Big Issues

Big Issues

Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary, Angela Rayner, has referred herself to the parliamentary watchdog after she ...
Half of all private renters would not know where to turn to if a letting agent failed to address a problem in a property. ...
A new report suggests London’s Build To Rent sector is being held back by a “stark inconsistency” from local councils in the capital. ...
New research from lettings agency Hamptons shows that since 2018, average service charges for flats across England and Wales have increased by 51.7 per cent. ...
The government claims buildings will be made safer under new proposals including compulsory second staircases for new tower blocks. ...
Tenants’ bills are expected to hit a record £63 billion this year - and much of it is down to the so-called Generation Z demographic joining the market. ...
Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage with residents over safety issues. ...
New data suggests a quarter of tenants up to their late 30s have typically moved home no fewer than 10 times since leaving the family property. ...
Agents and landlords are being warned that the Fire Safety Act 2021 will make a huge impact on their responsibilities - and marks the start of a new era for building safety. ...
Landlord-Tenant Relationships: Navigating the Complexities of Lock Changes
The housing minister says the resumption of eviction possession court cases at the end of next month must be done in such a way to priorities cases involving domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour. ...
Landlord-Tenant Relationships: Navigating the Complexities of Lock Changes
The extension to the evictions ban will compound the suffering of victims of domestic violence and anti-social behaviour. ...
Landlord-Tenant Relationships: Navigating the Complexities of Lock Changes
Research from Hamptons International suggests that millennials are paying a lower proportion of the total rental burden in Britain than a year ago - because more of them can afford to buy. ...
Landlord-Tenant Relationships: Navigating the Complexities of Lock Changes
The industry’s first property management franchise scheme, SDL Property Partners, has been given a presentation on how members could be key at identifying and stopping domestic abuse.  ...
Landlord-Tenant Relationships: Navigating the Complexities of Lock Changes
All privately-let homes must have electrical installations checked every five years under new rules announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.  ...
Landlord-Tenant Relationships: Navigating the Complexities of Lock Changes
A trade body is backing a call by a parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in privately owned residential blocks. ...
The government has published the wording for new written statements...
It appears Knight Frank was involved at one stage...
The mansion tax will take effect from April 2028....
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