A month after it was published, how much more do we know?
At the end of a year that has seen the country and the property industry scrape the bottom of the barrel for good news stories, letting agencies and landlords can breathe a cautious sigh of relief.
National and local politicians are considering further regulation of short-term lets amid fears that they are contributing to a housing supply shortage.
It’s a case of diverging results this month: rents are rising and expected to rise a lot further, while house prices and transaction numbers are still in the doldrums as high interest rates hold down demand.
Estate and letting agents will have to add more information to property listings, following new Material Information guidance from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team.
Politicians have recommended that landlords should have to investigate and fix maintenance issues more quickly – or face court action.
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