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KEYWORD "Government" - 100 RESULTS
EPC targets won’t be met without more incentives - Nationwide

Rigorous government targets to improve EPC ratings in the private rental sector and the wider housing stock won’t be met without...

02 September 2024

From: Breaking News

Propertymark asks government: Why bother with local licensing schemes?

Propertymark has responded to the formal consultation schemes being imposed by a string of local councils - but says such measures...

02 September 2024

From: Breaking News

Bid to see if private rental sector can combat homelessness

A new partnership being launched today aims to see if the private rented sector can contribute to ending homelessness. It takes the...

02 September 2024

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Agents tell Rayner they’re key to new law applying to private renting

Propertymark is lobbying Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to suggest that letting agents have a vital role to...

30 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Government puts squeeze on key area to encourage more homes

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has written to one of the key areas he believes vital for achieving Labour’s house-building targets, calling...

29 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Disastrous Rent Controls - leading portal hits out at politicians

One of the largest lettings portals in Scotland is warning that plans by the government north of the border to introduce rent...

28 August 2024

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Rent up to £25,000 a week splashed out by super-rich tenants

Some of the richest people on the world, who use London as one of their bases, are choosing to rent rather...

28 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Lettings boss backs Labour to add billions to housing market total value

Labour’s target of delivering an average 370,000 new homes a year could bring about a remarkable £161 billion boost in value...

28 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Zoopla tells letting agents exactly how much it does for them

Leading property website Zoopla has delivered strong results for letting agents in the run-up to the busiest time of year for...

27 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Knight Frank forecast for mainstream and prime lettings markets

Knight Frank has set out its forecast for the rental sector for the rest of 2024 - notwithstanding political uncertainty. In the...

27 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Scrapping Section 21 isn’t such a big deal, claims top agent

The abolition of Section 21 isn’t really that big a deal, a prominent lettings agent claims. Kristjan Byfield, who runs the base...

23 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Named and Shamed - HMRC lists 92 tax avoidance schemes

HM Revenue & Customs has named 92 schemes which it says are involved in tax avoidance - and it admits this...

23 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour bid to turn renters into owners will fail, warns finance firm

New Freedom of Information (FOI) data from the Financial Conduct Authority shows that Labour’s plan to introduce a ‘Freedom to Buy’...

22 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agent’s alarm call to politicians - change course on rent controls

One of the UK’s most high profile lettings agents is calling on politicians to change course on rent controls. David Alexander of...

22 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents slam politicians for new law allowing rent controls

Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

20 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Tenants in ‘misery’ thanks to high rents - claim

New figures showing no slowdown in the rate of private rental inflation is just additional “misery” for tenants, a leading financial...

16 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Campaign launch to attract young people to property industry

A housing group is launching a campaign to recruit more young people to the property industry in general and the building...

16 August 2024

From: Breaking News

EPC Targets - rental analysis reveals dire threat to lettings agencies

A warning has been issued that lettings agencies could lose millions of pounds if landlords quit over new EPC targets. Reapit analysed...

15 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Tax expert says ‘act now’ over Furnished Holiday Lettings change

A tax expert is advising anyone involved in the furnished holiday lettings sector to ‘act now’ ahead of upcoming tax changes. Ben...

14 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Which rental properties will NEVER reach government EPC targets?

Hamptons lettings agency says it’s calculated what types of homes will be simply unable to be improved to reach the government...

13 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour threat is sapping lettings confidence, claims Knight Frank

Just as the prospect of tax rises in the Budget is causing uncertainty in the prime London sales market, so Labour’s...

13 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour has “golden opportunity” to solve renting crisis says agency boss

The new Labour government has a “golden opportunity its” to resolve the rental crisis, but must give clarity to the industry...

12 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Finance chief says rent controls ‘not the answer to lettings crisis’

Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says rent controls are not the magic answer to problems...

12 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Rising rents “force children into mouldy B&Bs” - claim

A charity leader claims spiralling rents are forcing children into what he calls “damp and mouldy B&Bs”. Matt Downie, chief executive of...

12 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Law Society says evictions risk “tens of thousands losing their homes”.

