Month: June 2024

The Property Care Association wants regulatory action to shield householders from the dangers of damp and mould in their homes. Sarah Garry, chief executive of the body, said: “There’s a

Institutional investors and for-profit registered providers are expected to triple their portfolios of affordable housing to over 86,000 by 2028, as predicted by Knight Frank’s Affordable Housing Market Update report.

The cost of court fees rose by 10% in May, rubbing salt in the wounds for landlords frustrated by the terrible service they’ve received in recent months. The median time

Scottish housing minister Paul McLennan has targeted having rent controls that still enable landlords and investors to benefit from housing. Speaking in Holyrood, McLennan said his government is committed to

The National Residential Landlords Association has accused the main political parties of failing to come up with solutions to the shortage of homes for private rent. The landlord group said

Tenants who’ve recently moved house are struggling to cope with higher rental costs, according to a survey from The Deposit Protection Service. Of those who’ve moved in the past year

The annual inflation rate fell to 2% in May, meaning it’s finally reached the Bank of England’s long-term target. This represents a drop from 2.3% in April, while the fall

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are commonly inaccurate and ignore times where homeowners have installed insulation into their properties, a Which? investigation found. The majority of people (eight in 11) told

Reading’s HMO licensing scheme is set to be expanded to three new wards following a consultation. The expanded version of the current mandatory scheme could cover HMOs with three or

Whichever party gets into government in the upcoming General Election, more leasehold reforms are on the cards. The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill was rushed through parliament before it was

The Generation Rent activist group says landlords should sell to their tenants at a discount if they are getting a hefty reduction in Capital Gains Tax. The group was responding

Developer Lovell and housing association Pobl Group have started on a £28.65 million development in Haverfordwest, a historic county town in Pembrokeshire, close to the west coast of Wales. Contracts

The Labour Party has pledged to abolish Section 21 evictions ‘immediately’ in its manifesto, prompting anxiety amongst property groups. Section 21 evictions were due to be abolished in the Conservative

Housing targets The Labour Party pledged to build 1.5 million new homes over the course of the parliament. While this is lower than the housing targets from the Conservatives (1.6

The Green Party has unveiled its party manifesto, which includes a plan to control rents. Any MPs elected for the Greens would campaign for councils to be allowed to impose