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The Energy Efficiency (PRS) Regulations which were to be enacted this year are now to be introduced next year with the Min EPC rating being Band D w.e.f. 01 Apr 2022 on new leases and by 31 Mar 2025 for existing leases. This skips the previous Min Band E which was to take effect in April this year and doubles the "excessive cost" threshold to £10,000. This is the same timetable as originally proposed, which also has Min Band C on new leases a requirement from 01 Apr 2025. As t

A petition to extend the Stamp Duty Holiday for an additional 6 months after 31st March 2021 has now reached the 10,000 signature threshold where the government must officially respond. This response is expected in the next 3 days. The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been under pressures from all sides of the Housing Market to extend the holiday and avoid a cliff-edge that is pinching completions into a compressed deadline with an estimated 325,000 existing agreed purchases that may no

I am reaching out for some advice from the wise members of this forum. A property I own is a residential property let to a company. The tenancy agreement is up for renewal imminently, but the tenant won't sign another one until AFTER the imminent renewal date. It's probably not necessary here to have to explain here why that is an unacceptable position. So the tenant will receive notice to vacate the property. The employee residing at the property and the company tenant have a

The latest research, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that the time it’s taking to sell a property across Britain has increased by 12 days so far in 2020. However, in some parts of Britain, this increase is far higher. GetAgent.co.uk pulls data from all of the major portals which they then cross-reference with the Land Registry, using proprietary algorithms to create a comprehensive record of what is selling, where, for how much and how long it’s taking. GetAgent analysed selling

I am the freeholder of a flat and there is one leaseholder. The leaseholder wants to extend the lease. The ground rent increases every 30 years by £50 and the increase is not due for another 10 years....

The Nationwide House Price Index for November is reporting annual growth rising to 6.5%, the highest rate since Jan 2015 and up 0.9% month-on-month, after taking account of seasonal factors. The latest average house price for the UK now stands at £229,721....

In addition to the temporary ban on evictions implemented to help sustain tenancies and prevent homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic, since re-opening, the courts have now introduced Review Hearings. The reason given for this is to enable them to prioritise the most urgent eviction cases....

I am about to sell a rental property which will generate a capital gain which I will need to pay within 30 days. Can anyone advise me how to calculate my income from the property so that I can calculate what I owe bearing in mind that there are 4 months before the end of the tax year?...