A leading London lettings agent has delivered a withering verdict on the Tenant Fees Bill and its unintended consequences for the industry. The comments have been made by Tim Hassell, managing director at London lettings firm Draker. He goes on to say that: “To ban companies from charging transparent fees for services is an overstep into private industry actioned in a ...

The government’s attempts to muzzle the buy-to-let market and give first time buyers a chance to get on the property ladder have failed and are ‘perverse’, a leading economist and former member of the Bank of England Monetary Committee has claimed.

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While many wail that private tenants can’t afford to buy a home, new research finds that the majority of them don’t want to buy – only 42% of them are interested in getting on the ladder anytime soon, according to new research from Landbay. The study of 2,000 private tenants found that older renters are the least interested in buying – just 13% of over 55s are ...