3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (276+ words) The government has yet to decide whether the PRS Ombudsman will be required to share evidence of landlord non-compliance with local authorities. In a written parliamentary answer, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook said the government was “currently working through the details…...

3+ day, 19+ 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…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (363+ words) Edinburgh’s flatsharers face the biggest gap between what they budget for a room and what landlords are asking, according to SpareRoom. Edinburgh flatsharers were looking to spend £748 for the average room being advertised at £834, an annual difference of £1,028. Elsewhere, the…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (289+ words) Northumberland County Council is paying for guarantor insurance to help tenants secure homes in the private rented sector. The scheme targets potential tenants who can afford a tenancy but cannot provide a qualifying relative or other person to be their…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (742+ words) All of us in the Scottish private rented sector understand the nature of difficult decisions. Many of us have friends and colleagues who are currently considering whether to remain in the sector, downsize their portfolios or simply leave it entirely....

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (789+ words) House prices have fallen year-on-year for the first time since November 2023, according to the latest Lloyds house price index. Average values were 0.4% lower in August than a year earlier, while prices also slipped by 0.2% during the month. The average property…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (368+ words) Average house prices in Scotland rose by £3,471 over the year to June, taking the average from £191,884 to £195,355. The figures from DJ Alexander Scotland show that the 1.8% annual increase was higher than in England and Wales, where average prices rose by…...

1+ week, 4+ 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…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (698+ words) The Building Safety Act 2022 has a reputation as tower-block law, and most landlords with a couple of houses or a handful of flats have filed it under someone else’s problem. That instinct is half right. The Act’s heaviest machinery really…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (442+ words) The Private Rented Sector (PRS) Database “must not be viewed as an administrative register” but as a tool to empower tenants, a group of organisations has claimed. In a letter to Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook, the Renters’ Reform Coalition and…...