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Selective Licensing Schemes to be Extended in Burnley
Published On: February 8, 2019Councillors in Burnley are expected to extend the existing selective licensing schemes in Trinity, Gannow and Queensgate, as well as …
Landlords Face Legal Risks when Taking on Energy Provider Role
Published On:Landlords and property developers, who are increasingly taking on the role of energy providers as part of packaged services for …
Landlords Using Section 21 Instead of Section 8, Survey Shows
Landlords are using Section 21 notices, instead of Section 8, due to a lack of confidence in the court system, …
Rental Returns in PCL Negative, but still Outperforming other Assets
Rental returns in prime central London were negative in January 2019, but property continues to outperform other asset classes, according …
Number of London Landlords Leaving the Market Double the National Average
The number of London landlords leaving the buy-to-let market is double the national average, according to figures from ARLA Propertymark …
Most Landlords Don’t Use Letting Agents to Manage their Properties
The majority of landlords in England don’t use letting agents to manage their rental properties, according to the latest English …
Selective Licensing Schemes to be Extended in Burnley
Councillors in Burnley are expected to extend the existing selective licensing schemes in Trinity, Gannow and Queensgate, as well as …
Landlords Face Legal Risks when Taking on Energy Provider Role
Landlords and property developers, who are increasingly taking on the role of energy providers as part of packaged services for …
Landlords Using Section 21 Instead of Section 8, Survey Shows
Landlords are using Section 21 notices, instead of Section 8, due to a lack of confidence in the court system, …
Rental Returns in PCL Negative, but still Outperforming other Assets
Rental returns in prime central London were negative in January 2019, but property continues to outperform other asset classes, according …
Number of London Landlords Leaving the Market Double the National Average
The number of London landlords leaving the buy-to-let market is double the national average, according to figures from ARLA Propertymark …
Most Landlords Don’t Use Letting Agents to Manage their Properties
The majority of landlords in England don’t use letting agents to manage their rental properties, according to the latest English …
More Reform to Universal Credit Needed, as Tenants Fall into Arrears
More reform to Universal Credit is needed, as tenants are falling into rent arrears, insists the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The …
A Fifth of Millennials Evicted Due to Change in Ownership of Property
A fifth (21%) of millennials have been evicted from their rental homes before they were ready to leave, due to …
The Average Tenancy Deposit in 2018 Hit £1,110
The average tenancy deposit across the UK in 2018 was £1,110, following an increase across all locations, according to the …
Number of Families Calling Scotland’s PRS Home Increases
The number of families calling Scotland’s private rental sector home has increased, according to the latest Quarterly Report from Citylets, …
Affordability is Most Important Factor for Private Tenants, Study Finds
Affordability was named as the most important factor in a rental property by private tenants of all ages, according to …
December was the Calm Before the Storm for Tenants
December appeared to be the calm before the storm for private tenants in the UK, as they’re in for a …
Improve the Current System, Rather than Introducing a Housing Court, Law Society Urges
The Law Society has urged the Government to improve the current redress system in the private rental sector, rather than …
Government to Outline Details of New Electrical Safety Rules
The Government is set to outline the details of its new electrical safety rules for the private rental sector. Following …
The Tenant Fees Bill has Completed its Passage through the Commons
The Tenant Fees Bill has now completed its passage through the House of Commons, after it was approved in the …
Housing Court Could be Essential to Property Redress System
A housing court could be essential to the property redress system, believes Neil Cobbold, the COO of PayProp UK. As …
Tenant Fees Bill to Come into Force on 1st June 2019
The Tenant Fees Bill will come into force on 1st June 2019 for all tenancies signed on or after that …
Letting Agents Could Unknowingly Break the Law after Tenant Fees Ban
Letting agents in England could unknowingly break the law after the tenant fees ban comes into force, due to a …
Bank of England Holds Base Rate at 0.75%
Yesterday (7thFebruary 2019), the Bank of England decided to hold the base rate at 0.75%. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee …
Small Changes are the Secret to Innovation Success
By Matthew Tooth, the Chief Commercial Officer of LendInvest For those hoping to see the property industry embrace innovation, 2018 …
Mixed Picture on Outlook for Buy-to-Let Mortgage Rates
The latest Mortgage Tracker from online broker Property Master, for February 2019, presents a mixed picture on the outlook for …
Q1 Mortgage Lending Shows Strong Growth at Paragon
Specialist lender Paragon Banking Group has reported a 41% increase in new lending across all business lines in the first …
2018 Ended on High Note for Mortgage Approvals
A turbulent year for the UK property market ended on a high note in December, due to an impressive month …
LendInvest Partners with Mortgage Brain to bring Loans to Wider Market
LendInvest, a specialist property finance lender, has partnered with mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain to bring its buy-to-let product to …
Rents Continued to Rise in Regions since Brexit Vote
Rent prices across UK regions have continued to rise since the Brexit vote in 2016, but a slowdown is looming, …
Will the Fees Ban Help Letting Agents Stay on the High Street?
The upcoming ban on lettings fees charged to tenants, which is due to come into force on 1st June 2019, …
Scotland should be the Model for Lettings across the UK, Agent Believes
Scotland should be used as a model for lettings across the rest of the UK, according to a letting agent …
A Third of English Councils have over 20% Rental Housing
In around a third of councils in England, between 20-39% of all housing is private rental, according to new figures …
Mayor of London Sets out Blueprint for Rental Housing
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set out his blueprint for rental housing in the capital as part of …
Rent Prices Hit an All-Time High in London, Rightmove Reports
Rent prices hit an all-time high in London in December, due to a worrying lack of supply of rental properties, …
