Merry Christmas!
A very Merry Christmas to you all from all of us here at Norfolk Property Management and Lettings! We hope that 2025 has brought you everything you hoped it would and that 2026 is even better still. In the world of rental properties and lettings, the past 12 months have certainly seen ups, downs and […]
Rental market experts hit out at Autumn Budget
Key voices from the residential property rental market have responded largely negatively to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s 2025 Autumn Budget that took place earlier this week. Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), said The Budget will hit low-income renters hardest as they face a combination of rent increases and […]
Rental market stabilises
The total number of homes available to rent continues to edge closer to pre-pandemic levels, however the pace of new rental properties coming onto the market has slowed: The number of available homes to rent is now 9% higher than this time last year. Though this figure is still 23% below this time in 2019, […]
Prepare for change at the National Landlord Investment Show
The National Landlord Investment Show returns next week at Old Billingsgate, London. Connecting thousands of landlords, investors and property professionals for a full day of networking, expert insights, and education, it takes place on Wednesday, October 29. The UK’s largest property exhibition, the show – which is free to enter – offers a packed agenda of over […]
Landlords are remortgaging for property improvement
Industry figures covering the first half of the year reveal a steep annual increase in the amount of extra buy-to-let borrowing used for improving properties. Industry figures on the purpose for new buy-to-let remortgages show that the first half of 2024 saw equity valued at £712 million used for property improvement in 4,632 remortgage cases. […]
Easing of pressures in the rental market
According to the property listings platforms Zoopla and Rightmove, there are now signs of a slight uptick in the supply of rental housing. However, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is warning that recovery in the rental market remains fragile, with the demand for rental housing still outstripping supply. Data from the research consultancy Pegasus […]
Variation in Energy Performance Certificates
Energy labelling within the UK, EU and beyond is not standardised, according to international real estate advisor Savills. The company’s Impacts research programme has revealed standards for the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) regime vary widely, even among EU countries. This means that a commercial building receiving the highest rating in one country could receive a […]
Call for builders to be licensed
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is urging the government to introduce mandatory licensing across all domestic building work following a recent survey. The research reveals 37 per cent of adults in Britain have hired a builder who turned out to be unreliable or unqualified, with homeowners losing £14.3bn to cowboys in the past five […]
New HMO licences are on the decline
The number of houses in multiple occupation (HMO) licences being granted by local planning authorities (LPAs) is on the decline across much of the UK, according to recent research. The latest data from property software operation Searchland reveals the number of HMO licences has dropped in most areas other than Oxford, Bristol and parts of London. Large HMOs require […]
Smaller homes must be included in key student housing exemption
The National Residential Landlord Association (NRLA) has warned that government plans to restrict a key student housing exemption to larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) risk undermining supply and disrupting the annual student rental cycle. This follows comments made by the House of Lords Housing Minister, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, during committee stage of the […]
