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Older tenants face less financial security in retirement than owners

Older tenants face less financial security in retirement than owners

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Older renters are heading for a bleak retirement with significantly less financial security than their homeowning peers.

Flawed possession grounds will cut student housing supply, NRLA warns

Flawed possession grounds will cut student housing supply, NRLA warns

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A flawed grounds for possession will reduce the supply of student housing, the NRLA has warned.

Landlords hit with £30K bills after cannabis gangs took over homes

Landlords hit with £30K bills after cannabis gangs took over homes

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Landlords were left with bills of up to £30,000 after cannabis gangs took over their properties and left them unliveable.

More firms seek office space now than at any time before the pandemic

More firms seek office space now than at any time before the pandemic

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More firms are looking to rent office space than at any time since before the pandemic, new Rightmove research has found.

Tribunal rebuked in London service charges case

Tribunal rebuked in London service charges case

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A judge has given a First Tier Property Tribunal a ticking off for unfair conduct during a hearing over a dispute about leaseholder service charges.

The importance of increasing the availability of pet friendly homes

The importance of increasing the availability of pet friendly homes

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Battersea is taking a stand to ensure tenants have the right to keep their pets while renting.

HMO sector valued at £78bn with £6.3bn annual rental income

HMO sector valued at £78bn with £6.3bn annual rental income

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he HMO market has been valued at £78billion and generates annual rental income of £6.3billion.

New landlord channel promises raw take on the industry

New landlord channel promises raw take on the industry

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Landlords looking for some no-nonsense straight talking about property can tune into Paul Shamplina’s new YouTube channel.

Landlords in Scotland urged to share views on rent controls

Landlords in Scotland urged to share views on rent controls

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Landlords in Scotland are being asked for their views on rent control exemptions and where rent could be increased above the rent cap.

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Stamp duty hike will add £7,000 to each purchase for landlords

Stamp duty hike will add £7,000 to each purchase for landlords

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Landlords will face an additional average charge of more than £7,000 from tomorrow when buying a property thanks to an uplift in Stamp Duty charges.

'If the Budget delivers stability, the property sector will benefit'

'If the Budget delivers stability, the property sector will benefit'

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Nick Lyons, chief executive of inventory experts No Letting Go give his view on the measures announced yesterday in parliament by Rachel Reeves.

ANALYSIS: What does stamp duty hike mean for landlords?

ANALYSIS: What does stamp duty hike mean for landlords?

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The Labour Government has ramped up its increasingly anti-landlord policies by increasing the stamp duty they pay when buying rental properties from 3% to 5%.

Stamp duty hike hits landlords with 5% second home rate

Stamp duty hike hits landlords with 5% second home rate

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves increases stamp duty surcharge to 5% for second homes and buy-to-let properties, effective from 31 October 2024.

Rogue landlord to pay £7,000 after council raids properties

Rogue landlord to pay £7,000 after council raids properties

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A rogue landlord has been handed a £7,000 legal bill for renting out three dangerous flats containing a raft of faults.

Activists urge Chancellor to make landlords pay NI contributions

Activists urge Chancellor to make landlords pay NI contributions

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Generation Rent has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to tax landlords harder in her first Budget by making them pay NI contributions.

Short-lets licensing would be intensely impractical' warns expert

Short-lets licensing would be intensely impractical' warns expert

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A leading property lawyer has described a campaigning MP’s latest attempt to usher in harsher regulation of short-lets in holiday hotspots as ‘intensely impractical’.

Labour promises to kick dodgy letting agents out of industry

Labour promises to kick dodgy letting agents out of industry

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Labour has committed to regulating estate agents in a bid to oust the rogue operators within the sector who give the wider industry a bad name and often cost landlords money and time when their services fall short of minimum standards.

Manchester mayor to back role of 'good landlords' in rental sector

Manchester mayor to back role of 'good landlords' in rental sector

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Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is to make a keynote speech at the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham next week.