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Rent caps are good for growth claims Renters’ Reform Coalition
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (481+ words) A tenants’ group is calling for rent caps to be introduced, claiming they are “good for growth”. Writing in LabourList, Renters’ Reform Coalition director Clara Collingwood claimed that “out-of-control” rents were pushing up the cost of Local Housing Allowance and…...
Building policy in shaky foundations making things worse for tenants?
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (440+ words) Many landlords have stood dazed, on the ropes – taking blow after blow. Confused and unable to think they have been the target of an indiscriminate government-led beating. Here is some clarity as to why the process will continue to fail…...
Tell your Mum your brain needed a wash”: What my first mentor, Bob Patmore, taught me
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (1212+ words) One evening in the late 1980s, I came home from one of Bob Patmore’s training sessions absolutely buzzing. I told my mum everything he had been teaching me and why I suddenly saw so many possibilities that I had not seen…...
The September bounce – what it is and why it matters
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1306+ words) Zoopla says buyer searches are now 7% higher than a year ago, their strongest annual increase for 12 months, with searches increasing across every region and country of the UK for the first time since August 2025. That makes September potentially one of…...
Propertymark criticises Scottish government over lack of focus on housing
1+ week, 3+ day ago (498+ words) An industry body has slammed the Scottish government for barely mentioning housing despite the country’s ongoing housing emergency. Propertymark says First Minister John Swinney’s first speech in the Scottish Parliament since the summer recess failed to mention reducing tax burdens…...
Beneficial ownership changes: if the lender's charge is intact, what exactly is the problem?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1648+ words) When I asked mortgage brokers which lenders genuinely understand transfers of beneficial interest, I expected to receive a list of names. What came back was more revealing. The market still appears to become uncomfortable as soon as somebody mentions a…...
Rent controls cut home supply - Institute for Fiscal Studies
2+ week, 4+ day ago (481+ words) Rent controls are likely to reduce the supply of homes available to tenants and push some landlords to leave the market, according to research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). It says that private renters spent an average 28% of…...
Scottish government’s affordable housing target faces shortfall
2+ week, 4+ day ago (327+ words) The Scottish government is unlikely to meet its target of delivering 110,000 affordable homes by 2032, according to new research. Research by the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) workforce shortages and rising material costs are among the factors putting pressure on housebuilding…...
Labour insists it remains on track for 1.5 million homes target
2+ week, 4+ day ago (236+ words) The Labour government says it remains committed to delivering its target of 1.5 million homes by this Parliament. In response to a written parliamentary question, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing Baroness Taylor of Stevenage said the government is making progress towards its…...
The wildfires are out but are disputes on the horizon?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (250+ words) 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most severe wildfire seasons the UK has recorded. That’s not a one-off. It follows 2022 and 2025, each of which broke the records set the year before. Wildfire in the UK has gone from…...