by Kamal | Jan 11, 2026 | Property
At Become, the national charity for children in care and young care leavers, we agree with your editorial that the government’s recent offer of free eye tests and prescriptions for care leavers is a welcome step in strengthening support for those leaving care (The...
by Kamal | Jan 9, 2026 | East of England, Property
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by Kamal | Jan 9, 2026 | East of England, Property
DISCLAIMER Your capital is at risk when buying property. The value of property can go down as well as up. Historic performance and forecasts are not reliable indicators of future performance. We do not provide tax, financial, or investment advice. Any general...
by Kamal | Jan 9, 2026 | Property
My heart obviously breaks for distressed buy-to-let landlords (Are UK buy-to-let landlords dying out – and should we care?, 5 January) but, if some landlords are feeling the pinch, a policy I have long pestered the government about is, by chance, tailor-made to help...
by Kamal | Jan 9, 2026 | Property
When Rachel needed a place to live, Maya was only too happy to offer her spare room. What are friends for?Rachel had recently returned to her home town to start afresh, having been made redundant. Maya, a childhood friend, owned her three-bedroom home, having been...
by Kamal | Jan 9, 2026 | Property
Welcome to our first Newsround of 2026 which is one of the most important years for landlords. But let’s see what has been in the news this on our first week back. Tenant Fees Act – Update from government The government has updated its official guidance for landlord...
by Kamal | Jan 8, 2026 | Property
We recorded our busiest ever Boxing Day in 2025, with visits jumping 93% compared to Christmas Day In the five days after Christmas, buyer enquiries rose 67% compared to the five days before, while new listings increased by 143% Smaller first-time buyer-type homes...
by Kamal | Jan 7, 2026 | Property
Donald Trump said his administration is moving to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes in a bid to reduce home prices.In a post on Truth Social, his social media platform, the US president said he will be asking Congress to codify the...
by Kamal | Jan 7, 2026 | Property
On the fringes of north London is an area of garden centres, green spaces and winding country lanes that feel a world away from the capital’s urban sprawl. Tucked just inside the M25, Crews Hill near Enfield has been home to a cluster of horticultural businesses for...
by Kamal | Jan 7, 2026 | Property
Making life easier for Local Authorities issuing Civil Penalty Notices » The Landlord Law Blog / Source link
by Kamal | Jan 6, 2026 | Property
Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) are often promoted as a quick money-making opportunity, but at least one in four in England are operating illegally, often leading to vulnerable people living in squalid and cramped conditions. Poor housing is not just a housing...
by Kamal | Jan 5, 2026 | Property
The purpose of this blog is to provide information, comment and discussion. Please, when reading, always check the date of the post. Be careful about reading older posts as the law may have changed since they were written. Note that although we may, from time to time,...
by Kamal | Jan 3, 2026 | Property
The housing crisis has reached the country’s oldest generations, charities have warned, with a growing number of people over the age of 60 seeking help for homelessness.Housing charities said they had seen cases of people over-60 developing health problems from being...
by Kamal | Jan 2, 2026 | Property
Ministers are poised to allow homes in England to be built without carbon-cutting technology in what experts have said is a climbdown after pressure from housebuilders.The future homes standard (FHS), due to be published in January, will regulate how all homes are...
by Kamal | Jan 1, 2026 | Property
Hundreds of families in one of England’s poorest neighbourhoods will be evicted under a £90m plan described by critics as a “mass dispersion” of vulnerable people.Four hundred homes in Blackpool will be bulldozed this summer and replaced with 230 new properties under...
by Kamal | Dec 31, 2025 | Property
The government’s renewed enthusiasm for building new towns may make for bold headlines, but it risks missing the people who need housing most. Even senior planners involved in the postwar new towns programme have warned that the current proposals lack ambition on...
by Kamal | Dec 31, 2025 | Property
I once saw a young glassblower in Istanbul, still new to his craft, shatter a beautiful vase while taking it out of the furnace. The artisan master standing by his side calmly nodded and said something that I still think about. He told him: “You put too much pressure...
