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Landlords face higher bills to join new government schemes

Landlords face higher bills to join new government schemes

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Fees for joining the redress scheme and landlord database could be “significantly higher” following amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill.

Rogue rent-to-rent agency hit with £35,000 penalty

Rogue rent-to-rent agency hit with £35,000 penalty

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A Portsmouth rent-to-rent agency which let out overcrowded and unlicensed HMOs has been handed a hefty fine.

Landlords: 2025 – What’s Next?

Landlords: 2025 – What’s Next?

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April’s stamp duty hike looms, so if you’re considering selling, sooner is smarter.

Big lender helps tenants to buy landlord properties

Big lender helps tenants to buy landlord properties

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TSB has launched a new concessionary mortgage for landlords looking to sell their properties to tenants with no deposit required.

NRLA training: New Year, New You

NRLA training: New Year, New You

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New year, new you. Sound familiar? Many of us start the new year with the very best of intentions, only for them to fall by the wayside.

Healthy rental demand increasingly attracts money from institutional investors

Healthy rental demand increasingly attracts money from institutional investors

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Private equity firms and pension funds have been upping the ante with their investments in the UK rental market

More landlords risk falling foul of new licensing rules

More landlords risk falling foul of new licensing rules

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Landlords should check whether they’re in one of 37 licensing schemes under consultation or about to be implemented – or risk a huge fine.

Rayner confirms ambition for rent in advance controls

Rayner confirms ambition for rent in advance controls

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Landlords would be banned from demanding several months’ rent in advance under new amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill.

Electrical safety shake-up for Northern Ireland landlords

Electrical safety shake-up for Northern Ireland landlords

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Landlords in Northern Ireland must soon guarantee that electrical safety checks have been carried out at private tenancies.

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Purpose-built rentals pushed as housing shortage solution

Purpose-built rentals pushed as housing shortage solution

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The British Property Federation has called on the next government to set a bold target of 30,000 new build-to-rent homes a year.

Rent increases slowing, but tenant demand is still outpacing supply

Rent increases slowing, but tenant demand is still outpacing supply

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The latest data shows that rent increases have been slowing but tenant demand still outstrips supply

Official figures confirm Scotland's PRS is shrinking

Official figures confirm Scotland's PRS is shrinking

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The Scottish government has published new evidence that confirms the country’s private rented sector is getting smaller.

Former Tory councillor banned after poor repairs

Former Tory councillor banned after poor repairs

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A former Conservative councillor has been banned from letting properties for two years after repeatedly failing to comply with improvement notices.

Lib Dem manifesto promises renters a fair deal

Lib Dem manifesto promises renters a fair deal

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The Liberal Democrats have vowed to make three-year tenancies the default and to require landlords to achieve an EPC C or above by 2028.

mydeposits and No Letting Go launch strategic partnership

mydeposits and No Letting Go launch strategic partnership

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mydeposits partners with No Letting Go to enhance inventory management and deposit protection for landlords and agents.

When does a tenancy legally commence?

When does a tenancy legally commence?

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A tenancy agreement between the landlord and the tenant is just like any other contract, it is legally binding on both parties.

Letting agent's contract renewal email spurs author to write book

Letting agent's contract renewal email spurs author to write book

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A private tenant has been inspired to pen her first novel by a contract renewal email sent by a letting agent - and has even named it after the letting platform involved.

Irony of ironies: Gove 'evicted' from his Ministerial home!

Irony of ironies: Gove 'evicted' from his Ministerial home!

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Housing Secretary Michael Gove faces eviction from his government-owned mansion on 5th July, the morning after the election.