominent lettings agent has criticised leading candidates for the leadership of the Scottish National Party for anti-holiday let policies. David Alexander,...
03 March 2023
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Agents’ body Propertymark wants more government action to boost housing supply - and it wants the views of the industry on...
01 February 2023
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A council wants public views on empty private homes in its patch - but doesn’t want to talk about publicly-owned empty...
13 December 2022
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The number of long-term empty homes has risen in every region of the UK during 2022 according to new government figures. The...
24 November 2022
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Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...
30 June 2022
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Labour’s Sadiq Khan wants an increase in Capital Gains Tax for some buy to let investors. The London Mayor made his response...
31 May 2022
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Propertymark says it welcomes measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will mean swifter action to get the hundreds...
25 May 2022
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The government has released more details of the powers being given to local authorities to levy additional taxes on second homes. The...
16 May 2022
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Propertymark is calling on candidates in next week's Northern Ireland Assembly elections to support policies that will increase housing supply and...
29 April 2022
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New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...
01 March 2022
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New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...
18 February 2022
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There was much publicity this week for the efforts of the Welsh Government to deter the letting of second homes. Now it...
09 July 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has issued a list of 10 demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s long-awaited Budget on March 3, with a financial...
04 February 2021
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The Welsh Government wants to reform compulsory purchase powers - meaning any landlord with a long-term empty property in the region...
20 October 2020
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There are few silver linings to today’s Coronavirus crisis but there’s a heroic effort being made by a short let accommodation...
24 March 2020
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The Budget has failed tenants by doing nothing to increase the supply of private rental property according to two lettings sector...
12 March 2020
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A trade group’s submission to the Treasury ahead of next month’s Budget includes a call for the new Chancellor to slash...
18 February 2020
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A lettings agency is calling on local councils to tackle the growing problem of long-term empty homes. My Property Box says that...
30 January 2020
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A Labour council serving one of the largest private rental communities in the country is reported to have failed to have...
09 January 2020
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Just over third of private landlords are planning to quit the sector or cut the number of homes they let in...
23 December 2019
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A trade body says the private rental sector is facing a major crisis - more landlords are selling properties than buying...
25 October 2019
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A lettings sector trade body is demanding that the government brings forward tax measures to address what it calls “the scourge...
13 March 2019
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London landlords and letting agents could be missing out on up to £111 million of short-term rental revenue each year, according...
22 May 2018
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Tax increases on the rental sector are leaving young people unable to access the homes they need, an industry body claims. The...