{"id":22333,"date":"2019-05-30T09:05:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T08:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=22333"},"modified":"2020-07-08T14:35:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T13:35:17","slug":"property-rental-sector","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=22333","title":{"rendered":"Rental Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rental property ordeal highlights challenge of eviction<\/a><\/h4>\n
A landlord from Camberley, Surrey is facing a massive cleanup and financial loss after her tenant left her property in a devastating condition, while owing ...
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No-fault evictions abolished in historic rental reform<\/a><\/h4>\n
England will ban landlords from evicting tenants without justification starting 1st May 2026. The move \u00a0marks the most significant overhaul of rental housing regulations in ...
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Lloyds Banking Group expands rental housing empire<\/a><\/h4>\n
Britain's biggest mortgage provider is rapidly becoming one of the nation's largest landlords through its rental housing division, which has surpassed 7,600 properties following recent ...
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Short term letting rules flouted by landlords<\/a><\/h4>\n
Property owners in London are finding ways to circumvent regulations designed to protect housing availability, raising concerns about the impact on residents searching for a ...
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Landlord repossessions rise sharply ahead of new rental laws<\/a><\/h4>\n
Property repossessions by landlords have jumped dramatically across England and Wales, with some areas experiencing extraordinary increases as new rental legislation approaches. Recent data reveals ...
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Hidden housing crisis: rise of illegal house shares<\/a><\/h4>\n
A troubling trend has emerging across UK cities in the form of illegally shared houses. The properties\u00a0 operate without proper licenses, putting thousands of tenants ...
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Property let owners exploiting business rates<\/a><\/h4>\n
A surge in holiday let registrations for business rates has exposed a significant tax loophole, potentially costing local authorities millions as second home owners circumvent ...
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Rental costs pushed up by investors<\/a><\/h4>\n
While the Government has trumpeted its pledge to turn our green and pleasant land into a building site in order to sort out their housing ...
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Homes seized after tenant complaints<\/a><\/h4>\n
Legislation that has been in place for twenty years has been used to sort out the housing complaints of tenants living in the London Borough ...
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Barcelona to be holiday let free by 2028<\/a><\/h4>\n
The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, has vowed not to renew any of the \"tourist licences\" the city grants to the landlords of short term ...
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What landlords should know ahead of buying property<\/a><\/h4>\n
Owning and letting property is no small undertaking, and there is much to consider before making an investment in rental property - even before you ...
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Watch out landlords – Robin Hood is going global<\/a><\/h4>\n
Be warned, landlords around the world \u2013 Robin Hood is expanding and the UK, US and Switzerland are now within his sights. An Australian lawyer ...
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Grade II listed flats sold for \u00a31<\/a><\/h4>\n
Cornwall Council has agreed the sale of eleven Grade II listed properties for just one pound. Three Seas Community Land Trust has purchased the coastguard ...
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Why such demand for private rented homes?<\/a><\/h4>\n
Letting agents have reported a 24% increase in the number of new tenants on their books from a year ago, according to Propertymark. In April ...
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Increase in rental properties returning to housing market<\/a><\/h4>\n
A survey by Zoopla has found that 11% of the properties listed for sale have previously been used as property rental homes for private tenants ...
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Parties and events banned at home from home<\/a><\/h4>\n
Airbnb has issued a permanent, worldwide ban on house parties and other events at the homes on its platform, although it has kept the option ...
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Is Individual Room Tax a New Stealth Tax?<\/a><\/h4>\n
There has been much in the press recently outlining a \u2018New Stealth Tax for Landlords\u2019 in the form of a room tax. Newspapers are all ...
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Renters Reform Bill<\/a><\/h4>\n
The Renters\u2019 Reform Bill, due to be published in 2022, could bring more changes to the rules on eviction now that landlords can legally evict ...
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Ghost town created after RAF move out<\/a><\/h4>\n
A ghost town has been created, after the Ministry of Defence closed its RAF base, leaving a housing estate in a village near York abandoned ...
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Housing market battlefield for new landlords<\/a><\/h4>\n
The price of buying property has rocketed in recent times, and lenders are lacking in confidence in what some are saying is an 'over-inflated' housing ...
