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New automated lettings platform allows smaller agents to become 'mini-Foxtons' by automating admin

Agents can reduce the amount of time and money spent on administrative tasks and avoid potentially thousands in fines caused by human error thanks to a new automated lettings platform. PlanetRent, developed in-house by residential property consultancy Ringley Group, ...

Read    14/09/2020

CMA launches enforcement action in relation to leasehold selling practices

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched enforcement action involving four housing developers it believes may have broken consumer protection law in relation to leasehold homes. As part of its ongoing investigation, the CMA has opened enforcement case...

Read    14/09/2020

Updated advice for landlords during coronavirus: the ultimate guide

The government has extended its eviction ban for yet another month, until September 20, but what happens then? Many tenants could lose their income over the coming months as state support winds down. About 230,000 people face being homeless when the suspension is lif...

Read    01/09/2020

Build to Rent can lead a revolution in housing

The Build to Rent sector looks to change the way housing is delivered and managed, with Modern Methods of Construction and digital solutions driving change. Although portals like Rightmove and Zoopla have brought househunting into the digital age, the way we deliver ...

Read    01/09/2020

Landlords with ‘low priority’ rent non-payment cases face serious delays when ban ends

Leading law firm has confirmed that it anticipates ‘serious delays’ for landlords looking to progress existing or new ‘low-priority’ evictions cases such as ‘no fault’ Section 21 evictions for non-payment of rent as judges prioritise what they consider to be ‘high pr...

Read    19/08/2020

Eviction restrictions will encourage landlords to engage with tenants

Government restrictions mean that landlords will have to carry out additional processes before enacting eviction proceedings against tenants, which is a fair method of encouraging landlords to engage when the eviction ban is lifted, according to Ringley. Mary-Anne Bo...

Read    19/08/2020

Landlords evicting tenants must reveal if tenants have been affected by Covid-19

Judges could throw the case out of court. Landlords who look to evict tenants once the eviction ban ends on August 23rd need to disclose whether a tenant’s circumstances were affected by the pandemic. If the situation isn’t properly disclosed judges could throw ...

Read    19/08/2020

Planning overhaul – key points from the Government’s white paper

The Government has published its white paper setting out its intentions for planning reforms, which Prime Minister Boris Johnson described as “unlike anything we have seen since the second world war”. Public consultations on the proposals are now open to the public u...

Read    13/08/2020

Property industry reacts to landmark planning reforms - Bridging & Commercial

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has today (6th August) set out plans to overhaul the country’s outdated planning system and transform the way the country builds. Proposals have been put forward in the white paper, Planning for the future, which was published today. ...

Read    06/08/2020

Property industry reacts to landmark planning reforms

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick (pictured above) has today (6th August) set out plans to overhaul the country’s outdated planning system and transform the way the country builds. Proposals have been put forward in the white paper, Planning for the future, which was ...

Read    06/08/2020

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