Tag: renters
Pressure on renters persists into new year
Tenants paid 6.2% more in rent in January than they did a year earlier, official figures show.
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Renters will still face unfair evictions under ‘inadequate’ new bill, say campaigners
"Without these changes, the tenant's experience post-reform will too often resemble the current situation: renters will continue to be subject to the [...]
Charities 'concerned' over lack of progress with Renters Reform Bill
A group of 30 charities warn Rishi Sunak not to abandon the Renters Reform Bill.
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Green home insulation plan ‘will benefit renters and landlords’
The Green Party of England and Wales said allowing tenants to force landlords to insulate their homes would boost the value of landlords' properties. [...]
Not all renters smoke weed or are in gangs, minister says
Rachel Maclean defends plans to strengthen renters’ rights at the Conservative Party conference.
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Renters’ rights violations to be investigated
Since February, the CMA has been engaging with the government's Levelling Up department, and various consumer rights groups, including Citizens Advice [...]
Help renters benefit from energy-saving grants, campaigners say
Tenants have less incentive to apply for help as they could be evicted at any time, campaigners say.
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Renters Reform Bill: Warning changes could 'decimate' student market
Landlords says plans to abolish fixed-term tenancies in England could cause "chaos" for student housing.
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Manhattan renters face sticker shock with average rent at $5,200
An "Apartments For Rent" sign outside a building in the East Village neighborhood of New York, U.S.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesManhattan ren [...]
How the growing Atlanta economy burned low-income renters, homebuyers
Metro Atlanta is on a hot streak.More than 6 million people now live in the region, according to recent Census Bureau estimates. Experts say that's ab [...]
Relief Eludes Many Renters as Fed Raises Interest Rates
Already, new home construction has dropped sharply as borrowing costs climb, declining 14.4 percent in May to the lowest rate in more than a year. Ear [...]
Relief Eludes Many Renters as Fed Raises Interest Rates
Already, new home construction has dropped sharply as borrowing costs climb, declining 14.4 percent in May to the lowest rate in more than a year. Ear [...]
New Jersey governor floats property tax relief for homeowners, renters
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers a victory speech on Nov. 3, 2021, in Asbury Park, New Jersey.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Getty ImagesProperty tax rel [...]
How Black and Hispanic renters experience housing discrimination in cities across the US
Racial discrimination in rental markets is alive and well.
In a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, researchers fou [...]
Federal eviction protections have ended, leaving renters scrambling
It’s August 1, and lease is due. That’s a giant change for a lot of People who had been unable to pay lease however have been protected against [...]