Energy Performance Certificates can be riddled with inaccuracies and give unhelpful advice to property owners. That’s the view of consumer service...
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The Housing Ombudsman - which currently presides over the social housing sector - has named and shamed 12 councils and housing...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour Party proposal to sell some long-empty homes to first time buyers for just £1 has been dismissed as the...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...
17 December 2022
From: The Big Issues
It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...
09 October 2021
From: Tax & Finance
The many thousands of landlords who have snapped up properties have been advised to be on alert - a tax consultancy...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A new report shows a growing difference in customer service levels between the best and worst energy suppliers in Britain -...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Online lettings platform Mashroom says there are four tips for tenants who want to boost their credit ratings to have a...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Residential properties in the capital are being wrongly valued due to outdated measurement techniques used to measure floor space, it has...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
A number of taxpayers, including buy-to-let landlords, have been left feeling confused after HMRC issued self-assessment statements to individual taxpayers which...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News
It is estimated that around 33,000 properties across the UK may be unwittingly let illegally, according to research. A recent study exploring...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Residential properties in London are being wrongly valued due to outdated measurement techniques used to measure floor space, it has been...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Tens of thousands of landlords across the UK could be unwittingly renting out property illegally because they have should have an...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News
A Conservative think tank has been slammed by the Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) for its inaccurate analysis of the private rental...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Landlords in Bristol are planning to file a complaint against Bristol City Council regarding the authority's intention to extend the city's...
10 October 2016
From: Breaking News
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has called for the government to abolish stamp duty to create a more “buoyant and...