Landlowners face record fly-tipping costs

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Private landowners are face increasing costs and fines as fly-tipping reaches one million cases every year. Record levels of illegal fly-tipping reported this week are likely to lead to an increased burden of costs to private landowners in removing the waste, claims VPS, a leading property management specialist. A government report just issued estimates that […]

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RLA calls for energy efficiency targets to be pushed back

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The RLA is calling for the Government to delay bringing in new energy efficiency targets for the PRS – warning the move could see rents shoot up.
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RLA trainer and Universal Credit expert Bill Irvine returns with information about new problems arising through the Government’s new Universal Credit welfare reforms. He highlights issues with tenant mandates and data sharing rules – plus the potential impact of cuts to benefit payments if tenants break their claimant commitment.
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Councils warned on second-homes debate

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Councils are being urged not to rush into placing restrictions on second home ownership, as debate around a controversial new scheme in Cornwall escalates. Commercial property lawyer Lisa Evans, from leading law firm Kirwans, has spoken out following the decision by residents in St Ives, Cornwall, to ban outsiders from buying new-build homes unless they […]

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Lending taps into permitted development opportunities

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Landlords looking to new opportunities as the tax rule changes bite into conventional buy-to-let. Converting unused office space and light industrial units to suitable housing units, usually as flats or Houses in Multiple Occupancy (HMOs), is one of the Government’s objectives to alleviate the housing crisis, without encroaching on the green belt. The Government’s pledge […]

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