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July 7th 2015

About-turn as Shelter now says No to hard rent controls

Campaigning charity Shelter appears for the first time to have acknowledged that rent caps may backfire and

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July 6th 2015

Rent rises will be capped at inflation level says Labour hopeful

One of five people vying for selection as Labour’s candidate in the 2016 London Mayoral election says

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July 6th 2015

Letting agent fined after not applying for HMO licenses

A letting agency that failed to apply for House of Multiple Occupation licences at three properties in

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July 6th 2015

Osborne makes this a crunch week for lettings sector

This week will see whether Chancellor George Osborne will give in to calls to close some of

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July 6th 2015

No hot water? Tenants told to boil a kettle

A landlord failed to provide hot water for his tenants for four years, and told them to

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July 3rd 2015

‘You’re talking waffle’ housing minister is told by predecessor

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has been accused of talking “a load of waffle” by one of his

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July 3rd 2015

House prices fall back but supply still critically low

UK house prices fell a marginal 0.2% in June, Nationwide has reported. The slight fall reversed May’s

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July 3rd 2015

Labour MP in row with letting agent over deposit

A Labour MP was hauled up before the parliamentary expenses body after hitting a credit card problem

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July 2nd 2015

Letting agent fined after pleading guilty to HMO offences

A letting agent has been handed fines totalling £7,000 and costs of £1,140. The Letting Centre (Oxford),

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July 2nd 2015

Reminder to agents over new CO legislation

A long-time safety campaigner is reminding agents and landlords that from October 1 the new Smoke and

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