Angela Rayner has been reappointed as housing secretary less than a year after stepping down from the role following controversy over stamp duty payments on her £800,000 flat
Rayner’s Shock Housing Return
Mortgage Rates Jump Sharply
Nikka Sulton
Average fixed mortgage rates have recorded their sharpest daily rise in months, according to new figures from financial information provider Moneyfactscompare.co.uk. The average two-year fixed residential mortgage rate
Section 21 Campaigner Steps Down
Nikka Sulton
Ben Twomey has stepped down as Chief Executive of housing campaign group Generation Rent, bringing to an end a three-year leadership period during which the organisation played a
House Prices Decline as Market Cools
Nikka Sulton
House sellers reduced their asking prices by an average of £3,832 in July as a combination of political uncertainty, higher mortgage rates and seasonal distractions slowed activity across
New Rental Rules See Stock Fall
Nikka Sulton
The supply of rental properties across Great Britain has slipped below last year’s level for the first time in four years, according to the latest figures from Rightmove.
Councils Fail to Recover Landlord Fines
Nikka Sulton
Councils across England are collecting only a fraction of the fines issued to landlords, despite carrying out more inspections of privately rented homes. New figures released by the
Record Rents as Supply Falls
Nikka Sulton
Rental prices across Great Britain have climbed to new record levels as the supply of available homes begins to tighten once again. According to the latest data from
Rental Home Sales Rise as Landlords Quit
Nikka Sulton
Nearly 850,000 homes have left the UK’s private rented sector over the past decade, equating to around one in every six rental properties, according to new research from
Scottish Housing Backlogs Continue to Grow
Nikka Sulton
Scottish landlords are facing increasingly long waits to recover possession of their properties, with housing tribunal delays adding further pressure to an already strained rental market. Figures from
Section 21’s Disproportionate Impact
Nikka Sulton
Housing campaign group Generation Rent has claimed that Black households have been disproportionately affected by Section 21 evictions, with eviction-related homelessness occurring at significantly higher rates than among