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High street bank to become private landlord<\/a><\/h4>\n
Lloyds Banking Group is planning to become a private landlord by acquiring around 400 residential properties by the end of 2021 and another 400 next ...
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Housing Ombudsman investigates damp and mould<\/a><\/h4>\n
In its first investigation, the Housing Ombudsman has chosen to investigate damp and mould issues. The Ombudsman's remit includes investigating and identifying key issues that ...
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Pandemic eviction laws become permanent in Wales<\/a><\/h4>\n
The Welsh government has passed legislation to permanently extend eviction laws, including the notice period landlords must give tenants to leave their property. Under the ...
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Residential tenant repossession rules now set to change in September<\/a><\/h4>\n
Thanks to Covid 19 emergency measures, all new and existing residential tenants have had a stay of execution over repossession proceedings since 27th March. The ...
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New electrical safety legislation for private rental landlords<\/a><\/h4>\n
New electrical safety legislation was introduced in England from 1st June 2020 for private rental accommodation. Private landlords must now ensure that 'fixed' electrical parts ...
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Deposit-free rent \u00e2\u20ac\u201c is it all it promises?<\/a><\/h4>\n
Have you heard of deposit-free rent? Plans first started to emerge in 2017, but concerns are now being raised over whether it is being mis-sold ...
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\"Covid<\/a>\n

London Renters Union advises struggling tenants amid COVID-19 uncertainty<\/a><\/h4>\n
During this COVID-19 outbreak, many people across the nation and indeed across the world are beginning to worry about how they are going to afford ...
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Survey reveals most affordable UK cities for rental property<\/a><\/h4>\n
A survey conducted by property website, Zoopla, has looked at the cost of renting a home in the UK's cities during Q3 of 2019, compared ...
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Tenant access to rogue landlord database<\/a><\/h4>\n
Government plans have been published to open up a database to prospective tenants of potential rogue landlords in their area. Access the register of the ...
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What the Buy-to-Let landlord needs to know<\/a><\/h4>\n
Buy-to-let landlords face a whole raft of new rules, making it a confusing time to be in the business of property investment.\u00c2\u00a0 We look at ...
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How to be a successful landlord<\/a><\/h4>\n
A 2016 survey of over 2,500 landlords by the Council of Mortgage Lenders showed that 38% of private rented dwellings in the UK and Northern ...
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Rent-to-rent: how to earn from property without owning it<\/a><\/h4>\n
There is clearly something very wrong with the current housing system if individuals can earn sufficient income from properties that they don't even own that ...
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Home and job mobility hampered by high city rents<\/a><\/h4>\n
Young people are less likely to move to the UK\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s larger cities where they can get higher paying jobs, according to a new report. The ...
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Social housing compared to Victorian slums<\/a><\/h4>\n
A lack of social housing across Britain is leading to cramped, overcrowded and unfit conditions for some of Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s low income families, in what some ...
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Half of babies born into rented housing<\/a><\/h4>\n
An increasing number of young families are starting their lives in rented accommodation, according to the Parent Rent Trap survey conducted by insurers, Royal London ...
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‘No DSS’ removed from Zoopla property websites<\/a><\/h4>\n
Zoopla is one of the largest property websites in the UK for people looking to rent or buy, and also owns the property portals PrimeLocation ...
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Property tycoon evicts a whole street in Kent<\/a><\/h4>\n
Former Maths teacher, Fergus Wilson, owns over 700 properties in the Ashford and Maidstone areas of Kent and is planning to evict all his tenants ...
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Will a rental property ‘MOT’ improve standards?<\/a><\/h4>\n
Specialist UK inventory services provider, No Letting Go, is backing the introduction of MOT-style reports on rental properties to safeguard people who wish to rent ...
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Rental App to reduce illegal sub-letting of property<\/a><\/h4>\n
A British entrepreneurial group is launching a new short term rental App in a bid to eradicate tenancy breaches through sub-letting. It is the first ...
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Latest study reveals tenants suffer when a landlord sells up<\/a><\/h4>\n
A new survey has been conducted of tenants living in private rented property, who had been asked to leave their home before they wished because ...
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Government plans to offer longer tenancies for tenants<\/a><\/h4>\n
The number of middle-age renters has doubled as more people are struggling to meet the demands of a large deposit in order to secure a ...
