31st Mar 2025
Warning over rent spikes in the vacuum between Cost of Living and Housing Bill
The Scottish Government is rolling the Housing (Scotland) Bill through the Scottish Parliament which will introduce new permanent rent control and adjudication regulations. However, between 31 March 2025 and the enactment of the Bill, there will be a period when rent assessments revert to pre-Cost of... more
24th Mar 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill 2025 and its impact on student accommodation
The introduction of the Renters’ Rights Bill brings significant changes to the rental sector for landlords and property investors. For those operating within niche property sectors like Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and Student Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), it’s essential... more
20th Mar 2025
Are renters better off moving than renewing a tenancy?
The pace of rental growth has fallen back to just a third of the wider inflation rate, according to fresh figures from Hamptons. Over the 12 months to February 2025, the average cost of a newly agreed let in Britain rose by just 1.0%, the slowest rate since September 2020 when rents started returning... more
17th Mar 2025
Benefits freeze will force tenants into poverty, warns NRLA
Almost half of all private renters in receipt of housing benefits experience a shortfall between the support they receive from government and their monthly rents. That’s according to a new analysis by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) ahead of a planned freeze of housing benefit... more
10th Mar 2025
Major Universal Credit changes will affect rent payments from April 2025
The Universal Credit Fair Repayment Rate will drop from 25% to 15%, reducing the amount available to service an individual’s monthly debts, including housing payments. Furthermore, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to overhaul the system of the automatic deduction of arrears and... more
10th Mar 2025
Agents bombard politicians demanding changes to Renters Rights Bill
Over 250 letters and emails have been sent to Peers from Propertymark members with a series of so-called ‘sensible amendments’ to the Renters Rights Bill. This is ahead of the Bill going into the Lords’ Committee Stage in the coming week. Propertymark has been lobbying throughout... more
10th Mar 2025
Commonhold could be major business opportunity for agents
The specific proposal to introduce Commonhold as a default tenure replacing leasehold could present a business opportunity for agents, it appears. Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has told the House of Commons about the increased scope for managing agents, and therefore the need for them to be increasingly... more
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