The private rented sector is too expensive and delivers poor-quality housing, says a House of Lords report published this month.
The South African Reserve Bank has cut interest rates for the first time since 2020, giving the residential property market a much-needed boost.
Limited companies are now making 70% of all buy-to-let purchases in England and Wales, according to estate agency Hamptons.
The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper contains big reforms for the private rented sector in England, and agents and landlords are bracing for impact.
Property industry groups have written to the government after banks once again closed undesignated client accounts held by letting agents. How can agents protect their businesses from sudden account closures?
Renters say that letting agents forced them to sign up for deposit replacement schemes. Does this breach the Tenant Fees Act?
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