The Law Society claims over 29,000 eviction claims in recent months leave “tens of thousands at risk of losing their homes.” The...

09 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour’s Bidding War Ban likely to lead to higher rents, says expert

A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning that any proposed ban on so-called bidding wars will end up with...

08 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Buy To Let property purchases plummet as tax threats mount

The number of buy to let property purchases in the UK fell 14% from 224,700 in 2022/23 to 193,700 in the...

08 August 2024

From: Breaking News

RICS Forecast - Rent rises set to be slower and lower

The latest rental market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests there’s still a significant mismatch between supply and...

08 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Purplebricks backs Labour plans ‘because rental sector is a mess’

The chief executive of Purplebricks says he’s backing Labour’s house building plans because of the state of the private rental sector.  Sam...

08 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Stricter EPC targets for private rental sector ‘must come with cash help’

Propertymark says stricter rules for EPC ratings in the private rental sector must be backed up with incentives and financial support. The...

06 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Tories’ Section 24 tax change leaves some “with precarious finances”

A report from Propertymark has laid out the stark and in some cases unforeseen consequence of the Conservative government’s phased removal...

05 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Capital Gains Tax revenue up as buy to let investors quit

New figures published by HMRC show a 7% rise in Capital Gains Tax liabilities on the sale of residential property in...

05 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Government to introduce ‘hardship test’ before eviction - press report

The new Labour government is to bring in so-called ‘hardship tests’ to make it tougher to evict tenants, a newspaper claims. The...

05 August 2024

From: Breaking News

PropTech: Agents given open access to inventory reporting software

Inventory supplier No Letting Go is offering clients open access to its bespoke property reporting software, known as Kaptur. The allows agents...

05 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Stealth Tax strikes property once again, claims financial expert

New figures show the average inheritance tax (IHT) bill in 2021/22  rose to a new high of £215,000.  The number of estates...

02 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Material Information consultation launches - YOUR views wanted!

Propertymark is today launching a consultation exercise, seeking the views of lettings and sales agents - amongst others - about Material Information...

02 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Rents surge in all regions with one reporting 10% rise

The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows record-breaking rises. William Reeve, chief executive of Goodlord, comments: “These July figures show...

02 August 2024

From: Breaking News

RICS gives strong support to Rayner’s radical planning reforms

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a warm welcome to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s planning reforms. This week Rayner...

01 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Interest Rate Decision - it’s touch and go, admits analyst

The chance of the Bank of England deciding to cut base rate today and thus trigger further interest rate cuts, is...

01 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Warning that Labour will be stricter on lettings compliance

Compliance issues are on the increase in the private rented sector according to a prominent industry supplier. Inventory and software chief Nick...

31 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents demand leasehold reforms make transactions easier

Propertymark is urging the UK government to implement reforms that will make it more cost effective and simpler for people to...

31 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents demand clarity from Labour over planning changes

Clarity is required from the government over how planning changes are to help meet targets for 1.5m new homes in the...

30 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Homes Under The Hammer 'should warn people about buy to let'

An investment expert says TV property shows - especially episodes recorded some time ago - should carry warnings about soaring buy...

30 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents’ chief wants Labour leader to make stand against rent controls

Propertymark says the new Labour leader in Wales, Baroness Eluned Morgan, should make an early stand against rent controls for the...

30 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Rightmove backs Labour efforts to turn renters into first time buyers

Rightmove has thrown its weight behind the new Labour government’s bid to help first time buyers - and it wants it...

29 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Rayner to unveil ‘dramatic’ Labour housing reforms tomorrow

Deputy prime Angela Rayner will tomorrow unveil a new National Planning Policy Framework in a move that will strengthen requirements for...

29 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Awaab’s Law extended to private renting welcomed by tech experts

The Building Engineering Services Association has welcomed the new government’s commitment to reinforce the rules that require landlords and their agents...

26 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Controversial ex-Housing Secretary to run for Conservative leader

Robert Jenrick, who was appointed Housing Secretary by Robert Jenrick in 2019, is to run for Tory party leader. During his time...

26 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Section 21: Only small proportion of renters evicted, official data shows

The latest edition of the English Housing Survey reveals precisely how relatively rarely Section 21 is used. Data from the survey analysed...

25 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agency boss claims tenants miss holidays because of high rents

The boss of a rental flatshare agency claims tenants are sacrificing summer holidays because of high rents. Matt Hutchinson, director of the...

25 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Zoopla demands mandatory training for all lettings agents

Zoopla lettings chiefs have told the government it should tighten up its imminent Renters Rights Bill by demanding all lettings agents...

24 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Half of tenants living with damp or mould - charity’s claim

Citizens Advice claims that 45% of private renters in England are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home,...

24 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Latest house-building figures just 50% of what Labour wants

Figures from the National House Building Council show that housebuilding is currently running at only half the rate the new Labour...

24 July 2024

From: Breaking News

New agency charges ultra-low all-in lettings and management fee

A new agency - which describes itself as a “disruptor company” - says it will charge an all-in lettings and management...

23 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Rightmove says big rise in rental supply still nothing like enough

Rightmove says the number of available rental properties is currently 14% higher than this time last year, while tenant demand is...

23 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Double digit annual rent rises still happening in some areas

The low supply of rental homes continues to put upward pressure on rents, reports Hamptons.   The average tenant paid £1,347 pcm to...

23 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Connells’ new index shows affordability crisis gripping renters

A new lettings market index has been launched by the Skipton Group, parent company of Connells, the country’s largest lettings and...

23 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agency veteran turned MP will run for Conservative leader - report

The veteran founder of Hunters, Kevin Hollinrake, is reported to be in the race to be Conservative Party leader.  He is MP...

22 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Get Stuck In! - Agents told to campaign to change Labour’s Renters Rights Bill

Agents are being urged to campaign to change Labour’s Renters Rights Bill to stop it damaging the lettings industry. Neil Cobbold, commercial...

22 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Bidding Wars not the problem - they’re just a symptom

A prominent lettings agent says banning agents and landlords conducting bidding wars for a rental property is not addressing the real...

19 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Will new unfair dismissal rules hit lettings agencies?

While much of the property industry’s response to the King’s Speech focussed on government plans for rental sector and planning reform,...

18 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Ending S21 is fine says leading agent - but safeguards needed

The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...

18 July 2024

From: Breaking News

No details of Renters Rights Bill until October - expert

David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...

18 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Renters Rights Bill promised by government in blizzard of new laws

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

17 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Concern over Rental White Paper after latest political resignation

The resignation of Labour’s First Minister of Wales has raised alarm with Propertymark. Vaughan Gething quit yesterday after the Welsh Housing Secretary...

17 July 2024

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Alarm Bells for Build To Rent as building starts show huge slump

New analysis from the British Property Federation (BPF) shows a dramatic slump in the number of Build To Rent units started. Although...

17 July 2024

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Cost Of Rent Day launched by free-market think tank

The right wing think tank the Adam Smith Institute has launched something called the Cost Of Rent Day. The institute has calculated...

17 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary move directly led to senior Labour resignation

The Housing Secretary in the Welsh Government, Julie James, was one of several ministers to quit in yesterday's dramatic day of...

17 July 2024

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Fears grow for rent controls as Labour reviews rental sector

A lettings agency chief says there’s growing discussion about rent controls in his area - and he fears this may be...

16 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Trade union demands wholesale rental reform in new report

The trade union UNISON has partnered with activist group Generation Rent to demand root-and-branch reform of the private rental sector. Four key...

16 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Rents fall in some areas but Connells enjoys lettings growth

Lettings agency giant Connells says the private rental sector performed strongly in the second quarter of 2024 despite worries over future...

16 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Prime London lettings markets boosted by summer surge

Property consultancy JLL says there’s been a noticeable rise in prime Central London lettings activity.  Average rents rose 0.9% from Q1 to...

16 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents tell Rayner: we want agency regulation, mandatory qualifications

ARLA Propertymark and a number of other property industry bodies wants Housing Secretary Angela Rayner to regulate letting and sales agents. An...

