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New rental listings in UK up by almost 7% in November
New rental listings increased by 6.8% in the UK in November, the second month in a row of positive growth, with almost 60% of towns and cities seeing a rise, the latest data shows. Four cities recorded triple digit increases in new rental supply, including Bristol which was up 162.7% compared to October but London […] The post New rental listings in UK up by almost 7% in November appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
New criminal offences for UK landlords over right to rent immigration checks
Controversial Right to Rent legislation in the UK has been upgraded from today with the introduction of tougher penalties for landlords and letting agents, including prison, if they fail to carry out immigration checks. The Right to Rent rules were introduced in February this year requiring all landlords or their letting agents to make immigration […] The post New criminal offences for UK landlords over right to rent immigration checks appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
UK property industry disappointed over lack of stamp duty reform
There is disappointment in the UK property industry that Chancellor Philip Hammond did not take on board calls for a change to stamp duty, the tax paid when a property is bought. In the run up to the autumn statement there had been hope that he might reverse the 3% additional stamp duty imposed earlier […] The post UK property industry disappointed over lack of stamp duty reform appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →