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The real reason why landlords struggle to let to tenants on benefits - and it's not to do with discrimination! Aug 4, 2021: A recent review into private rented sector raises concerns for lower-income renters has revealed that issues about renting to those on benefits isn’t always down to landlords ‘discriminating’ against tenants, it’s more to do with the problems of payment via Universal Credit. Find out more here.

Easiest places to get planning permission in the UK and ones to avoid - may be! Jul 7, 2021: Thanks to some analysis on planning permissions applied for in 2020, ‘metals4u’ have identified where planning permission is given and rejected. In 2020, 359,013 Brits applied for planning permission and by far the majority (87%) were granted, but that left 46,672 applications denied. Find out the best and worst places to get planning permission and what the next steps are if you're thinking of applying for planning.

Latest property price analysis from Kate Faulkner - May 2021 May 19, 2021: Despite the uncertainty over the last 12 months and with the added hope over the last month or so that the country can go back to some sort of ‘new normal’, additional support for FTBs and the SDLT extension, it’s apparent that the huge desire to move last year has continued. Read more here.

London prime rental market round up May 5, 2021: For a round up of the prime rental market in London, read more here.

London rental market May 5, 2021: Normally the London rental market just goes up, but on occasions it does take a fall and the pandemic has resulted in an increase in supply of rental properties and fall in demand, so much so that rents have, typically, fallen. For once, good news for tenants! Well in the short term. Read the full article here.