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'FEELING THE SQUEEZE': Third of tenants spending half their salary on rent

'FEELING THE SQUEEZE': Third of tenants spending half their salary on rent

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More than one in three tenants in the UK spend at least half their salary on rent, according to new data from flat-share site SpareRoom. Its poll of 11,000 private renters reveals that 81% spend more than 30% of their take-home pay on rent, leaving them rent burdened, mean

Annual rent inflation climbs again hitting nearly 5% across much of UK

Annual rent inflation climbs again hitting nearly 5% across much of UK

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Rent inflation continued to climb last month up by 0.1% to 4.7%, the Governments latest data for England shows. The Official for National Statistics (ONS) reports the annual increase, which compares the 12 months to the end of April 2023 to the previous months rent data.</

LISTEN IN: The Renters (Reform) Bill - what do the experts think?

LISTEN IN: The Renters (Reform) Bill - what do the experts think?

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In this bonus episode of The Property Cast, Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme, and leading property expert Kate Faulkner OBE, share their initial reactions to the Renters (Reform) Bill. In perhaps the biggest shake-up of the private rented sector in ove

POLL: Portfolio landlords moving to commercial as PRS becomes more difficult

POLL: Portfolio landlords moving to commercial as PRS becomes more difficult

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Large portfolio&nbsp;landlords are feeling upbeat despite the tough economic climate, with many eyeing the commercial sector for their next property purchase. The https://www.handelsbanken.co.uk/en/about-us" target="_blank" Handelsbanken </a

Leasehold WILL be abolished if we get into power, promises Labour

Leasehold WILL be abolished if we get into power, promises Labour

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Labour has vowed to abolish the leasehold system as soon as it comes to power following Michael Goves U-turn earlier this month. The Housing Secretary dropped https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/new-gove-sets-sights-on-scrapping-leasehold-ownership/" target="_blank"

LATEST: Decent Homes Standard 'missing' from Renters (Reform) Bill

LATEST: Decent Homes Standard 'missing' from Renters (Reform) Bill

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Environmental health bodies are to press the government on why it omitted plans for a Decent Homes Standard in the Renters (Reform) Bill. Despite including most of the promised draft legislation, the expected standards were missing and only mentioned in an accompanying press rel

'Fixed term tenancies MUST be preserved within reform bill for students lets'

'Fixed term tenancies MUST be preserved within reform bill for students lets'

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A proposed ban on fixed-term tenancies could penalise students amid an already heightened rental crisis in many cities. According to student rentals platform StuRents�

Battle over holiday lets hots up as campaigning MP holds meeting

Battle over holiday lets hots up as campaigning MP holds meeting

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The increasingly rancourous debate between Airbnb landlords and legislators will come to a head in York this week as the city's MP convenes a public meeting to discuss the growing problem of short lets within its walls. MP Rachel Maskell (main picture) is one of six mostly Labou

'This is why built-to-rent will outperform BTL in the long term'

'This is why built-to-rent will outperform BTL in the long term'

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Property management professional David Goldberg recently revealed that in the long term, investing in so-called build-to-rent developments will prove to be more profitable for investors than buy to let. He claimed that built-to-rent looks to be a win-win for both tenant