by Kamal | Dec 30, 2025 | Property
UK house prices rose fastest in Plymouth this year as investment in shopping and amenities lured buyers to the south-west city, a survey of 2025 housing hotspots shows, as the central London market struggled with weaker demand.The average property price rose by 12.6%...
by Kamal | Dec 28, 2025 | Properties for Sale, Property
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by Kamal | Dec 28, 2025 | Property
In just four years, John Freeman has lived in about 30 different “exempt” accommodation properties in Birmingham, his stay in each place frequently breaking down without support for his mental health and his addictions.Use of exempt accommodation, a type of...
by Kamal | Dec 28, 2025 | Property
People are dying in unsafe accommodation and communities are being irreversibly damaged due to delays to a new law to clamp down on unregulated supported housing in England.It has been more than two years since the Supported Housing Act, a private member’s bill...
by Kamal | Dec 25, 2025 | Property
The government’s new violence against women and girls strategy sets out welcome ambitions to strengthen protection and tackle misogyny, but the real test will be in delivery (UK government strategy to protect women and girls from violence ‘seriously underfunded’, 18...
by Kamal | Dec 25, 2025 | Property
Senior planners involved in building the country’s postwar new towns have raised concerns about the government’s new towns programme, criticising a lack of ambition and insufficient commitment to social housing.Lee Shostak, former director of planning at Milton Keynes...
by Kamal | Dec 24, 2025 | Property
People with motor neurone disease (MND) are dying waiting for grants to make their homes fit to live in due to a huge backlogs in applications, campaigners have said.The MND Association has found it takes an average of 375 days for people in England to get essential...
by Kamal | Dec 23, 2025 | Property
Looking after wildlife and improving the lives of farm animals and pets are the related but distinct aims of the government’s new animal welfare strategy for England. Its launch is timely: more than 1 billion chickens and around 8 million turkeys are reared each year...
by Kamal | Dec 22, 2025 | Property
‘The landlord is a gentleman who does not earn his wealth … his sole function, his chief pride, is the consumption of wealth produced by others.” It was 1909, and a liberal politician was launching an assault on a class of people who – in the eyes of many –...
by Kamal | Dec 20, 2025 | Property
So here we are at the end of a momentous year for Landlords with the passing of the 2025 Renters’ Rights Act. We at the Landlord Law Blog are now closing down for Christmas, and no new posts will be published until early January. However, if you want something to...
by Kamal | Dec 20, 2025 | Property
What happens when international capital arrives on your doorstep and threatens to devour your home? The residents of the housing estates surrounding Battersea power station in London, including the Patmore where I was raised, faced that prospect when, in 2012, a...
by Kamal | Dec 19, 2025 | Property
Government plans to make huge cuts to targets for accessible new-build homes in England have been labelled a “monumental reversal” by campaigners, who say disabled people have been left feeling “betrayed and excluded”.In its proposals for changes to the country’s...
by Kamal | Dec 19, 2025 | Property, Wales
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by Kamal | Dec 18, 2025 | Property
John Stanley, who has died aged 83, was one of the longest-serving postwar MPs, representing the Kent commuter belt constituency of Tonbridge and Malling for 41 years, but had a hapless reputation as a minister.Although he never became a cabinet minister, Stanley...
by Kamal | Dec 18, 2025 | Property
The UK high court has halted evictions of thousands of new refugees who were at risk of spending Christmas on the streets.Concern had been mounting among lawyers and human rights campaigners that within days of celebrating being granted refugee status the group could...
by Kamal | Dec 18, 2025 | North West, Property
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by Kamal | Dec 18, 2025 | Property
Key takeaways: Our property experts predict that new seller asking prices will rise by 2% by the end of 2026 House price growth will differ depending on region, with lower-priced Scotland, Wales and northern England markets expected to see stronger growth, whilst...
by Kamal | Dec 18, 2025 | Property
Key summary: The Bank of England has voted to reduce the Base Rate by 0.25% for the fourth time this year, taking it to 3.75% It was announced yesterday that inflation had fallen to 3.2%, down from 3.6% the previous month. This sharper-than-expected drop in inflation...
