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Monday, April 30, 2018

Millennial housing crisis engulfs Britain

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System favours landlords over communities

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Housing confidence at 5 year low

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New planning rules three to affordable housing

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Grenfell inquiry could run into 2020

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East Midlands leads rental market

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Housing Minister's speech at ARLA conf.

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2 out of 5 older PRS tenants in crisis

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Rents cost workers all their wages until May

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Friday, April 27, 2018

House prices tick upwards -Nationwide

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House prices almost 8 times incomes

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Will they raise interest rates?

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Thursday, April 26, 2018

Barclays new portfolio BTL rates

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US property market boom and what it means for the UK

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Landlord confidence still shaky

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Millennials don't need living rooms

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A rise in prospective tenants

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Call for ban on combustible materials on buildings

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Andy Burnham's 'Future Renting North' speech

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Barclays changes BTL range

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18 things that hurt a house price

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PRA regs = less lenders for portfolio landlords

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Regulation restricts BTL mortgage options

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Scottish tenants +£0.5m in unclaimed deposits

  • Scottish tenants are due over £500,000 in unclaimed tenancy deposits according to SafeDeposits Scotland.
  • Edinburgh had the highest number of unclaimed deposits, but the area with the highest average unclaimed deposit was Shetland.
  • Over £445,000 in unclaimed deposits were returned to tenants by SafeDeposits Scotland last year.
Tenants across the country are owed over half a million pounds in unclaimed tenancy deposits according to the latest figures published by SafeDeposits Scotland.

The country’s leading tenancy deposit protection scheme found that 2,309 tenants from Shetland to the Borders hadn’t yet claimed back their deposits worth £537,427.

Those renting in the capital topped the list for the most unclaimed deposits, with 802 tenants in Auld Reekie leaving £170,926.10 unaccounted for. The Edinburgh level is almost twice that in Glasgow (437 tenants) and more than three times higher than Aberdeen (259 tenants).

Edinburgh is also home to the residents due the highest and lowest unclaimed deposit amounts, at £3,746 and £0.06 respectively.

The average value of deposits unaccounted for was highest in Shetland at £450 while those with Motherwell postcodes were the lowest on average at £145.95.

Victoria Smith, operations manager, at SafeDeposits Scotland, said:

 “Although there is a high level of unclaimed deposits across the country, there are clear regional disparities.

At first glance the figure for unclaimed deposits may appear high, but in the last 12 months we proactively sought out tenants who were due their money back and returned over £445,000.

If a tenancy runs smoothly with no deductions at the end of the lease, the tenant may be due the full deposit back. If the landlord or agent wants to make a deduction, tenants have access to SafeDeposits Scotland’s independent adjudication service to find an amicable resolution.

There really is no need for deposits to go unclaimed. The process is straightforward and we have a team of helpful staff on hand to provide support to those who need it.”


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Landlords are not all 'social parasites'

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Landlords remortgaging to renovate

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Accord cuts BTL rates on 75% LTV

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Burnham proposer Manchester landlord amnesty

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Palma bans Airbnb style rentals

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Monday, April 23, 2018

Ltd co. mortgages hit record numbers

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Rents in East Midlands growing fastest

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LABC guide for loft conversions

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Comparing renting around the world

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HMO landlord handed record fine

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Property price rises set to continue

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If the base rate goes to 2%...

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Interest rates to rise twice this year

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BTL shift towards professional landlords

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Sunday, April 22, 2018

Hampshire Bank increases LTVs on BTLs

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Proposed new Housing Court for PRS

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Call to improve electrical safety in PRS

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The potential of a basement flat

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Friday, April 20, 2018

Cross-party group shares verdict on PRS

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Gas Safe Register - updated regulations

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Aldermore cuts BTL rates

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What would 300k new houses a year do to prices?

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Landlords and tenants let down by poor enforcement

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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Rightmove's latest house price data

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London posts first annual house price fall

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Annual rental inflation now 1.1% says ONS

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Time to make PRS renting better

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Is social housing any better than PRS?

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Committee proposes confiscation of criminal landlord's properties

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

UK House Price Index - Land Registry latest

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Ilford landlord fined for letting outhouse

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Most BTL purchases in the SE

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Don't call all landlords parasites

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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

RF pushing for rent controls

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A third of Millennials could be renting as pensioners

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More landlords looking to diversify

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Renting is cheaper

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Cambridge BS new BTL mortgages

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Report on address housing crisis for the young

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Somehow, landlords still feel positive

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First time buyer lending hits new high

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Landlords are social parasites

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Monday, April 16, 2018

Asking prices at a record high

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5 towns with the strongest house price growth

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Info on fire safety responsibilities

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Britain's shrinking homes

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Spring selling season stalls

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Bluestone launches interest only BTLs

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Raab defends immigration/property price claims

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Record remortgaging for BTL improvements

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Thursday, April 12, 2018

Landlords and 2nd home buyers pay almost half of Stamp Duty

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Barclays&Accord make major rate changes

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Surveyors downbeat - 5 yr housing market forecast

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How to avoid the MEES trap - RICS

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Universal Credit - 2 weeks extra rent to be paid

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Brexit & Stamp Duty killed London market

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Rate rise doubts as property demand falls

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Platform cuts rates on BTL 5yr fixed

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Guide for LHAs on banning order powers

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Generation Rent feel lonely

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Dudley BS updates expat range

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ARLA calls for clarity on PRS fees ban

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BTL landlords selling up

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Build to Rent: profiting from Gen. Rent

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

The racism of Right to Rent

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Living rooms have shrunk by a third

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Fleet cuts BTL fixed rates

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Q1 Property Report from TwentyCi

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Updated HMRC guide - tax on landlords

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Investec cuts BTL tracker rates

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Are the Tories hamstrung on housing?

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Monday, April 09, 2018

Are pets allowed in flats?

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Hackitt review - a 'missed opportunity'

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UK BTL investors rise to 2.5 million

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Two dead from CO leak

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Right to Rent branded as racist

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UK house prices - Halifax's latest data

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