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Exclusive: clampdown flagged as part of wider leasehold overhaul for England and Wales being considered by partyProperty management companies would be banned from operating in England and Wales if they persistently ripped off leaseholders, under plans …
Charity says stronger protections are needed or people will be left vulnerable to ‘hair-trigger evictions’Private renters are almost twice as likely to be struggling with problem levels of debt than the general population, with a sharp rise in the numb…
Change should result in fewer animals being abandoned and make it easier for owners to find accommodationRenters, pet owners and animal shelters have praised a long-awaited law that will allow tenants to keep pets in rented accommodation, after the gov…
Average SVR at highest level for more than 15 years as number of home loan products available jumpThe average standard variable rate (SVR) for mortgages has climbed to its highest level for more than 15 years, so many people sitting on one of these cou…
Tenants in Great Britain now typically paying 25% more than they were at the start of Covid pandemic, according to dataBusiness live – latest updatesThe average new monthly rent outside London has passed £1,000 for the first time, figures show, with te…
Michael Gove to introduce bill strengthening lessors’ rights in England as charities warn of impact for domestic abuse victimsLandlords in England will be able to evict tenants for antisocial behaviour more easily as part of a wider package of reforms …
Kents Cavern, described as ‘the most important prehistoric cave complex in Britain’, is up for sale for £2.5mIt is billed by the estate agent as “Britain’s oldest home” and includes a network of caves featuring stalagmites and stalactites, a collection…
Row between Michael Gove and No 10 results in end of promise to scrap leaseholdsWhat is leasehold, and are there any alternatives?Plans to abolish the “feudal” system of leaseholds across England and Wales have been dropped after a battle between Downi…
Exclusive: Aysen Dennis says plans to bulldoze Aylesbury estate are unlawful and amount to ‘social cleansing’A woman who has lived on the same council estate for 30 years has taken developers and her local authority to the high court over plans to demo…
Much depends on the housing market and there’s no agreement on how that’s faring right nowWith hindsight, one of Britain’s biggest building societies could definitely have picked a better day to launch a first-of-its-kind 100% mortgage.On Tuesday morni…