15 July 2024

From: Breaking News

House building sector to bounce back soon - forecast

Glenigan, regarded as one of the construction industry’s most respected insight and intelligence consultancies, says the sector will enjoy a long-term...

15 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Rental Reform and Solar Panels to be key pledges in King’s Speech

Leaks over the weekend from what would appear to be government sources suggest some 35 new Bills will be in the...

15 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Households will have to invest in Green technology - Carney

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney is warning that homeowners, including those serving the private rental sector, will have to...

12 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Propertymark to lobby all new housing ministers

Propertymark says it’s contacting all the appropriate new ministers over the summer to trigger an engagement process so agents’ voices can...

12 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Financial services supremo joins board of safeagent

An executive with four decades of experience in the insurance sector has joined the board of accreditation service safeagent as a...

12 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour housebuilding targets should be copied, lettings chief demands

Scotland needs to match Labour’s English housebuilding target to tackle the country’s housing emergency according to a high profile lettings agency...

12 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents warn Rayner - “don’t scrap Section 21 without a replacement”

Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...

11 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents fear for future of Private Rental Sector - RICS

The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors contains a raft of worried statements from agents. A large...

11 July 2024

From: Breaking News

RICS urges Labour to do more on housing

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it welcomes the new Labour government’s ambitious housing plans - but it also casts...

10 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Call for Starmer to review Energy Performance Certificates

There’s a call from a prominent international building science service for the new Labour government to review the Energy Performance Certificates. EPCs...

10 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Propertymark lukewarm on Labour housing reforms

Propertymark has struck a lukewarm tone in its response to Labour’s housing ambitions. The trade body says that to meet its manifesto...

10 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Rayner ditches ‘Levelling Up’ and is just Housing Secretary

The term “Levelling Up” - introduced by ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson - has been ditched by the new deputy Prime Minister,...

10 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour “serious about change” and “grasping the nettle” - top agent

Labour’s proposed planning reforms indicates that the new government is serious about change and grasping the nettle on housebuilding. That’s the view...

09 July 2024

From: Breaking News

RICS urges Labour to move fast on housing pledges

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has congratulated Labour on forming the next government but says it must move quickly to...

08 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Interest Rates, not election worry, hold back housing market

Leading property players and analysts suggest that the lacklustre housing market figures produced by the Halifax over the weekend owe more...

08 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Knight Frank warns Labour not to push Rental Reform too far

Knight Frank says the incoming Labour government faces a potential clash between what is politically desirable and economically possible, in terms...

08 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Propertymark wants cross-party housing approach despite Labour landslide

Just after welcoming the appointment of the new Labour government housing minister, Propertymark has gone on to call for a cross-party...

08 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Tenancy Progression platform announces PropTech link-ups

Tenancy progression platform Propoly has announced three integrations with other PropTech services - Helpthemove, Zero Deposit and mydeposits. Propoly managing director Sim...

08 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Starmer names minister to steer through Rental Reform Legislation

Labour MP Matthew Pennycook has been named as the principal housing minister in the new government. He was shadow housing minister when...

06 July 2024

From: Breaking News

New Housing Secretary named by Sir Kier Starmer

Angela Rayner has been appointed Levelling Up Secretary with responsibility for housing - a role she has in addition to being...

05 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour has a mandate to help renters become buyers - PropTech claim

The incoming Labour government has a social mandate to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK, says financial PropTech...

05 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour’s Housing Policies - next five years start today

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

05 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Taxes and Rent Controls top worries ahead of election - agency survey

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. LRG this...

04 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Lettings agency regulation demanded by PropTech leader

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

04 July 2024

From: Breaking News

“Thousands of homes lost to Airbnb” claims Labour hopeful

Thousands of homes in central London may have been lost to Airbnb and other short let platforms, a Labour candidate claims. Rachel...

04 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Rightmove says rents at record high, and challenges new government

The latest snapshot of the rental market from Rightmove reveals that average advertised rents for tenants outside of London have reached...

03 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour will regulate lettings because it's a cheap option - claim

Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...

03 July 2024

From: Breaking News

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