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Chris Hope, senior partner at Dawsons and Fine & Country agencies, will be one of the main speakers at a prestigious...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government wants to reform compulsory purchase powers - meaning any landlord with a long-term empty property in the region...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...
24 September 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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Labour’s London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has put his call for powers to control private rents at the heart of his campaign...
04 March 2020
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Nearly half a million properties could be removed from the long-term lettings market as disenchanted landlords move to short-lets. A survey by...
31 January 2020
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New research claims that one in every 50 homes in the capital is let on a short-term platform like Airbnb or...
24 January 2020
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Labour’s policies for the private rental sector are “too extreme ... unrealistic and will be hugely damaging to housing supply in...
27 November 2019
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Rent controls similar to those demanded by Labour in London and other major cities in the UK do not work, and...
29 October 2019
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UK-wide rental prices are up 2.0 per cent annually to £876 – a three-year high – according to a new quarterly...
16 October 2019
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Property investors are concerned that Brexit could deter international buyers from purchasing property in the UK, which could in turn weaken...
11 October 2019
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Landlords have urged the authorities not to introduce rent controls in Manchester as they would 'choke off' supply of housing in...
07 October 2019
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There’s a warning from a leading agent that the unregulated proliferation of Airbnb-style short lets will lead to mainstream rent rises...
30 September 2019
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused Labour of being thin on detail when it comes to the housing policies...
26 September 2019
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Over-regulation of short-term let accommodation in some areas of rural Scotland could pose a risk to rural tourism, a business organisation...
23 July 2019
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A trade association has called for a 'moratorium' on any further government intervention in the buy-to-let sector in order to stop...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading letting agent argues that the UK housing market is not prepared to deal with a growing number of lifetime...
05 September 2018
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A lettings trade body says a major house builder has blamed, in part, recent tax increases on private landlords as a...
19 March 2018
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The new leader of the Labour party in Scotland says his party will introduce “stringent” rent controls if it gains power...
13 March 2018
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Reaction to the government’s call for developers and planning authorities to be more flexible in their approach to increasing the housing...
07 March 2018
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The shadow housing minister, John Healey, has started to flesh out the details of Labour's proposed rent controls, announced by Jeremy...
02 October 2017
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A respected letting agency research head says Build To Rent could be a significant step towards solving the overall shortage of...
08 September 2017
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Green Party politician Andy Wightman claims that £10.6m in taxes are being avoided this year due to the boom in private...
07 August 2017
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A new report by think tank IPPR supports those who feel the so-called ‘sharing economy’ - short lets via Airbnb and...
09 December 2016
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The Residential Landlords Association has welcomed a report by the House of Lords that institutional investors behind the Build To Rent...
19 July 2016
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Legal & General Capital, which is set to be one of the biggest names in the burgeoning Build To Rent sector...
14 April 2016
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Respected credit ratings agency Fitch says buy to let will thrive for the next 12 to 24 months but the effects...
08 April 2016
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A new report from the independent Social Market Foundation think tank has found that almost two million more people have been...
22 February 2016
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Build to Rent development in London is over double that in the rest of the UK with over 14,276 units in...
20 October 2015
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Over 60 per cent of private sector landlords face being pushed from the basic to higher rates of income tax as...
24 September 2015
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One in four households in the UK will be privately renting by 2025 - that’s the conclusion of research by respected...
23 July 2015
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Given that I wrote my last article on the day of the General Election but well before the result was known,...
19 June 2015
From: Features

The agency industry has been acting with delight over the likelihood that there will be a slim overall majority for the...