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Economy - another tricky week coming up - Landlord Today
11 hours ago · Headline Consumser Price Index inflation is expected to continue to rise slightly when figures are released on Wednesday, predicts business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown. Prices at the pumps ticked higher over the month, while food price inflation jumped to 3.7% in December, the highest level ...
Income crisis for landlords as rents drop for fifth successive month
4 days ago · Rents in England dipped again in December, according to PropTech service Goodlord. It’s the fifth consecutive month of rental cost reductions. The decline follows a record-breaking summer of price rises. Overall, December rents were down by nearly 2% month-on-month, meaning rents last month were a ...
Rental growth slows – but Goodlord warns about dramatic 2025
In contrast, rents in August were tracking 10% higher year-on-year compared to 2023 rents. The average monthly cost of a rental property in England was £1,205 in November 2024, a rise of £38 compared to the £1,167 recorded in 2023.
Renters’ Rights Bill published today - what it means for landlords
The Government has confirmed plans to ban no-fault evictions and in-contract rent increases as it prepares to present the Renters’ Rights Bill to Parliament today.
Landlord anger at housing benefits frozen for another year
The government has confirmed that housing benefit will be frozen from next year for at least another 12 months. It was increased in the former Conservative government’s last Budget in the spring but the Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall, has confirmed that it will be frozen now for a further year.
Full 220-plus pages of the amended Renters Rights Bill
3 days ago · The full amended version of the Renters Rights Bill is now available to view online. It may yet change further – next Tuesday it returns to the House of Commons for what is called the Report Stage of its proceedings. At this point the Bill is debated on the floor of the Commons and it …
Huge leasehold shake-up for landlords and other owners
The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes as part of the most significant reforms to the leasehold system for a generation.
Half of landlords quitting or considering leaving rental sector
When asked what was driving their desire to leave the market or reduce the size of their portfolio, more than half of landlords (56%) planning to downsize or exit the market said incoming legislation – such as the Renters’ Rights Bill, in particular the abolition of Section 21 – …