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OFFICIAL: Landlords now waiting 25 weeks to evict tenants

OFFICIAL: Landlords now waiting 25 weeks to evict tenants

News

Landlords are waiting even longer to repossess their properties - up to 25 weeks in the last quarter of 2024.

Students call for TripAdvisor-style reviews for rented student homes

Students call for TripAdvisor-style reviews for rented student homes

News

Fed-up students in Bristol have launched a campaign to introduce a TripAdvisor style review system for the city’s accommodation.

OFFICIAL: Tenants blame 'lazy landlords' for poor property repairs

OFFICIAL: Tenants blame 'lazy landlords' for poor property repairs

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Tenants cite lazy landlords as the main reason for repairs and maintenance not being done in their rental homes.

Campaign group reveals plan to bring in rent controls

Campaign group reveals plan to bring in rent controls

News

Rents should emulate energy prices, with a cap used to help people pay a fairer price for bills, says Generation Rent.

'Smaller landlords being hit hardest by new regulations'

'Smaller landlords being hit hardest by new regulations'

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Landlords with small portfolios are being disproportionately impacted by an increasingly regulated PRS, according to Shadow Housing Minister Kevin Hollinrake.

The LandlordZONE Podcast talks to the UK's leading letting agent

The LandlordZONE Podcast talks to the UK's leading letting agent

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We thought it fitting that one of the first people our new The LandlordZONE series talked to should be the current public face of the industry.

Landlords face £15K costs to meet energy targets

Landlords face £15K costs to meet energy targets

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Stringent new energy efficiency rules could see landlords hit with bills totalling tens of thousands of pounds. James Kent explains more.

EPC upgrade policy is 'unworkable and unrealistic' NRLA tells Labour

EPC upgrade policy is 'unworkable and unrealistic' NRLA tells Labour

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The NRLA has urged the government to rethink its “unworkable and unrealistic” energy efficiency plans for the private rented sector.

Property investment firm cautioned over 'unclear' newspaper advert

Property investment firm cautioned over 'unclear' newspaper advert

News

A holiday property investment company has had its knuckles rapped over a misleading advert in The Times that promised investors whopping returns.

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Tenants on benefits given more backing to fight evictions

Tenants on benefits given more backing to fight evictions

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Tenants on benefits will get more help when paying court fees during evictions and claiming Rent Repayment Orders after the government expanded its Help with Fees scheme.

Northern town to clamp down on landlords converting homes to HMOs

Northern town to clamp down on landlords converting homes to HMOs

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Burnley Council has launched plans to clamp down on landlords converting homes into small HMOs.

BLOG: Are the Tories still game for renting reform?

BLOG: Are the Tories still game for renting reform?

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PRS chief Sean Hooker relects on the bumpy ride landlords face in the coming months, and how they can get prepared for the changes.

Landlord mortgage costs leap to nearly 40% of rental income

Landlord mortgage costs leap to nearly 40% of rental income

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The average mortgaged landlord paid 37% of their rent on mortgage interest in August, up from a low of 24% in November 2021, according to Hamptons.

30 campaigning groups write to Rishi urging landlord reforms

30 campaigning groups write to Rishi urging landlord reforms

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Thirty charities and non-profit organisations have written to the Prime Minister urging him to ensure the Renters Reform Bill is passed during this Parliament.

Property 'dating service' for landlords and tenants launches

Property 'dating service' for landlords and tenants launches

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A WhatsApp-style ‘dating service’ designed to marry up landlords and tenants has launched seeking to simplify London’s ‘chaotic’ private rented sector and rival established portals such as Rightmove and Zoopla.

40 per cent of tenants are struggling with rent payments

40 per cent of tenants are struggling with rent payments

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There’s now a significant proportion of adults in the UK struggling to meet their rent or mortgage payments

Buy-to-let profits nosedive for new buyers

Buy-to-let profits nosedive for new buyers

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Landlords who took out a new mortgage between April and June this year made an annual cash loss for the first time since 2007.

Absentee landlord handed fine for ignoring tenants

Absentee landlord handed fine for ignoring tenants

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A landlord who ignored improvement notices on his two unlicensed properties has been handed a £15,000 fine by magistrates.