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Bank Entices Landlords with Eco Loans
Would an affordable loan persuade you to make the changes to your property portfolio to ensure it’s more energy efficient?
Well, Gatehouse Bank are offering preferential rates for buy to let properties with good energy efficiency.
Shelter claims every seven minutes a Section 21 notice is given
A private tenant is handed a Section 21 eviction every seven minutes in England, according to homeless charity Shelter.
It is said almost 230,000 private tenants have been served with a S21 since the government first committed to scrap this form of eviction in April 2019 revealed in Shelter’s recent statement.
Give tenants fixed minimum contract length and greater ease to keep pets – says think tank
Some radical reform ideas for the private rental sector have been floated by the Social Market Foundation in a recent report, including a fixed minimum contract of 24 months and also allowing tenants to have greater control of their homes overall.
North West town receives £650,000 to combat rogue landlords
The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is pressing ahead with its ambitious mandate, providing £650,000 to Blackpool in an attempt to thwart the city’s issues with rogue landlords.
A statement from the department says: “Longstanding neglect by some local landlords has led to Blackpool experiencing some of the worst housing conditions in the country, with at least one in three properties classified as 'non-decent'.
Lincolnshire Council to crackdown on landlords “keeping deposits unnecessarily”
The pledge comes from North East Lincolnshire council which has announced it has adopted the Lettings Legislation Penalty Notice policy.
It has stated this will give the Council’s Trading Standards officers “powers to crackdown on landlords that surprise tenants with hidden costs” with fines of up to £30,000.
