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A prominent property analyst says next year could get “very ugly” for landlords. Doug Shephard, editor of the Home.co.uk website, warns that a recent Bank of England report suggests personal financial circumstances for renters and lower income households are deteriorating, albeit only slightly, with rent arrears showing an upwards movement.

1 day ago · Data gathered by Propertymark suggests that 50% of surveyed property agents are specifically concerned about the Renters’ Rights Bill. Overall, Propertymark believes change is needed in the sector and supports many of the greater protections that the Renters’ Rights Bill will provide renters with.

“Landlords who inadvertently or deliberately breach regulations, can be fined up to £40,000 without a tribunal or court determination. “The committee stages of the passage of this bill has made clear that the government has no intention of properly resourcing the courts and tribunal to deal with the inevitable influx of claims and additionally required court time in dealing with disputes ...

Senior PropTech figures have given their predictions for 2025 – with one predicting a storm ahead of landlords. William Reeve, the chief executive of Goodlord, says: “I believe this could be the calm before the storm and that rents will see another major spike in 2025.

Rents in England dipped again in December, according to PropTech service Goodlord. It’s the fifth consecutive month of rental cost reductions. The decline follows a record-breaking summer of price rises. Overall, December rents were down by nearly 2% month-on-month, meaning rents last month were a ...

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Dec 14, 2024 · If there’s one thing we can be sure of in the UK property market, it’s that things rarely stand still – and 2024 has been no exception, introducing both legislative reforms set to reshape landlord-tenant dynamics and shifting economic …

Having passed its second reading in the House of Commons in October, and due to become law by summer 2025, Kate Rigby – Partner in Rosling King’s Dispute Resolution team – analyses what impact the Renters’ Rights Bill will have on the rental market and that of the rights of both tenants and landlords. Summary . The Renters’ Rights Bill (the “Bill”) introduced by the Labour ...

The Government has confirmed plans to ban no-fault evictions and in-contract rent increases as it prepares to present the Renters’ Rights Bill to Parliament today.