In the latest cabinet reshuffle, Michal Gove has been appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. He joins a long list of Housing Ministers who have held the role since 2000. Landlords are waiting to see how much help he will be, with his time in the role. …
Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth estate agency has responded to calls from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer for further tax penalties on landlords. He says that tenants will be worse off if landlords are taxed, as the cost will come to them.…
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RCIS) has released its latest Residential Market Survey. It shows that whilst property sales in August softened for the second month in a row, they are likely to stabilise in the coming months.…
A preview of a new lettings report reveals that the speed at which households are falling into rental arrears appears to have slowed.…
More than 50 organisations operating within the property sector have penned an open letter to the Government to use Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) to create a database for the public and private sectors.…
Zoopla has released its latest House Price Index Report, highlighting that a low property stock could mean that the PRS will be in demand more than ever, in the next few years.…
A new report from lender, Shawbrook bank, shows the value of the PRS in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8% to £1.4trn in the last year.…
Rightmove has reported that there has been a significant increase in the number of tenants searching for pet-friendly properties.…