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After the first national lockdown period, the restrictions on moving homes in England were removed in May 2020, but what impact did the temporary emergency rules on moving into a new house have on renters? According to new research by Ome, utilising data from government approved deposit protection scheme mydeposits, lockdown caused a marked decrease in the number of new tenancies. Restrictions on moving to a new home in England spanned across three months: March, April and May

Citizens Advice is reporting on a series of gaps in protections in England that do not align with the coronavirus lockdown tiers and that in some areas, particularly rent and council tax, the lack of broad national protections could see people at risk of falling behind on vital bills. The only increase in protection for tenants under tier 2 or 3 is that Bailiffs shouldn't enter properties to execute warrants Citizens Advice is calling for: People in tier 2 and 3 areas who are faci

The office for National Statistics has released the UK House Price Index summary for August 2020 showing the average price of a property in the UK was now £239,196 reflecting an annual increase of 2.5% and a monthly increase for August of 0.7% At the individual country level, the largest annual house price growth in the year to August 2020 was recorded in England, where house prices increased by 2.8% with Wales seeing an increase of 2.7% and Scotland 0.6% in the year to August 2

Research from GetAgent.co.uk has found that nearly half of all properties pay for themselves when it comes to the average annual cost of upkeep and the increase in capital appreciation. GetAgent.co.uk looked at each local authority in England and the total current upkeep costs of a property on an annual basis, based on: annual council tax bill, cost of gas, electricity, water, insurance and maintenance. They then looked at annual house price growth in each area of England to se

How much space can the UK’s average house price of £231k buy you across the country? Home buyers in the West Midlands can afford almost double the floorspace than those in the South East, according to new research1....

Following the Government’s announcement and subsequent consultation into repealing Section 21, which received in excess of 20,000 responses, The Lettings Industry Council (TLIC) commissioned a report ‘Beyond Section 21’ to look at the impacts of doing so. ...

Hi, I own a 4 bed detached on a street built in the 60’s. On facing the houses each has a path of about 6ft between them BUT the path is owned by the house to the right up to the walls of the house to the left.....

Portsmouth City Council (PCC) Licensing team have just done an HHSRS inspection of one of my student HMOs and given one of the rooms a Category 1/ band B hazard rating for ‘excess heat’ due to the room’s window opening onto a “conservatory”...