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How to: let, lease or rent a safe home<\/a><\/h4>\n
The statutory booklet on \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcHow to Rent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 has been updated by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The guide is produced for ...
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New Welsh law bans landlord letting fees<\/a><\/h4>\n
Following a similar ban that took place in Scotland in 2012, and promised in England in the Queen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Speech last year, the Welsh government has ...
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1.15 million households waiting for social housing<\/a><\/h4>\n
A new report by the housing charity, Shelter, has revealed the shocking number of households on social housing waiting lists which are waiting for years ...
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Hanky Panky stops for Welsh landlords<\/a><\/h4>\n
The underhand tactics of landlords in Wales, some of whom currently offer reduced rent in return for sex, are about to be \u00e2\u20ac\u0153nipped in the ...
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What to look out for (when signing a tenancy agreement)<\/a><\/h4>\n
At propertysurveying.co.uk, we mostly concern ourselves with the surveying of property on behalf of the buyer or owner. We do sometimes look at a property ...
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What is all this MEES about – and are landlords ready?<\/a><\/h4>\n
On 1st\u00c2\u00a0April 2018, the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) come into force in England and Wales. Here is the rub: Over 400,000 properties currently fail ...
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Tougher mandatory electrical installation safety checks for private rented properties<\/a><\/h4>\n
The government has published new Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector Consultation that seeks views and comments on recommendations made by the Private Rented ...
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Landlords struggling to keep up with the payments<\/a><\/h4>\n
The buy to let mortgage gave a new wave of ordinary people the opportunity of a second income or pension investment in the form of ...
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HMO rules to include flats and single storey homes<\/a><\/h4>\n
Following consultation, the Department for Communities and Local Government has announced new measures designed to give councils more powers to deal with dodgy private sector ...
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Financial Technologies (FinTech) invited to help renters get on the housing ladder<\/a><\/h4>\n
There are around 11 million renters in Britain. As we discussed in our November article Pimp your credit score, renters have traditionally found difficulty in ...
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January 2018 brings more changes for buy-to-let landlords<\/a><\/h4>\n
After April\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s stamp duty surcharge, the Autumn Budget delivered yet more bad news for buy to let landlords, in the form of an indexation allowance ...
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Rogue landlord busted!<\/a><\/h4>\n
Planning enforcement notices served on a property in Peckham were not brought to the attention of tenants by the landlord. The landlord misled tenants by ...
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Rent Smart Wales: landlords failing to register<\/a><\/h4>\n
Rent Smart Wales exists to ensure compliance with legislation in the Housing (Wales) Action 2014. In 2015, to simplify the process for landlords, agents and ...
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Redress scheme: registration for estate agencies, letting agents and property managers in England<\/a><\/h4>\n
From 31st January 2018, residential letting agents in Scotland will be required by law to comply with a Letting Agent Code of Practice. Since October ...
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Tenant Fee Bill: the Government says sharpening and increasing letting agents\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 incentives will deliver an affordable private rental market<\/a><\/h4>\n
In November 2017 the government published its draft\u00c2\u00a0Tenant Fee Bill\u00c2\u00a0reflecting responses received from the Public Consultation which was published on the same day. The Secretary ...
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Renting out rooms in your own home?<\/a><\/h4>\n
Do I need Statutory Permission to rent a room in my home or a property I own ? Planning permission is not usually required for ...
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Why not ‘ditch the big city loneliness’ and embrace community living?<\/a><\/h4>\n
Tiny apartment 'microflats' are available to rent from \u00c2\u00a3178 per week for a single, or \u00c2\u00a3235 for a double, plus fixed weekly bill payments that ...
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Buy-to-let tax fraud costing UK government one billion pounds every year<\/a><\/h4>\n
University of London professor, Richard Murphy, says that although it is perhaps impossible to calculate the exact figure, losses in undeclared tax from the buy-to-let ...
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Curry smells in the carpet is the reason for ban on \u00e2\u20ac\u0153coloured\u00e2\u20ac\u009d tenants<\/a><\/h4>\n
One of Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s biggest buy-to-let landlords, Fergus Wilson, has listed his requirements of potential tenants. In a leaked email to one of his lettings agents, ...
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