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Local Authority Support Needed to increase PRS Provision of Accessible Homes

By Rent Guarantor on 16/04/2021

Things change all the time and no country or industry is immune to that fact. One sector which has seen its fair share of change already in just a few years, is the UK's Private Rental Sector (PRS) and now, it's facing yet another challenge - providing lettings accommodation for a broader demographic including older and disabled tenants. As the price of property rises and renting is increasingly a long-term choice for many people, it’s no real surprise that more tenants aged over 65 or with a disability are among those living in, or planning to live in the PRS.

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Extended Stamp Duty Holiday Suggests Many Tenants Will Rent for Longer

By Rent Guarantor on 01/04/2021

While the extension of the stamp duty holiday announced in the budget earlier in March was welcomed by many home buyers and sellers, many renters in the process of saving their deposit to buy were likely less thrilled. That's because a longer period of a stamp duty holiday has helped push the price of properties higher across the UK, meaning those living in letting accommodation while also saving to buy their own property will have to save a larger deposit.

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Upbeat Outlook for UK Lettings Market Despite Lower Central London Rents

By Rent Guarantor on 18/03/2021

With the UK's Covid-19 vaccination programme progressing well, optimism appears to be returning to various areas of activity in the UK. Two separate reports suggest the UK's lettings industry is improving in 2021 with lower rents in London encouraging increased tenant interest and average rents across England holding broadly steady, rather than falling notably.

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MP Continuing Fight for Pets in Rental Homes Law

By Rent Guarantor on 10/03/2021

With coronavirus restrictions limiting the amount of time for debate in the House of Commons, a Bill to create a new law to allow pet owners to keep their animals with them while in rental accommodation has been delayed. However, the MP who is leading the fight for the Dogs and Domestic Animals (Accommodation and Protection) Bill says that delay doesn't mean the potential new law is off the agenda.

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Tenants Hardest Hit by Pandemic

By Rent Guarantor on 05/03/2021

As the UK government adopts a cautious approach to ending a lockdown that's been put in place to protect the population and the NHS from the spread of coronavirus, a recent report shows that among households, tenants have fared worse than homeowners. With figures showing a steep increase in the number of tenants in arrears as a direct result of the pandemic, think tank the Resolution Foundation calls for the government to initiate a tenant loan program to support tenants in financial difficulties due to the effects of Covid-19.

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Government Finds £50mn for Student Renters, But Should Government Help All Renters?

By Rent Guarantor on 22/02/2021

As the effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to bite, UK students are being offered additional support with their rent from the government and Unite Students, the largest student accommodation management firm. However, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has questioned the government's strategy of providing additional support for student renters only and not all renters.

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