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Major report reveals landlords, tenants and agents 'under strain'

Major report reveals landlords, tenants and agents 'under strain'

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Three quarters of landlords believe the private rented sector has got worse recently and half are planning to quit, the new report has also found.

Courts 'not ready for rental reforms' Lords and lawyers tell Labour

Courts 'not ready for rental reforms' Lords and lawyers tell Labour

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Lawyers and Tory peers have expressed fears that the Renters’ Rights Bill will be ineffective without further investment in the courts.

Government warned Renters Rights' Bill will drive landlords out

Government warned Renters Rights' Bill will drive landlords out

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Baroness Scott and a handful of other Lords defended landlords during yesterday's debate in parliament, warning Labour that the Renters Rights Bill will reduce supply.

Ending a tenancy: Doing things right

Ending a tenancy: Doing things right

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Landlord confidence 'severely shaken' by looming renting reforms

Landlord confidence 'severely shaken' by looming renting reforms

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Landlords are broadly less confident than they were a year ago, with that confidence significantly shaken by the Renters’ Rights Bill.

Council pins rising homelessness on fewer HMOs but plans planning ban!

Council pins rising homelessness on fewer HMOs but plans planning ban!

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Ipswich Council has pointed the figure at HMO landlords for the town’s failure to house more homeless people but is pressing ahead with plans to restrict HMO numbers.

Political hostility to landlords 'pushing them out'

Political hostility to landlords 'pushing them out'

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Hostility from politicians is pushing landlords out of the Scottish rental market, new research has found.

Paul Shamplina's boxing charity event returns for 2025 - TWICE!

Paul Shamplina's boxing charity event returns for 2025 - TWICE!

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A charity boxing event organised by TV star Paul Shamplina is celebrating its ten-year anniversary by revealing two events this year.

Jeremy Corbyn backs rent controls for England

Jeremy Corbyn backs rent controls for England

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Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has warned the government that renter reforms would still allow landlords to make “excessive profits” unless rent controls are introduced.

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Ground One '� repossession of own residence

Ground One '� repossession of own residence

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People often rent out their home when working abroad or going on extended travel, and they would naturally expect to return to live in their own on return. However, tenants are entitled to security of tenure for their contracted term safe in the knowledge that they can stay in the prope

Quarter Days

Quarter Days

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With high street administrations and missed rent payments becoming commonplace, commercial property quarterly rent payment days are currently being highlighted in the media, with the last one, June 24th just having passed. Understandably, these deadlines are cau

LandlordZONE investigates: Should you join the British Landlords Association?

LandlordZONE investigates: Should you join the British Landlords Association?

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The British Landlord Associations CEO Sajjad Ahmad admits that his organisation will never rival the newly-formed NRLA. This is both in terms of political clout his has no Westminster https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/extended-evictions-ban-is-bad-news-for-vict

Landlords switching back from short-term to long-term lets

Landlords switching back from short-term to long-term lets

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The Coronavirus has affected all parts of the economy, including rentals, but tourism in particular has been hard hit. It meant that holiday lets came to a complete standstill during lock-down, whereas the traditional long-term lets have been far less affected. Short lets, altho

Newspapers savage investment 'guru' after he tells followers to use Covid loans to buy property

Newspapers savage investment 'guru' after he tells followers to use Covid loans to buy property

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Self-professed millionaire landlord and YouTube property investment guru Paul Smith has been savaged by two national newspapers over the weekend after he suggested to his 12,000+ subscribers that they use the governments bounce back loans to invest in property. The scheme hel

Using a Guarantor: how to minimise your losses if things go wrong.

Using a Guarantor: how to minimise your losses if things go wrong.

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The guarantor is the landlord's insurance policy against tenant default. The guarantor pays the landlord the rent if the tenant defaults, he pays the landlord all his losses, expenses or damages where the tenant fails to carry out his of her full obligations under the lease.This article

Wirral latest council to attack HMOs as 'tomorrow's slums'

Wirral latest council to attack HMOs as 'tomorrow's slums'

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As councils across the UK rail against the spread of HMOs, the NRLA says it's not landlords' fault that there is such high demand for this kind of rental property. </h3>Wirral councillors have railed against HMOs whilerejecting one highly criti

Exclusive: Brighton says new HMO rules will be among the 'toughest in the UK'

Exclusive: Brighton says new HMO rules will be among the 'toughest in the UK'

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After a consultation and a green light from the Secretary of State, the city's new property licensing net is set to get much tighter on June 6th. </h2>Brighton and Hove Council isset to hit landlords with some of the toughest licensing rules in

Can't rent out your property? We'll pay you if you help the homeless, says council

Can't rent out your property? We'll pay you if you help the homeless, says council

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A large local authority in Cumbria is calling on landlords who own empty properties they can't rent out during the Coronavirus crisis to open them up to the council's guaranteed rent scheme, and help homeless people. </h3>Private landlords in C

Generous renters dip deep to help homeless youngsters

Generous renters dip deep to help homeless youngsters

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Kind-hearted mydeposits customers have donated more than £66,000 of interest earned on their deposits to the Centrepoint charity.