by Kamal | Dec 17, 2025 | Property
Donald Trump may rage about Europe being a multicultural hell facing “civilisational” collapse. As a proud real estate guy, however, he must be impressed by one feature of European life: the house prices, and the extent to which even progressive governments have...
by Kamal | Dec 16, 2025 | Property
The European Commission has announced it will regulate short-term rentals and seek to curb speculation in the housing market, under the EU’s first-ever plan to tackle a shortage of affordable homes.Housing is largely a matter for local and national authorities, but...
by Kamal | Dec 16, 2025 | Property
The government has broken its promise to protect nature by weakening planning rules for housing developers, groups have said.While developers once had to create “biodiversity net gain” (BNG), meaning creating 10% more space for nature on site than there was before the...
by Kamal | Dec 15, 2025 | Property
Your editorial (The Guardian view on England’s social housing system: failing the very people it was built for, 10 December) claims that “social homes were supposed to be for those who couldn’t afford private rents”. That’s not so. Most council estates, such as...
by Kamal | Dec 15, 2025 | Property
Key takeaways from December’s House Price Index Average new seller asking price in December 2025: £358,138 (-1.8% month-on-month, -0.6% year-on-year) Agreed sales year-to-date: +3% versus same period in 2024 December price fall: -1.8% – larger than the 10-year average...
by Kamal | Dec 15, 2025 | Property
The soaring cost of housing is akin to a “new pandemic” sweeping across Europe, the mayor of Barcelona has said, as he and 16 other city leaders urged the EU to respond to the crisis by unleashing billions in funding for the hardest-hit areas.The EU is expected to...
by Kamal | Dec 15, 2025 | Property
First-time buyers are taking out larger mortgages than ever before as rising wages and looser affordability tests allow them to buy properties that were previously beyond their budget.The average first-time buyer borrowed £210,800 in the year to September, a record...
by Kamal | Dec 12, 2025 | Property
I read with interest about the refurbishment plans for the Barbican (Barbican revamp to give ‘bewildering’ arts centre a new lease of life, 5 December). I spent more than 30 years working on the prototype – the large complex of buildings that the architects...
by Kamal | Dec 12, 2025 | Property
It’s two days before Thanksgiving and Hillary Cohen and Samantha Luu are trying to figure out how they’re going to cook 120 turkeys with limited oven space in their food warehouse in downtown LA. “We’re going to have to do a bit of spatchcocking. It’s not very...
by Kamal | Dec 12, 2025 | Property
Welcome to our last Newsround of this year, we will be back again in the new year, but what has happened in the housing news this week? Government releases new civil penalty charges The new civil penalties under the Renters’ Right Act have now been published by the...
by Kamal | Dec 12, 2025 | Property
Key summary: 46% of properties for sale and 58% of rentals are rated EPC C or above Average annual energy bills for EPC A rated homes are £571 for homes rated EPC A, rising to £6,368 for EPC G 58% of people say they are motivated to make green home improvements for a...
by Kamal | Dec 11, 2025 | Property
Trump’s strategy plan contains echoes of ‘extreme rightwing tropes’ from 1930s, former cabinet minister tells MPsThe Trump security strategy paper contains language reminiscent of 1930s Germany, MPs were told.Liam Byrne, a former Labour cabinet...
by Kamal | Dec 11, 2025 | Property
Online viewings have become increasingly common, especially for tenants moving from abroad or relocating from another part of the UK.They’re also useful in high-demand areas, acting as a quick pre-screening before anyone commits to an in-person visit.The best part is...
by Kamal | Dec 11, 2025 | Property
When 47-year-old shop assistant Claire Carter was younger, her mother told her to “never live on the long streets” – terrace-lined roads about half a mile long that lead from the centre of Hendon, Sunderland, to the sea. These six streets have a reputation for being...
