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Landlords face overheating headache as temperatures rise

By: Tom Entwistle, Helen Gregory

Landlords are facing growing scrutiny over overheating, with several councils finding excess heat hazards exclusively in private rentals.

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Interest-free rental deposit loans will help tenants find homes

By: Helen Gregory

News - Helen Gregory - A government-backed alternative has been launched in Guernsey to help tenants finance the upfront cost of finding a rental home.

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Majority of former renters now pay more on mortgage than rent

By: Helen Gregory

News - Helen Gregory - Rising mortgage rates mean that more than half of first-time buyers now pay more on their mortgage than they did in rent.

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Landlords could be forced to accept reasonable EV charger requests

By: Helen Gregory

News - Helen Gregory - Landlords would be expected to consider tenants’ requests to install an EV charge point within a certain timeframe under new proposals.

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Government rejects rent controls as 'more harm than good'

By: Helen Gregory

News - Helen Gregory - The government has rejected rent controls while acknowledging that rents have risen significantly since housing benefit rates were last reset.

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Landlord told to repay £9,671 after trying to avoid HMO licence

By: Helen Gregory

News - Helen Gregory - A tribunal found that while trying to avoid HMO licensing, a landlord warned his tenants they would be blacklisted from other tenancies.

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Half of landlords keep rents frozen to retain tenants

By: Helen Gregory

News - Helen Gregory - Growing numbers of landlords are choosing not to increase rents in a bid to keep their tenants and protect them from cost-of-living pressures.

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Southend plans licensing expansion despite landlord cost concerns

By: Helen Gregory

News - Helen Gregory - Southend Council is consulting on plans for a new selective licensing scheme to extend across more areas of the city.

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Landlord stripped of OBE vows legal action against decision

By: Helen Gregory, Paul Shamplina

A prominent landlord plans to challenge the taking away of his OBE, claiming that he has been unfairly made a “scapegoat” by Hounslow Council.

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Property firm fined £240,000 for high-rise fire safety failings

By: Helen Gregory

News - Helen Gregory - A property firm responsible for a high-rise residential block has been fined for failing to carry out fire safety improvements.