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How the UK Housing Ministers Fared Over the Past Few Years Promise Vs. Performance

The transience of UK housing ministers continues with the resignation of Mr. Stuart Andrew just 148 days after taking office. Let us look at the country’s housing ministers for the past ten years and how they have performed.Mr. Stuart Andrew (148 days)ACHIEVED - Zilc...

Read    13/10/2022

What are Estate Charges on Housing Developments, And Why Do They Seem Unfair on Homeowners?

What are Estate Charges on Housing Developments, And Why Do They Seem Unfair to Homeowners?If you are planning to buy a new build house in the UK, you must know that if the Local Authority does not adopt all roads, verges, and any communal gardens there will be addit...

Read    10/10/2022

Agents Ultimate Guide to Next Month New Alarms Laws

The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 will be implemented from 1 October 2022.The new regulations require that carbon monoxide alarms be installed in private rented properties rooms with appliances such as gas and oil-fired boilers. They mu...

Read    27/09/2022

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard Changes 2023

The UK government has ambitious plans to reduce emissions to net zero by 2025. As a first step towards achieving this goal, the property sector will have to comply with a new set of rules on Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and Minimum Energy Efficiency Standar...

Read    27/09/2022

Ground Rent: Fines for Landlords Who Charge Ground Rent

The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 was introduced on 30 June 2022. The new act forbids landlords with long residential leases from collecting ground rent on new leases. The law applies to all relevant properties in both England and Wales. Ground rent is a re...

Read    27/09/2022

The Proposed Leasehold Reform Bill: How the Changes in Law Can Affect You

The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill 2022 was introduced in the House of Lords on 12 May 2021. The Bill proposes restriction of ground rents on recently crafted long leases of flats and houses to a minimum annual rent. The Act puts an end to ground rents and will ...

Read    27/09/2022

Ringley Launches ESG Whitepaper

Ringley Launches ESG WhitepaperESG the acronym for sustainably focused decision-making and operation encompassing the disciplines of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) has gained momentum over the last year and largely replaced CSR Corporate Social Responsibility ...

Read    20/09/2022

Generation Rent Announces Staging A Renters Rights Awareness Week from September 17 to 24

Generation Rent, the platform that has emerged as the powerful voice of private renters in the UK, has announced the staging of Renters Rights Awareness Week from September 17 to 24.Generation Rent is the operating name of the National Private Tenants Organisation Li...

Read    20/09/2022

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Regulations for Landlords

The record fine of 17m on Entain, the company that owns Ladbrokes, Coral, and Foxy Bingo, has brought the AML regulations of the UK into center stage. It also sounds alarm bells for estate agents. Estate agents in the UK are already required by law to demonstrate tha...

Read    20/09/2022

Thatcher's Right To Buy Being Extended To Private Tenants What It Means For The UK Build To Rent Sector

Devised by then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1980, Right To Buy was a program introduced for council housing tenants. It is now widely regarded as the key reason for the housing shortage in the rented sectors. In 1980, the Thatcher government passed the Right ...

Read    20/09/2022

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