New rules on standards as Renters’ Rights Bill published

New rules on standards as Renters’ Rights Bill published

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The Government’s Renters’ Rights Bill has been published and could be introduced as soon as spring next year. James Kent, the NRLA’s Chief Innovation Officer and founder of the digital compliance platform Safe2 explores what the Bill proposes when it comes to safety and standards in your rental home

Landlords urged to offer more tenant-friendly technology

Landlords urged to offer more tenant-friendly technology

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Nearly three-quarters of UK tenants (73%) who aren’t using digital tools in their rental properties would like to give them a try.

Edinburgh landlords win legal challenge over suspensions

Edinburgh landlords win legal challenge over suspensions

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Short-term let landlords in Edinburgh have won a third successful challenge against the council’s licensing scheme.

Think Digital: Proptech to come under the microscope at NRLA Conference

Think Digital: Proptech to come under the microscope at NRLA Conference

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With one eye on the horizon the NRLA is always looking for ways to streamline the lettings process, making it quicker and easier for landlords and tenants. Here James Kent, the NRLA’s Chief Innovation Officer, and founder of digital compliance platform Safe2, looks forward to the association’s 2024

Renters' Rights Bill due back in Commons next month

Renters' Rights Bill due back in Commons next month

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The Renters’ Rights Bill returns to the Commons for its second reading next month, as the new government fast-tracks its shake up of the PRS.

Landlord fined for failing to improve cold and mouldy home

Landlord fined for failing to improve cold and mouldy home

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A rogue landlord who persistently ignored requests to carry out improvement works on her property has been ordered to pay £2,400.

TECH: Platform delivers insights to ease property-buying process

TECH: Platform delivers insights to ease property-buying process

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Landlords are being encouraged to trial a tech tool that gives them new insights to make property buying less risky.

North-South rental gap is smallest in a decade

North-South rental gap is smallest in a decade

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The gap between rents in the North and South of England has closed to its smallest level since 2013.

Councils’ disastrous journey into commercial property investments

Councils’ disastrous journey into commercial property investments

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English councils collectively went on a near £7bn commercial property buying spree, a reel into cinemas proved to be a disaster...

Landlord left family living in fear at unlicensed home

Landlord left family living in fear at unlicensed home

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A rogue landlord who left a family of eight living in damp and dangerous conditions has been told to pay more than £3,000 by magistrates.

Calls grow for short-let licensing to rebalance PRS

Calls grow for short-let licensing to rebalance PRS

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MPs are pushing the government to introduce a licensing scheme for short-term lets in England.

Stock crisis predicted to worsen as landlords brace for bad news

Stock crisis predicted to worsen as landlords brace for bad news

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More than one in 10 homes for sale on Zoopla in July were formerly rented, prompting fears that a challenging autumn budget could further increase sales.

Expected tax grab prompts fearful landlords to quit

Expected tax grab prompts fearful landlords to quit

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An ongoing shortage of rental properties is expected to keep pushing rents higher as more landlords look to scale back their portfolios.

Suspended jail term for landlord who ignored safety checks

Suspended jail term for landlord who ignored safety checks

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A rogue landlord has been handed a suspended jail sentence after she failed to maintain gas appliances at her rental property.

Rogue exempt accommodation landlords face tough crackdown

Rogue exempt accommodation landlords face tough crackdown

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The government has vowed to take action on rogue landlords who exploit vulnerable residents in exempt accommodation.

Landlord Exodus: Tough New Rules spark mass Sell-Off

Landlord Exodus: Tough New Rules spark mass Sell-Off

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A mass sell-off is currently underway in the landlord sector, and it only looks set to increase. EPC requirements, The Renters Reform Bill, mounting financial pressures, the list of reasons goes on.

Steep house prices curb renters' home buying ambitions

Steep house prices curb renters' home buying ambitions

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A third of renters (33%) don’t plan to ever own their own home, up from a fifth (20%) in 2022.

Warning: Landlords will race to beat Section 21 ban

Warning: Landlords will race to beat Section 21 ban

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A “tsunami of landlords” will put in Section 21 notices before the ban is implemented, predicts Landlord Action’s Paul Shamplina.

Renters' Rights Bill heralds biggest change to sector in 30 years

Renters' Rights Bill heralds biggest change to sector in 30 years

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Landlords are bracing themselves for the impact of a ban on Section 21 after the government published its Renters’ Rights Bill.

Rental listings see big uplift after recent rate cut

Rental listings see big uplift after recent rate cut

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The first base rate cut since 2020 has boosted rental stock levels across major British cities, according to new research.

Landlords' views sought on updating house sale process

Landlords' views sought on updating house sale process

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Landlords are being asked to share their experiences of conveyancing to help strengthen the case for digital property packs.

Ministers debate even tougher rules for holiday let owners

Ministers debate even tougher rules for holiday let owners

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The government is considering a further crackdown on short-term lets in a bid to free up more homes for local people.

Cut corners on inventories at your peril, landlords warned

Cut corners on inventories at your peril, landlords warned

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Landlords and letting agents aren’t carrying out inventory inspections on nearly a third of tenancies, leaving themselves open to disputes.

Landlord tax burden puts the squeeze on maintenance budgets

Landlord tax burden puts the squeeze on maintenance budgets

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Landlords have been warned that cutting maintenance budgets could jeopardise their ability to rent out properties and puts renters at risk.