by Kamal | Dec 10, 2025 | Property
The homelessness minister has pledged to end the use of bed and breakfasts as emergency housing, even as new figures show that the country’s homelessness problem has worsened since Labour came into government.Alison McGovern said she would consider it a personal...
by Kamal | Dec 10, 2025 | Property
Moral logic is flipped on its head in England’s benefits system, which systematically excludes the poorest people from the only housing that was ever intended for them. Social homes were supposed to be for those who couldn’t afford private rents. However, a new report...
by Kamal | Dec 9, 2025 | Property
Donald Trump signed mortgage documents in the 1990s claiming two separate Florida properties would each serve as his principal residence – the same thing his administration is calling “mortgage fraud” when done by political rivals, records show.ProPublica unearthed...
by Kamal | Dec 9, 2025 | General Concepts, Property
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by Kamal | Dec 8, 2025 | General Concepts, Property
Should I buy two properties or one? Depending on your budget, time available and your goals. Here we look at the options and when to consider which strategy. Source link
by Kamal | Dec 8, 2025 | Property
The poorest people in England are being denied access to social housing owing to their low income, in a “catch-22” situation that is pushing more people into homelessness, research has found.A new report from Crisis said that an ever depleting supply of social homes...
by Kamal | Dec 7, 2025 | Property
Jonathan Liew’s article (Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is, 2 November) entirely misses the point that underlies the spate of criticism against the “mansion tax”. While wealth disparity is no doubt an issue...
by Kamal | Dec 7, 2025 | Property
Your report about the deprivation divide in UK communities brings into sharp focus the granularity of inequalities in the country (‘Posh-poor divide’: the rise in areas of England where wealth and deprivation appear side by side, 1 December). These aren’t just...
by Kamal | Dec 7, 2025 | Property
Illustration: Glenn Harvey/The GuardianAlmost every couple that I know in their 20s, 30s or even 40s has had the same argument with their parents before getting married.The parents say to open a wedding registry. The couple responds that they do not want one. They...
by Kamal | Dec 6, 2025 | Buy to Let, Property
Learn how to assess rental demand, what data actual matters and a free 5-minute check method, learnt from 20 years of property investing. Source link
by Kamal | Dec 5, 2025 | Property, Selling Property
You can’t list directly on Rightmove or similar property portals as a private seller, however here is how online agents can help and give you access Source link
by Kamal | Dec 5, 2025 | Property
Friday is the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott, which began because Rosa Parks refused to relinquish her seat to a white person, as required by law. While her brave act brought national attention to the civil rights movement and triggered student sit-ins...
by Kamal | Dec 5, 2025 | Property
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThe PM will be at a childcare center in Wales from midday. He’ll most likely speak to families alongside First Minister Eluned Morgan before heading to Cardiff. Meanwhile, Education Secretary...
by Kamal | Dec 5, 2025 | Property
Throughout 2025, an extraordinary range of homes have captured attention, from medieval townhouses with show-stopping bathtubs to Britain’s first earth-sheltered home built into a Yorkshire hillside. “With billions of minutes spent on Rightmove each year, we have a...
by Kamal | Dec 5, 2025 | Property
London, Manchester, and Glasgow were the UK’s most searched-for locations in 2025 Bournemouth, Brighton, and Eastbourne topped the list for coastal location searches Spain, France, and Dubai were the most popular overseas destinations searched for Our annual data has...
by Kamal | Dec 5, 2025 | Property
Landlord Law Newsround brings you all the latest housing news and a bit more, so let’s see what the team has spotted this week. New guidance on evictions issued by government The government has issued another set of guidance for landlords for the correct process to...
by Kamal | Dec 5, 2025 | Property
Skipton in North Yorkshire has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain in our annual study In second place is Richmond-upon-Thames in London, and in third place is Camden in London Stirling is the happiest place in Scotland, and Anglesey tops the list...
