While England and Wales recorded their second-highest rate of accelerated possession claims in nine years, new figures show Ipswich landlords filed 25% fewer claims in the latest quarter.
As the government announces plans to reform England's leasehold system to protect millions of homeowners from unfair practices, Attwells Solicitors says the changes could reshape the local property market.
New figures show that 50% of private rental properties in Ipswich fall below the government's future energy efficiency targets, with most rated D or below. Landlords must improve their properties to at least a C rating by 2030.
A property on Wherstead Road has sparked a mixture of amusement and bemusement after the owner carried out exterior renovations using what appears to be a material designed only for internal work, leaving debris all over the street.
New Office for National Statistics figures show that the average private rent in Ipswich reached £897 per month in the year to August, up from £810 a year ago and 28% higher than five years ago.
Ipswich saw a 1.3% increase in house prices in July, outpacing the East of England average. However, this doesn't reverse the overall downward trend, with prices still down 4.8% compared to last year.
Ipswich homeowners saw their property values fall 7.1% over the past year, the steepest decline in the East of England. The average house price in June was £218,253, down 0.8% from May.
