The UK’s housing costs surged to an unprecedented £217 billion in 2024, marking a £19.8 billion rise from the previous year, a 10% jump.
According to property firm Savills, this figure eclipses the previous high of 2016 by £8.6 billion
Four more local councils have unveiled plans to regulate Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in their areas.
From Enfield to North Lincolnshire, councils are introducing licensing schemes, planning restrictions and public consultations.
Enfield Counci…
A study from estate agency Yopa has found that while British home prices have surged by 51.8% since 2014, this growth shrinks to just 12.1% when accounting for inflation.
Its Housing Market Affordability Review looks at 10 years of shifts in homeowner…
The following email was sent to Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook a few weeks ago yet NO response.
Dear Mr Pennycook,
Once upon a time, landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) were seen as vital contributors to housing Britain’s population.
Well if there was evidence required as to why you are unable to let a property to a benefit tenant POST RRB – this is it.
Please read Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) latest own guidance here
The discrimination between how private and social…
A new amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill will see landlords having to accept fibre broadband installation requests from tenants.
As with the proposed new rules on accepting pets, landlords cannot ‘unreasonably refuse’ permission fo…
My older brother and I are executors of our late father’s estate, and we are also beneficiaries along with two other siblings. I currently live in the property with the youngest sibling, who is one of the beneficiaries.
We’ve obtained a possession orde…
Landlords are being targeted by two councils who claim they are clamping down on ‘negligent’ landlords.
In Knowsley, a new housing civil penalties policy has been agreed by the council which gives them the power to slap landlords with fines…
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