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No legal requirement for tenants in SA to pay rental deposits - housing tribunal boss
13+ hour, 41+ min ago (504+ words) Home » No legal requirement for tenants in SA to pay rental deposits – housing tribunal boss Gauteng Rental Housing Tribunal chairperson Emmanuel Masombuka clarifies that rental deposits are not required unless agreed in a lease. South African tenants are under no…...
Rental supply falls for first time in three years, Zoopla reveals
12+ hour, 57+ min ago (710+ words) Average rents have been pushed higher after rental supply dropped for the first time in three years in July, Zoopla data shows. The portal says the main driver is scarcity rather than new regulations under the Renters’ Rights Act, with…...
Buy-to-let company formations fall as landlord incorporation boom slows
18+ hour, 54+ min ago (842+ words) Analysis by the estate agency found that 41,483 buy-to-let companies were incorporated during the first eight months of 2026, down 8% from 44,802 over the same period last year. The slowdown was particularly marked in August, when 4,198 buy-to-let companies were established, 22% fewer than the…...
Vendors and landlords get more listing options, ACCC says
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (363+ words) The regulator is urging agents to revisit portal choices and fees with clients. REA Group has given the ACCC an undertaking to stop requiring or incentivising agents to list all or most properties on realestate.com.au – a practice the…...
Misguided rental reforms have made finding a property more difficult
18+ hour, 53+ min ago (43+ words) The Times Misguided rental reforms have made finding a property more difficult Measures to protect tenants have led to landlords becoming more cautious, increasing the hoops those hoping to rent must jump through...
Fixer Group helps property managers tackle Victoria’s rental compliance
15+ hour, 50+ min ago (624+ words) As Victoria's rental compliance rules tighten, Fixer Group is scaling fast across Melbourne - without losing the small-company care that built it. For property managers, rental providers and renters alike, the stakes – and the paperwork – have never been higher. And the…...
Agency claims landlords tested higher rents before reforms kicked in
18+ hour, 45+ min ago (241+ words) An agency says landlords tested higher rents before restrictions came in, under the Renters Rights Act. Chestertons makes the claim in a characteristically upbeat assessment of London’s rental market as summer segues into autumn. The agency says tenantdemand increased in…...
Rental supply drops after three-year recovery, Zoopla finds
18+ hour, 55+ min ago (652+ words) The number of homes available to rent dropped after a three-year recovery, pushing rents higher, according to data from Zoopla. Its Rental Market Report showed there were 3% fewer rental homes available than a year earlier, while supply was down 6% in…...
Zoopla explains why it expects rental price growth to accelerate by end of 2026
14+ hour, 28+ min ago (426+ words) Higher mortgage rates are putting pressure on the rental sector, with UK rental prices expected to be increasing by 4% to 5% annually by the end of the year, according to a property website. Zoopla said that demand for rental homes has…...
'Is Making Tax Digital coming for my rental income?"
18+ hour, 50+ min ago (409+ words) Mike qualified as a financial adviser in 2002 and helps with guidance on tax, pensions and investments. I’m receiving some rental income as well as drawing pension income and am concerned that I may be caught by the new Making Tax…...