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Fines for agents and landlords who breach Right To Rent rules increase today from £80 per lodger and £1,000 per occupier for a first breach. to as much as £5,000 per lodger and £10,000 per occupier.     Repeat... read more »

There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of bodies turn into reality.   A development finance firm - Hank Zarihs Associates - has collated figures from a rang... read more »

House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed.   The latest Land Registry House Price Index shows average prices fell 2.1% annually in November 2023 to £284,950- £... read more »

Landlords increasingly struggle with tenants who pay rent late or default, a mortgage lender is claiming.    Research from Molo suggests landlords are now typically owed an average of £725 with 2.9 late payments likely per year.&nbs... read more »

Knight Frank has revised its housing market forecasts for 2024, just two weeks into the new year.   It’s done this on the basis of much-improved economic predictions.    Tom Bill, head of the agency’s residential resear... read more »

Buyer demand and new sales at the start of 2024 are already ahead of equivalent 2023 levels, Zoopla.   Figures from the portal have revealed that buyer demand in 2024 so far is tracking 14% ahead of early 2023 and new sales agreed are up 16% c... read more »

Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims over the past year for fires started by lithium-ion batteries.   These are commonly found in rechargeable devices like mob... read more »

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system to “enable providers to demonstrate compliance with safety and quality requirements.”   Anyone who lets out what ... read more »

    The proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high of 62 per cent.   Research undertaken on behalf of Paragon Bank has revealed that the strong tenant demand seen during last year has contin... read more »

Some early 2022 property market forecasts have stood the test of time better than others.   At the start of the year, anybody making a spread bet on the UK having five housing ministers, three prime ministers, and two monarchs during 2022 wo... read more »