One of the most controversial and debated pieces of legislation in recent years, has been ruled unconstitutional by Germany’s highest court. A cap introduced in February 2020 to combat soaring rents in Berlin, violated the Basic Law and as such was unlawful, in the view of the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe. The rent cap …
Read more >A planning approval has been awarded to Link Group, in partnership with Govanhill Housing Association, to deliver 33 mid-market rent homes on the former Larkfield bus depot in Glasgow, as part of a larger project which will see a total of 121 new apartments built. The new development, designed by Hypostyle Architects, is due to …
Read more >It has been reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to rent out his cottage in Oxfordshire for a cool £4,250 a month. Boris Johnson and his ex-wife Marina Wheeler bought the cottage in 2003 for £690,000. Described as a “lovely Grade II listed 4 bed family home”, the property is located in North Weston, …
Read more >A new app designed to improve the condition of property in co-ownership in Edinburgh and all of Scotland has been launched. The Edinburgh City Council and its partner Novoville announced the release of a free app called Novoville Shared Repairs, which was born out of the Scottish Government’s CivTech Accelerator programme. The app is intended …
Read more >No, this is not a typo! A London property lets for £1.55m a year in what is believed to be a record rental deal. This new build townhouse mansion in Mayfair, called Culross House, has been rented by a 24 year old who paid £3.1m upfront to secure the tenancy. The tenant is said to …
Read more >Ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2021, Propertymark has written a manifesto outlining actions the government should take to improve the housing sector which can play a key role in the economic and social recovery after the pandemic. Propertymark is calling on the next government to: Support the regulation of estate agents and …
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