Tag: Housing
City unveils taskforce to crack down on criminal landlords
A new initiative to combat criminal landlords who exploit vulnerable tenants and engage in criminal activities has been unveiled by...
Landlords report surge in tenant demand after covid crisis
The covid pandemic has fuelled a record high demand for private rental properties, while the supply of available homes dwindles, a...
Government’s new law to ban leasehold, doesn’...
The housing secretary, Michael Gove, has been accused of breaking his pledge to end the ‘feudal’ leasehold system in England...
More families and older renters downsize as rents soar
The rising cost and scarcity of rental homes have forced thousands of families to downsize and older renters to move to cheaper areas,
Private rents in Scotland soar by 14.3% in a year
Despite a rent cap, there has been a sharp increase in average rents across all property sizes in Scotland, with the most common size...
UK renters face record-breaking rent rises until 2025
The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) is set to experience unprecedented rent growth in the next few years because the pandemic...
UK rents soar by over a third above inflation in a year
UK renters are feeling the pinch as rents rose by more than a third above inflation in the past year, according to new data.
The Deposit...