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1 day ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Nigel Lewis

The poorest tenants within the private rented sector (PRS) are spending 63% of their income on rent, a shocking new report from the Government has revealed. The Official for National Statistics (ONS) latest update to its English Housing Survey reveals that while tenants paid 34% of their income on average – up two percent on four years ago – the poorest tenants paid 63% of their income, up from 59% in 2020.

1 day ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Nigel Lewis

Landlords could face a £765 bill for delaying their selective licence application when Thurrock Council launches its proposed scheme. The authority hopes to introduce licencing in every ward except Little Thurrock Blackshots, Orsett, Stifford Clays, and The Homesteads, and has set the standard fee at £1,002, which jumps to £1,767 if landlords fail to apply within 12 weeks of the scheme’s launch date. Those applying on paper would also be hit with a £500 surcharge.

1 day ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Nigel Lewis

A petition calling for rent controls launched by a hard-up mum has garnered some 42,00 signatures and counting. The petition, which was started by single mum Bridget Chapman (pictured)from Darlington in County Durham after her landlord raised her rent by 20%, follows research from Generation Rent that revealed that 61% of tenants it canvassed had been asked to pay higher rent during the past 12 months.

2 days ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Nigel Lewis

The Welsh government has rejected proposals to give tenants compensation if they are handed a no-fault eviction notice. The Senedd’s Housing & Local Government Select Committee suggested that private renters should be offered the last two months’ rent of their tenancy in certain circumstances, for instance where a landlord needs to sell or move back into their property.

2 days ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Nigel Lewis

A landlord and his property manager who both evicted a tenant illegally have been found guilty of a ‘despicable act’. The comment has been made by the judge following the trial of landlord Jamie Punton, who is also a director of Wisbech Construction Ltd, and his property manager Arslan Anjum, both from Wisbech in Cambridgeshire.