UK’s housing market shows resilience as sales surge

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The UK’s housing market has demonstrated remarkable resilience, defying price trends and continuing its upward trajectory, one house price index reveals.

Property website Zoopla says it is forecasting a substantial 10% surge in total home sales this year

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S21 and breathing space debt respite scheme?

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Hi, once you have a possession order based upon the Housing Act, S8 grounds 8, 10, or 11 the tenant can apply for Relief if sanctions, i.e. put a hold on the bailiff for 60 days breathing space  (Debt respite scheme si 2020).

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Council threatens hefty fines as landlords struggle with faulty licensing system

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Nottingham City Council has produced a video to help landlords learn how to complete its selective licensing application process – despite the website being faulty.

The council is now threatening landlords who fail to complete their licence application on time with a whopping £1,233 fine.

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Angela Rayner faces CGT questions over council house sale

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Angela Rayner, Labour’s shadow housing secretary, is coming under growing scrutiny as questions emerge over her potential liability for Capital Gains Tax (CGT) following the sale of her former council house.

The controversy has escalated with allegations that she provided misleading information about her living arrangements.

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Agency fails to secure deposit from tenants after 6 months and tenants have now moved out!

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Hi, I’m currently renting my property out through a letting agency. The tenancy was a fixed two-year contract. Of course, commission had to be paid upfront for the two years.

It is a three-bed flat and a few months into the tenancy

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Councillors want powers to force private landlords to improve energy efficiency

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Glasgow SNP councillors have called for new powers to force private landlords in the city to make their homes more energy efficient, to help tenants and homeowners in fuel poverty, Glasgow Live reveals.

Cllr Ruairi Kelly and Cllr Kenny McLean have written to Scottish Ministers to ask for more flexibility around the Energy Efficient Scotland (EES) fund

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Tenant with mental health issues?

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Hello, I have a tenant that has been hospitalised then released and put under a mental health officer for almost 30 months. In that time all rents have not been paid and I’ve taken it to court and won possession of my property back it has cost me in solicitors and losses so far 16k.

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Rayner hits back at ‘hypocrisy’ claims over Right-to-Buy

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Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has dismissed Tory accusations of hypocrisy over her use of the Right-to-Buy scheme, saying she is proud of owning her former council house.

Ms Rayner said she bought her home in Stockport, Greater Manchester

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UK house prices defied crash predictions in 2023, new data shows

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Despite predictions of a UK house price crash in 2023, new data shows that prices were resilient.

The UK house price index from the estate agents Yopa reveals how the property market fared despite the cost-of-living crisis and higher interest rates.

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Exclusive Legal Training Opportunity: Learn from Housing Barrister Justin Bates

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As all landlords know, being a landlord involves a lot more than just sitting back and waiting for the rent to drop into your bank account.

In fact, if you are not careful, that rent might not be sufficient to pay all your expenses.

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