New rent cap announced to protect tenants from rising cost of living
The minister says the rent announcement has been made now ‘to give the sector time to plan’
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Government’s strategy for the private rented sector ‘lies in tatters’
Warning comes ahead of speculation of a further tax hike on rented housing ahead of the Autumn statement
Treat PropTech like a member of staff, agents advised
Agents should be prepared to devote time and effort to embed technology properly, says Kristjan Byfield
Annual house price growth slows – industry reaction
Much of the volatility we’ve seen in house price movements over the last few months is a relic of the stamp duty holiday which ran until September 2021, it has been suggested.
Potential first-time buyers prepared to tighten belts for deposit savings
A study by Rightmove has found would-be homeowners are making sacrifices to help them get on the ladder
Secretary of State statement on social housing standards
Michael Gove addressed Parliament on social housing standards, following the tragic death of Awaab Ishak
Barclays offers mortgage customers up to £2,000 for green improvements
The pilot scheme is available to residential borrowers to help with the cost of energy efficiency-related work
Small-scale solar panel installations hit five-year high
BEIS data reveals 1.2 million solar PV systems had been installed in the UK by the end of September 2022
Network to host first post-Covid in-person conference tomorrow
The conference will feature an impressive speaker line-up
Cleaning and damage top the list of the most common end of tenancy gripes
More than half of tenancy deposit disputes during past year down to property damage and cleaning, according to The DPS