Zoopla boss blames record migration for UK rent crisis

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The UK is facing a rent crisis as record net migration has increased the demand for rental accommodation, according to the boss of Zoopla, one of the UK’s leading property websites.

Richard Donnell, the executive director of Zoopla

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Labour wants to ban tenant bidding wars – landlord explains why that won’t work

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The Labour Party says it wants the UK to outlaw tenant bidding wars for rented homes, adopting a New Zealand policy, the Party’s Shadow Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook, says.

Several Australian states have also apparently followed suit and Labour says the practice ‘creates a competition among tenants’

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Freehold to leasehold flat – should I abandon the sale?

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Hi everyone, I had an offer accepted on a top floor flat which shares the building (built late 1800s) with two other flats. Each flat has its own freehold and each owner wants to convert the freeholds to leaseholds ASAP.

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Landlords increase rent to cope with higher mortgage costs

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The majority of buy to let landlords in the UK have increased rent in the past year, mainly to cover higher mortgage costs, a new survey reveals.

The findings from Landbay, which polled 1,000 landlords, revealed that 76% of them have raised rent over the past 12 months

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Sadiq Khan wants EPC measures for the PRS reinstated

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The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is calling for the legal power to impose a rent freeze in the capital AND reinstate the minimum EPC requirement for rented homes.

He says that London’s renters could be paying more for their energy bills for years to come after the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ditched the need for landlords to offer homes with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of at least C.

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Tenant’s deposit not registered by agent?

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Hello, Where does the landlord stand from the legal point on the following scenario?

Tenant paid deposit when he moved in but apparently the letting agent didn’t register the deposit with any of the government backed schemes. Tenant had signed his AST tenancy agreement which stated that his deposit will be deposited with DPS.

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Renters are happy with location and flexibility, but not landlords or agents

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Most renters (76%) are happy with their current rented home, and more than half (54%) live in their preferred area, but many are dissatisfied with their landlords and letting agents, a new report reveals.

The findings from OSB Group also found that tenants also value the flexibility of renting

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Top firms slash their requirement for office space

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Join Ranjan Bhattacharya and Andrew Roberts as they discuss how major firms will be heavily reducing office space and how this opens up a world of opportunity for property developers and property investors. 

Check out the video below

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Have you had First-tier Tribunal experiences in rent rises?

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Hello, Has anyone had any experience with the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) for market value case?

History is, tenant moved in and given 12 month AST in early 2020. They have not been given new AST or had rent raised since.

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How to evict a tenant in England

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Evicting a tenant is never an easy decision and usually, it’s the last choice any landlord wants to make.

With piles of paperwork to complete, it’s a decision that should not be made lightly.

We’ve made a guide for landlords on how to evict a tenant in England and will produce guides on how to evict tenants in Wales and Scotland too.

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