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Neil Cobbold

Chief Sales Officer, PayProp

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Finding landlords is UK agents’ biggest worry – PayProp survey

For our 2024 annual Rental Confidence Index, we surveyed property professionals about their primary concerns.

Budget puts money towards developments in Canary Wharf and Barking

Budget measures outline changes to property taxation

Neil Cobbold, managing director of automated rental payment and client accounting specialists PayProp UK, comments on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget Statement announced on 6 March 2024.

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Long-awaited Bill needs ‘flesh on the bones,’ says PayProp boss

The Renters (Reform) Bill leaves a number of crucial unanswered questions that could threaten future investment in the industry from landlords and letting agents.

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Answers on a postcard, please Minister – Industry needs more details on Renters (Reform) Bill

PayProp boss Neil Cobbold calls for more details on the Renters (Reform) Bill. What can Housing Minister Rachel Maclean do to reassure the industry?

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How the right tech can help with compliance challenges

Discover how PropTech helps letting agencies to protect themselves against regulatory risks.

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Light-touch Budget is no bad thing for the housing market

Despite a lack of announcements in the latest Budget, no news could be good news for housing.

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Agents warned over CMP compliance

Letting agents who fail to protect client money properly could face hefty fines, warns Neil Cobbold.

Special Report reveals UK arrears after 12 months of COVID-19

It has been over a year since COVID-19 hit the UK. Throughout the pandemic, we have been studying tenant arrears to give a picture of how tenants, landlords and agents are coping with the pandemic and publishing our findings in a series of Special Reports.