The government wants to make it easier for tenants to have pets
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced that he is planning to overhaul the government’s model contract to make it easier…
Air pollution levels will need to be declared by landlords and home sellers
National Trading Standards is implementing a new rule that requires those selling or letting a property to declare if there…
Funding to tackle criminal landlords welcomed but nowhere near enough
The provision of Government funding to root out criminal landlords may be welcome but is it enough to tackle the…
Landlords need to prepare for new MEES regulations in April
As of 1st April 2020, the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations for new and existing tenancies in the private rental…
Expectations for changes to the private rental sector in 2020
As we enter a new year (and a new decade!), specialist landlord insurance provider Just Landlords has collated a list of the…
Agents urged to update contract and eviction notices in preparation for Section 21 changes
The Conservative Party is supportive of plans to reform the Housing Act, and, as such, PayProp has pointed out how…
Queen’s Speech: Housing repossession reforms must have support of landlords
The latest Queen’s Speech occurred yesterday (19th December), in which she stated that “new measures will be brought forward to protect tenants and…
Ever considered leaving the rental market and becoming the next Santa Claus?
There’s been a lot of talk this year that the private rental sector (PRS) is becoming less profitable. For those…
New Welsh government budget sees increase in housing funding
The Welsh government has said that housing and local government would receive a big spending boost, second only to health…
House price growth slows to seven-year low, according to latest ONS report
The latest UK House Price Index from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has been released. UK house prices have…