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FlatHomes vs. Propertymark: Early 2025 Housing Market Snapshot At FlatHomes, we believe in transparency and data-driven insights. In this special report, we're taking a closer look at key housing market trends from January to April, comparing our internal FlatHomes data with insights from Propertymark's Housing Insight Reports. Let's dive in and see how t...

Navigating Rent Arrears: A Fair and Compliant Approach Rent arrears can be a stressful and challenging situation for both Contract Holders and landlords. For Contract Holders, it's the worry of losing their home; for landlords, it's the concern about financial stability and property management. However, approaching rent arrears with a fair, compliant, and...

Spotting Electrical Hazards: A Quick Guide For Contract Holders and Landlords Introduction to Electrical Safety Electrical safety is paramount in any property, whether you're a contract holder living in a rented space or a landlord responsible for your contract holders' well-being. Faulty electrics can lead to serious consequences, including fires...

FlatHomes Team Walks for a Paws-itive Impact: Gower Challenge for The Rescue Hotel! At FlatHomes, we believe in giving back to the community, and what better way than supporting our furry friends in need? Get ready for the FlatHomes team to lace up their boots! Stepping Out for a Great Cause We are thrilled to announce that the FlatHomes team will...

Your Essential Summer Guide for Contract Holders! Summer's here, and with the longer days and warmer weather, it's the perfect time to enjoy everything your home and local area have to offer! As your property management team, we want to help ensure your summer is as comfortable and hassle-free as possible. Here are our top tips for making the most of the...

Key Changes to Fire Safety Regulations for Furnishings Important Update for Landlords and Letting Agents from FlatHomes - Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 will come into force on 30th of October 2025 From the 30th of October 2025, significant changes will come into effect for the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire...

Welsh Government Rejects Calls for Landlords to Compensate Evicted Tenants Important Update for Landlords in Wales We're sharing a significant update from the Welsh Government that will be of particular interest to landlords across Wales. A recent proposal regarding tenant compensation for no-fault evictions has been rejected, bringing clarity to a...

Financial sanctions regulations for letting agents are coming in from the 14th of May. This requires agents to check both landlords and tenants (& Guarantors if applicable) against financial sanctions. These checks are to ensure that criminal tenants and landlords cannot enter into rental agreements. Agents will need to check landlords as soon...

Welsh Government recently published a Green Paper: A call for evidence on securing a path towards Adequate Housing – including Fair Rents and Affordability.Of the two elements of the proposals, it will be the fair rent that will be of the greater concern to landlords in Wales, with it ultimately meaning rent controls. This will be viewed by many as ano...

The Renting Homes (Wales) Act, which has been described as the biggest change in housing law in Wales, has been postponed for nearly 6 months from the original date of 15th July to a new date of December 1st.The news will be pleasing to landlords who were first made aware of the upcoming changes at the start of this year. In the months that followed January&...

Significant change to the private rented sector will be implemented by the Welsh Government on 15 July 2022.For a full and detailed explanation visit https://gov.wales/landlords-housing-law-changing-renting-homes - In the meantime we have listed in brief the key points on how the new Act will affect you and what FlatHomes are doing for our managed landlords...

A new online system to allow rent payments, from tenants in receipt of Universal Credit, to be paid directly to private landlords has been launched by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The new system for arranging these Alternative Payment Arrangements replaces the two existing UC47 forms cutting the processing time down from in excess of thre...