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Welsh Minister Acknowledges Rent Control Drawbacks, Highlights Potential Risks to Housing Availability

The Welsh Government has expressed concerns about the Rent Control Act. The government thinks that such restrictions could negatively impact the housing market.

Read    21/11/2024

UK Government Pledges Swift Action to Strengthen Leaseholders' Rights in 2024 Reforms

The UK government has pledged immediate action to ensure better rights for leaseholders with new reforms for 2024. They intend to overhaul the leasehold system to grant homeowners more rights, powers, and protections. The government said swift action on implementing ...

Read    20/11/2024

Labour's Legislative Drive Kicks Off for Housing Reform

Labour is getting ready to fundamentally transform housing law. Perhaps it didn't seem like much was happening over the summer for Angela Rayner, but her team and civil servants have indeed been working the backroom hard. The result will be wave upon wave of consulta...

Read    01/11/2024

Labour Government Confirms 2030 EPC C Target for Landlords

The Labour government confirmed that private landlords renting homes in England and Wales must ensure their property is at the band C level according to the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating by 2030. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) h...

Read    01/11/2024

Labour' Governments Reversal on Property and Wealth Tax Pledges Amid CGT Concerns

Labour's leadership recently reversed its earlier property and wealth taxation promises. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has now confirmed that the Labour government will not introduce new taxes on buy-to-let investors or wealthy property owners, contrary to previous sugges...

Read    25/10/2024

Labour Proposes French-Style Eviction Hardship Tests in New Housing Reforms

Reports suggest that the newly elected Labour government plans to introduce 'hardship tests' to make it more difficult for landlords to evict tenants. This proposal is said to be inspired by a similar system in France, where such tests have been in place since 2008. ...

Read    25/10/2024

UK Treasury Economist highlights the benefits of lower inflation

A recent explanation by a Treasury economist detailed the positive impacts of lower inflation on the UK economy, businesses, and personal finances.

Read    08/08/2024

Home Buyers And Sellers Group updates conveyancing protocol forms

Trade and representative bodies, such as those representing the legal, surveying, estate agency, and property management sectors, and notable organisations like the Conveyancing Association, collaborated to unveil the latest version of the BASPI (Buyer's and Seller's...

Read    31/07/2024

UK EPCs vs the European Equivalent

The UK Government implemented Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) to raise awareness about a building's energy usage. These certificates provide valued insight into a property's energy efficiency which, of course, impacts on the energy bills of potential buyers or...

Read    21/06/2024

A study of coliving spaces in a few major countries

Coliving spaces are gaining popularity in various cities worldwide. Japan, China, the United States, and the UK are among the leading countries where co-living is gaining popularity. The growth of coliving is driven by factors such as urbanization, changing demograph...

Read    20/06/2024

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