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![Tax Grab - rental sector may not be viable warns Propertymark](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
The chief executive of Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government in response to its latest attempt to extract...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Beware 1% Deposits - Knight Frank lays into government](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRates1_400x310.png)
Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of suggesting a government proposal for the housing market is high-risk and could even...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Problem properties hit two thirds of renters, claim lettings group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock figures claim to show scale of mould on rental properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_2135683647(1).jpg)
Some 48 per cent of tenants are currently living with one or more housing disrepair issues, it’s being claimed. The problems include...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![40 year buy to let mortgage available from today](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/L%26G%20Mortgage%20club%20announces%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
HSBC is increasing its maximum mortgage term to 40 years for buy to let, purchase, remortgaging and additional borrowing. Second homes will...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activists delighted at abolition of Section 21](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Campaigners who turned on the Prime Minister on Tuesday were cock-a-hoop just 24 hours later when Liz Truss did another U-turn...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tax Take - Second home owners who don’t let out must pay more](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
Leaks from government ahead of this morning’s Queen’s Speech suggest that second homes which are not let out are likely to...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency piloting improved repairs service ahead of national roll-out](/img/default/lat.png)
A new partnership between AXA Partners and repairs reporting service Fixflo is being piloted in Manchester ahead of what may be...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![ARLA urges agents to back Gas Safety Week awareness campaign](/img/default/lat.png)
The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s asking its member to get behind Gas Safety Week which takes place from...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Gas fitter jailed after carrying out unsafe work on buy to let units](/img/default/lat.png)
A self-employed gas fitter has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after he carried out unsafe gas work while falsely...
06 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Longer tenancies proposals to be unveiled by government tomorrow](/img/default/lat.png)
Leaks from government sources to at least two mainstream news outlets today suggest that radical proposals on longer tenancies and possible...
01 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Lettings management firm must pay almost £40,000 after 'record' fine](/img/default/lat.png)
A property management company which ignored a series of housing safety regulations and flouted laws designed to protect tenants’ rights has...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![4 Reasons Why Virtual Furnishing Really Is The Future](/img/default/lat.png)
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
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![Illegal eviction lands property firm owner with electronic tag](/img/default/lat.png)
A property company owner who waged a campaign of harassment and intimidation against a young mother he wanted to illegally evict...
17 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fails to overturn eviction conviction and sentence](/img/default/lat.png)
A rogue landlord found guilty of waging a campaign of harassment and intimidation against a young mother he wanted to illegally...
27 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let pleads to be kept at centre of White Paper's rental plans](/img/default/lat.png)
The Residential Landlords Association has made a last-minute plea for buy to let investors to remain central to the government’s plans...
07 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![White Paper: huge shift of government emphasis towards renting](/img/default/lat.png)
Government leaks to the Observer newspaper suggest that the Housing White Paper will show a huge policy shift towards renting - and may...
06 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agents and landlords urged to act before today's big freeze hits](/img/default/lat.png)
As Britain faces sub-zero temperatures from today, commercial insurer NFU Mutual is advising property managers and landlords to prepare their property...
12 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Industry to get behind Gas Safety Week 2016](/img/default/lat.png)
The property industry is set to pledge its support to Gas Safety Week 2016, which starts today. The sixth annual event aims...
19 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![How can Agents survive in an increasingly competitive market?](/img/default/lat.png)
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![New warning over gas responsibilities in short- and long-term lets](/img/default/lat.png)
Investors and landlords are putting tenants’ lives at risk and could face a substantial fine for flouting gas safety law, according...
18 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Are you wasting your money on property portals?](/img/default/lat.png)
So you’ve decided to advertise on Rightmove, Zoopla or another online property listing agent. You’ve agreed the budget, made the bold...
07 March 2016
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![Winter voids risk damage to properties, warn inventory clerks](/img/default/lat.png)
The risk of damage to rental properties heightens in winter - especially if homes are empty, according to the Association of...
05 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fined for failing to improve property](/img/default/lat.png)
A landlord has been left with a £1,600 bill for failing to comply with an improvement notice over a four year...