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April 16, 2021
Last week details of the Government’s housing possession mediation service were released, as part of the current court process for housing possession cases...
April 9, 2021
New regulations come into force next month and it could have implications for landlords with tenants who have rent arrears...
April 6, 2021
In July 2020, the Chancellor asked the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to carry out a review of Capital Gains Tax (CGT). It was widely anticipated that CGT would increase to help plug some of the financial gap left by the impact of Coronavirus. So, there was surprise in the private rented sector – and a sense of relief - last week when an announcement was expected, but CGT has been left...
March 26, 2021
The importance of having Client Money Protection in place has been highlighted once again after a London agent has been fined £20,000 for being in breach of regulations...
March 19, 2021
The Government stated they would regularly review the eviction ban that was first introduced in March 2020 and last week the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick MP, announced a further extension to the ban on evictions for private renters...
March 15, 2021
At the start of the year, HM Treasury invited interest groups, individuals and representative bodies to comment on government policy and to suggest new policies for inclusion in the Budget...
March 8, 2021
In the latest consultation the Government has on ‘Improving home energy performance through lenders’, Propertymark has raised concerns that the proposed targets are unrealistic and could put people off from moving home...
February 26, 2021
On March 3, the Chancellor will be announcing the Government’s second Spring Budget and in a joint statement with other industry leading organisations, Propertymark continues to highlight the need for Government to provide much-needed financial support to both landlords and renters effected by the pandemic...
February 22, 2021
At the state opening of Parliament in December 2019, following the General Election, the Queen’s Speech set out the Government’s plans. This included the announcement of a Renters’ Reform Bill that set out to abolish the use of ‘no fault’ evictions by removing Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 and reforming the grounds for possession...
February 5, 2021
The property portal Rightmove recently carried out a study and found that a growing number of tenants are looking to move out of cities, which is having an impact on asking rents as more rental property becomes available...
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