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The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12 months.   That’s the claim by Reposit, a deposit alternative provider.    A poll commissioned by the comp... read more »

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill.   The Bill - in heavily amended form - was passed in the Commons yesterday evening. It retain... read more »

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today.   PropTech supplier Goodlord has waded through the amendments and regards these as the most contentious.     Conservative Amen... read more »

Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to sales so far this year is because sellers want to beat the lull.   Rightmove’s market guru Tim Bannister says: &... read more »

The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in the 12 months to March 2024.   This is a small rise from 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024.   In the same peri... read more »

Around half of first-time buyers say their prospects of owning a home are further away than ever due to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.   Research by the Nationwide Building Society shows that 20% don’t think they will be able to buy ... read more »

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias.   Amendments the Government plans to table to the Bill include:   - Accepting a proposal by the cr... read more »

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most, according to a new report issued by Propertymark.     The trade body’s latest study found that 72 per cen... read more »

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the market continues its recovery after a muted 2023.    The positive start to the year continues, with Rightmove r... read more »

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday.   The Office for Budget Responsibility says inflation is likely to fall to 2% in the second quarter of this year - so a ... read more »