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Read More Warning over rent spikes in the vacuum between Cost of Living and Housing Bill
  • 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 ... more

Read More Renters’ Rights Bill 2025 and its impact on student accommodation
  • 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 ... more

Read More Are renters better off moving than renewing a tenancy?
  • 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 ... more

Read More Benefits freeze will force tenants into poverty, warns NRLA
  • 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 ... more

Read More Commonhold could be major business opportunity for agents
  • 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, ... more

Read More Agents bombard politicians demanding changes to Renters Rights Bill
  • 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 ... more

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