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Building Safety Regulator’s role in new build housing explained

Property Managers Confront a New Era of Building Safety RegulationsThe managers decide on a new way to work after the introduction of a very strict building safety regime that the UK government hopes will abolish its old methods. In response to the very sad events li...

Read    24/02/2023

Section 21: Arguments for and against

Section 21: Arguments for and againstThe government proposes to effectively make tenancies open-ended while at the same time strengthening the rights of landlords who want to recover their properties by giving the Section 8 process more teeth. Getting this right wil...

Read    24/02/2023

MEES Regulations for Commercial Properties

How energy efficient is your rental home?On 1st April 2020, new rules on energy efficiency were rolled out. Since 2018, minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) have been in force for new tenancies in England and Wales. The regulations outlaw new tenancy agreements...

Read    24/02/2023

Tenant Fees Act explained

Tenant Fees Act explained The Tenant Fees Act applies to all tenancies in England from Monday 1 June 2020 Landlords, under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 you are banned from charging renters any fees apart from those specified in the legislation. That's rent, tenancy depos...

Read    24/02/2023

Changes to payment of CGT on residential investment property explained

Towards the end of the year anyone who has to fill out a self-assessment tax should ensure they’ve not forgotten anything the tax man needs to know about. So if you sold a rental home in the last 12 months, don’t forget to declare it to HMRC. Taxpayers have until 31 ...

Read    24/02/2023

What Does the UK's Environmental And Economic Vision Of UK Encompass

Rt Hon John Glen MP, Chief Secretary of the Treasury, has unveiled a new environmental and economic vision for the UK. In a recent speech, he explained how we could mobilise resources and revamp the global financial system to ensure a sustainable, prosperous future. ...

Read    10/02/2023

PlanetRent: Tenancy agreements made easy

Tenancy agreements are either not read or are difficult to understand. Or at least that's the way it looks from a report we spotted earlier this week in Landlord Today. When renters have questions about their rights and responsibilities, they are turning to Google fo...

Read    06/02/2023

Industry Leaders Insists On ESG as a Key Consideration For PBSA Market

Property Week’s Student Accommodation Conference, Showcase, and Awards 2022 were held in London on 7, December 2022. Property experts from the student accommodation sector participated in the conference to discuss the prospects for Purpose-Built Student Accommodation...

Read    02/02/2023

Government Falls Short of Cladding Reform Pledges, Says More Work Needed

Michael Gove may have been very honest when he said that forcing leaseholders to pay for unsafe buildings was ‘morally wrong.’ But despite the best intentions, things have changed little. This has forced campaigners for safe buildings and homes to question the Secret...

Read    02/02/2023

Is The UK On The Cusp Of A Major House Price Crash

It's finally happening, as predicted by many experts. The UK is experiencing a steep fall in house prices, the longest since the 2008 financial crash. According to Halifax, house prices fell by 1.5 percent in December compared to November 2022. Since August 2022, the...

Read    01/02/2023

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