Northern Ireland must avoid one-size-fits-all approach to letting fees
Controls on letting fees in Northern Irelands must take the financial effects on landlords and letting agents into consideration rather than opting for one-size-fits-all solution, property professional body Propertymark warned.…
Heat pump installation costs can be cut by £2,000, business claims
Heating firm Hewer has launched ‘Heat Saviour’, a technology that’s set to save £2,000 per installation by cutting labour costs. The tech sits underneath a standard hot water cylinder and…
Rental supply rising despite landlord concerns over Renters’ Rights Bill
Flatshare adverts have surged amidst the looming spectre of the Renters’ Rights Bill, research from flatshare site SpareRoom has found. Between January and April both the number of landlords using…
Hybrid Heat Pumps: A Missed Opportunity in the Race to Net Zero?
Dr Angie Needle, director of strategy at Cadent The UK’s heat decarbonisation journey is at risk of stalling. Despite ambitious targets to install 600,000 heat pumps annually by 2028, fewer…
Landlords to hike rents before Renters’ Rights Bill passes through parliament
Nearly half of buy-to-let landlords (44%) plan to pre-emptively raise rents in response to the new Renters’ Rights Bill, survey data from Landbay can reveal. Under the Renters’ Rights Bill,…
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ВРЕДИТЕЛСТВОТО се труди да унищожи туризма! Преди да влезем в Шенген сме имали 0,4% откази от издаване на туристическа виза или това е повече от тези 0,3%, които в момента…
Potential downsizers put off by painful homebuying process
The long process of selling and buying property is putting off a number of older homeowners from downsizing, a report by the Open Property Data Association has found. A poll…
52 new home development coming to Sussex
A poultry site is being transformed into a 52 homes and commercial space in Lewes, East Sussex. The development comes from South East developer Akehurst Homes with help from a…
Landlords urged to prepare as Renters’ Rights Bill passes Committee Stage in the Lords
UK landlords should prepare for a shift in how they manage tenancies, given how the Renters’ Rights Bill is rapidly moving through parliament, according to Allison Thompson of property services…
Welsh households hit hardest by surge in flood and subsidence claims
Welsh residents have experienced a 242% increase in flood and subsidence-related home insurance claims between 2016 and 2024, the largest rise in the UK, data from Go.Compare Home Insurance has…