Jul 14, 2021 | Other News
14 Jul 2021 New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from July 19, next Monday. However, and perhaps controversially, the guidance recommends continued use of masks and face...Jun 18, 2021 | Eviction, Other News
18 Jun 2021 The NRLA is accusing the Chancellor of making landlords the scapegoats for the Covid-19 rent debt crisis as he turns his back on the support the sector needs. A new report published by the National Residential Landlords Association outlines the toll that...Jun 17, 2021 | Other News
17 Jun 2021 Propertymark, the trade body for letting agents, has joined landlords in writing to junior housing minister Eddie Hughes to call for public cash to be used to help clear Covid-related arrears. Propertymark says urgent action is needed because renters and...Feb 18, 2021 | Other News
18 Feb 2021 Residential transactions across England and Wales fell by 41% in 2020 when compared to the previous year despite a boost in the market from the stamp duty holiday, GetAgent has revealed. The initial lockdown in March last year saw the property market...Feb 3, 2021 | Eviction, Other News
03 Feb 2021 An influential all-party committee of MPs and members of the House of Lords is calling for a new council tax fund to subsidise landlords left high and dry when students are forced to study from home and not at college. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on...Jan 8, 2021 | Eviction, Other News
08 Jan 2020 Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on rental debt. ARLA Propertymark has signed an open letter with the National Residential Landlords Association, The Big Issue and Ride...Dec 29, 2020 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News
29 Dec 2020 The government has published official guidance for landlords on how they should operate in the new Tier 4 locations. Since Boxing Day, Tier 4 rules – which mean the closure of all non-essential shops, hairdressers, swimming pools and gyms, plus a...Nov 3, 2020 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News, Right-to-Rent
03 Nov 2020 The government has this week revealed temporary changes to the way landlords can check documents required for Right To Rent. There have been changes to allow requests for digital versions of documents, making checks on a video call, and how to approach...Oct 29, 2020 | Other News, Planning Enforcement
29 Oct 2020 The high street was already struggling before the pandemic, but Covid-19 has perhaps sent it into terminal decline. High streets in major towns and cities across the UK are now virtual ghost-towns as office workers and tourists stay away. With the rise in...
