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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
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
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
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
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 ... more
TDS integrates with EstatesIT
The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has announced its integration with EstatesIT, a cloud-based CRM software for agents.This integration aims to tackle the time-consuming task of duplicating deposit data from CRM systems to deposit scheme platforms.Through ... more