by Kamal | Dec 5, 2025 | Property
I knew he was running away from something. It wasn’t until many years later that I discovered the truthWritten and read by Pamela Gordon Continue reading… Source link
by Kamal | Dec 4, 2025 | Property
Families will be offered help to get out of temporary accommodation and support with childcare as part of the government’s delayed child poverty strategy, with ministers saying the entire package will lift more than half a million children out of poverty.The new...
by Kamal | Dec 4, 2025 | Property
This important new legislation has left many landlords (and tenants) with more questions than answers because when it originally received Royal Assent on 27th October 2025 we were left with a huge number of changes about to happen but no clear dates as to when. We...
by Kamal | Dec 4, 2025 | Property
A senior minister has said he has “significant concerns” about one of Britain’s biggest property managers after dozens of residents complained of high charges, slow repairs and aggressive debt collection techniques.It is the latest sign of growing anger in Westminster...
by Kamal | Dec 4, 2025 | Property
Thousands of refugees are facing a growing homelessness crisis, according to a network of more than 100 organisations across the UK who say homelessness has more than doubled among refugees in the last two years.Naccom, the national charity of 140 frontline refugee...
by Kamal | Dec 2, 2025 | Property
The new “mansion tax” announced by Rachel Reeves in last week’s budget is estimated to affect around 165,000 property owners, and on current trends the British media is forecast to have interviewed every single one of them by the end of the year. How else to explain...
by Kamal | Dec 2, 2025 | Property
Looking for a new place to rent can be stressful, especially when you know landlords get loads of messages for every property. That first message you send could be the one that sticks in their mind… or the one they delete without a second thought. Mistakes like being...
by Kamal | Dec 2, 2025 | Property
The Renters’ Rights Act is set to bring the most significant changes to renting in England in over 30 years. It’s the biggest reform since the Housing Act 1988, which still underpins much of today’s tenancy rules.This guide explains the key updates that are coming,...
by Kamal | Dec 2, 2025 | Property
UN experts have said that one of England’s biggest social landlords appears to have systematically failed to ensure the habitability of its rental properties.In a letter to the UK government, they cite the case of a disabled tenant, Sanjay Ramburn, 55, who they say...
by Kamal | Dec 1, 2025 | Property
Renters’ Rights Act Essential Tips – review your property » The Landlord Law Blog / Source link
by Kamal | Dec 1, 2025 | Property
Here are all our posts for November. Saturday 1st November Landlord Law Blog Roundup for October Thursday 6th November Renters’ Rights Act Essential Tips – Section 21 Read my essential tips before the Renters Rights Act becomes law Friday 7th November Landlord Law...
by Kamal | Dec 1, 2025 | Property
Wood-burning stoves are likely to face tighter restrictions in England under new pollution targets set as part of an updated environmental plan released by ministers on Monday.Speaking to the Guardian before the publication of the updated environmental improvement...
by Kamal | Nov 30, 2025 | Property
It was the utopian housing dream, a community project designed to support its residents from cradle to grave – 400 redbrick homes built around a village hall, leisure centre and playing fields, all of it owned and managed by the people who lived there.The Eldonian...
by Kamal | Nov 28, 2025 | Property
Our latest list of most-viewed homes perfectly captures the nation’s diverse property dreams, showcasing incredible ambition from across the market.This month’s selection truly has something for everyone, ranging from a Grade II listed Georgian manor apartment set...
by Kamal | Nov 28, 2025 | Property
Here is our last Newsround for November. Rent Smart Wales deemed a success The Welsh government celebrates 10 years of their Rent Smart Wales scheme and claim that it has ‘improved renting for all’ bringing in ‘higher standards, better informed landlords and stronger...
by Kamal | Nov 27, 2025 | General Concepts, Property
Exchange commits you to buying. Completion transfers ownership. This guide covers realistic timescales (not the optimistic ones), what happens at each stage, and practical advice from 20 years of buying investment property. Source link
by Kamal | Nov 27, 2025 | Property
Where was the applause for the budget from the business world? Well, there was the banking sector, but it was reportedly under strong encouragement from the Treasury to engage in a round of corporate cheerleading after being spared higher levies. Nor should one get...
