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Has Covid permanently changed the private rented sector?

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Has Covid permanently changed the private rented sector? A new report from Shawbrook Bank has attempted to sum up the current state of the private rented sector and where it might be headed. The research involved detailed analysis of information from government departments and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), a survey of 1,000 private landlords a...

How are labour shortages affecting the property sector?

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How are labour shortages affecting the property sector? If you’ve tried to get a contractor out to do any work on your property lately, you might well have had some issues with availability. That’s because there is currently an industry-wide shortage of skilled labour, fuelled by a number of different factors.

Is this the end of the Tiny House Movement?

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Is this the end of the Tiny House Movement? One of the most achingly hip trends of the past decade or so has been the ‘Tiny House Movement’. It’s just about the most Instagram-friendly housing fad out there, in part because these compact properties look really good in tiny square windows on a phone screen.

Key takeaways from the latest English Housing Survey

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Key takeaways from the latest English Housing Survey The English Housing Survey has been running since 1967. It's an ongoing national survey that measures people's housing circumstances and how satisfied they are with them, along with the actual details and quality of the nation's housing. Properties and participants are chosen at random, and the rese...

What’s in the Leasehold Reform Bill?

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What’s in the Leasehold Reform Bill? The Leasehold Reform Bill (Ground Rent) is currently well on its way through the House of Lords. It’s the first instalment of a much wider programme of legislation that proposes to revolutionise the system of leasehold property ownership.

Are house prices stalling as Stamp Duty holiday begins to taper off?

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Are house prices stalling as Stamp Duty holiday begins to taper off? The Halifax House Price Index for June 2021 has suggested that house prices were down 0.5% on May, prompting some commentators to wonder if this heralds a slowdown in the UK’s frantic housing market. If so, could this be due to the fact that the government’s Stamp Duty holiday is beginning to ta...

Good news for leaseholders as Persimmon and Aviva back down

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Good news for leaseholders as Persimmon and Aviva back down After a damning investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), two of the most controversial companies involved in the unfair leaseholds scandal have agreed to amend their practices. Housebuilder Persimmon will allow leaseholders to buy their own leases at a substantial discount, whil...

Right to Rent emergency measures extended to September

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Right to Rent emergency measures extended to September The UK government has recently released new guidance around Right to Rent checks for landlords, extending the amended process that has been in place during the pandemic until the start of September.

New research has revealed that on a monthly basis it's now cheaper to rent a home in the UK than it is to buy one.

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Renting now cheaper than buying in the UK New research has revealed that on a monthly basis it's now cheaper to rent a home in the UK than it is to buy one. This represents a significant shift from early 2020, and is the first time in five years that it's been the case.
A June 2021 report from international estate agents, Hamptons, attribu...

The ‘Breathing Space’ Debt Respite Scheme and what it means for rent arrears

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The ‘Breathing Space’ Debt Respite Scheme and what it means for rent arrears The government’s new Debt Respite Scheme came into force on 4 May. More commonly referred to as ‘Breathing Space’, these regulations give people who are in financial difficulty a sort of grace period where they can’t be chased for outstanding debts and no further charges can accrue.

The UK's property market remained strong through spring of this year. We take a look at why: https://loom.ly/Dgzcoqk

UK property boom continues into spring The UK's property market remained strong throughout spring of this year. In March, sales hit the highest monthly level since records began 16 years ago, then in April the Rightmove House Price Index reported the highest ever monthly price jump of 2.1% – beating last October's record spike by more ...