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The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the past month, with the average rent seven per cent higher than at the same time in 2023.    Average rents rose by one ... read more »

Zoopla’s latest market snapshot, used as a guide to capital appreciation by some landlords, says there’s now a three-tier housing market now firmly established.   It says the last 18 months have created notable variations in h... read more »

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and it insists a compromise does not mean either side should be regarded as ‘losing’.    Th... read more »

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis by Moneyfactscompare.     Average fixed rates have fallen month-on-month, both over two-year and five-year fixed te... read more »

Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants on issues of mould and damp.   The government is currently consulting on the implementation of Awaab’s Law,... read more »

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of suggesting a government proposal for the housing market is high-risk and could even provoke negative equity for some.   The Independent online newspaper claims that the government is considering one p... read more »

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets.   His proposals include:   - planning permission will be required for future short-term lets;   - a m... read more »

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.”   It also wants those Mayors to create what it calls “a fighting fund” to police the idea of... read more »

This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall.   Although there is widespread expectation that the headline inflation rate will drop to 2.0 per cent towards the summer, it’s now tho... read more »

Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions.   Lenders trade body UK Finance says buy to let mortgage arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of the outstanding balance... read more »