by Kamal | Nov 27, 2025 | General Concepts, Property
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by Kamal | Nov 27, 2025 | Property
Housing costs across Europe have become a growing burden for many households, both for those trying to buy and those trying to rent. Over the past decade, property prices have surged faster than incomes in many European countries. The same is true for rents, which...
by Kamal | Nov 27, 2025 | Property
Updating Landlord Law for the Renters’ Rights Act: Progress Report » The Landlord Law Blog / Source link
by Kamal | Nov 27, 2025 | Property
Rachel Reeves has announced that from April 2028, owners of properties in England valued at £2m and over in 2026 will be required to pay an annual council tax surcharge.The value of qualifying properties will be determined next year by the government’s Valuation...
by Kamal | Nov 27, 2025 | Property
Centre-left parties can build a broad new coalition of support if they tackle Europe’s deepening housing crisis, researchers have said. Conversely, ignoring it risks pushing increasingly fed-up voters into the arms of the far right.Research by the Progressive Politics...
by Kamal | Nov 26, 2025 | Property
Protection of nature is a key component of sustainability, but all too often we forget its other essential elements (How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality, 23 November).Promoters of a so-called “forest city” in east Cambridgeshire’s...
by Kamal | Nov 26, 2025 | Property
Reeves says two-child benefit cap to go from April next yearReeves says it is the government’s job to cut child poverty.But there is one policy above all that has increased child poverty – the two-child benefit cap.She says this has failed on its own terms. It has not...
by Kamal | Nov 26, 2025 | Property
Key takeaways: Homes worth more than £2 million will be subject to a so-called mansion tax, from April 2028 No changes to stamp duty, as had been widely rumoured in recent months Landlords to pay additional 2% income tax on rental income Chancellor Rachel Reeves...
by Kamal | Nov 26, 2025 | Property
‘Without a living room, your world becomes quite small,” says Georgie, a 27-year-old climbing and outdoor instructor. When she moved into a house-share with four strangers in 2023, she wasn’t worried about the lack of a living room. “I kind of thought it would be fine...
by Kamal | Nov 25, 2025 | Property
Good landlord tenant communication is the foundation of any successful tenancy. When both parties understand each other, rent payments are made on time, repair requests are handled quickly and everyone feels comfortable raising concerns before they snowball. When...
by Kamal | Nov 24, 2025 | Property
I love that our house is constructed from stone hewn from the ground just metres away. The original mortar and plaster would have been similarly local, from kilns next to the ancient quarry that were used as far back as Roman times, perhaps further – people have been...
by Kamal | Nov 23, 2025 | Property
Consider being a young homeless person on benefits today. Those aged 16-24 who can’t live at home often end up in supported housing. This could be a shared flat or a hostel, where specialist staff are on hand to help. But such young people frequently have to cover...
by Kamal | Nov 23, 2025 | Property
In the next few years, spades could be in the ground for a city made of wood, in the middle of the largest new nature reserve created in England in decades, with four-bedroom homes on sale for £350,000.It sounds too good to be true, but a cross-party coalition of...
by Kamal | Nov 22, 2025 | Property
Renters’ Rights Act Essential Tips – Fixed terms becoming illegal » The Landlord Law Blog / Source link
by Kamal | Nov 21, 2025 | Property
Welcome to another Landlord Law Newsround, let’s see what has been in the news this week. Not all landlord house improvements pay off – claim A new survey carried out has found that 51% of landlords who have carried upgrade work to their rental properties have...
by Kamal | Nov 20, 2025 | Property
Key summary: Changes to stamp duty and council tax are rumoured ahead of next week’s Budget, with less than a week to go until the announcement Our survey of over 10,000 potential movers reveals how people are feeling about the upcoming Budget, and the impact recent...
by Kamal | Nov 19, 2025 | Property
Some of the first homes in the UK designed to meet new building standards put less pressure on the electricity grid than expected, a study has found.The all-electric properties in Handsworth, Birmingham, have heat pumps, which use electricity to provide heat rather...
