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How can letting agents and landlords help older tenants and family renters?
Published On: September 12, 2019Letting agents and landlords can benefit from being particularly attentive to the needs of family renters and older tenants in …
Majority of property investors work in technology industry
Published On: August 30, 2019The majority of property investors included in a recent survey work in the technology industry. New research carried out by …
Landlords stronger together: National Residential Landlords Association to form
We are excited to hear that the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) will be uniting with the National Landlords Association (NLA). …
Liverpool landlords obtain the best short let yields at close to 30%
Short term let properties in Liverpool and Manchester are achieving the best yields in the North West of England, according …
The Guild of Property Professionals discusses Government’s Section 21 changes
As part of the suggested changes for Section 21, the Government has proposed to remove Assured Shorthand Tenancies (ASTs) from …
New study reveals number of landlords looking to use limited companies
A third of buy-to-let landlords are planning to remortgage in the next year, according to new research from Foundation Home …
How can letting agents and landlords help older tenants and family renters?
Letting agents and landlords can benefit from being particularly attentive to the needs of family renters and older tenants in …
Majority of property investors work in technology industry
The majority of property investors included in a recent survey work in the technology industry. New research carried out by …
Landlords stronger together: National Residential Landlords Association to form
We are excited to hear that the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) will be uniting with the National Landlords Association (NLA). …
Liverpool landlords obtain the best short let yields at close to 30%
Short term let properties in Liverpool and Manchester are achieving the best yields in the North West of England, according …
The Guild of Property Professionals discusses Government’s Section 21 changes
As part of the suggested changes for Section 21, the Government has proposed to remove Assured Shorthand Tenancies (ASTs) from …
New study reveals number of landlords looking to use limited companies
A third of buy-to-let landlords are planning to remortgage in the next year, according to new research from Foundation Home …
Here’s what tenants look for most in a rental property
Pet-friendly homes are what tenants look for most in a let, according to research from Landbay, the buy-to-let focussed marketplace …
New ‘Right to Buy’ proposal will provide tenants with opportunity to purchase their homes
A proposal has been made for a new ‘Right to Buy’ scheme by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell. His plan is …
Universal Credit still forcing tenants into rent arrears, RLA research shows
Universal Credit is causing tenants to fall behind with their rent, according to new research for the Residential Landlords Association …
Private rents falling in real terms
The ONS’s Index of Private Housing Rental Prices for July 2019 has now been released. The main points include: Private …
Tenants hit hardest by Government’s focus on homeownership
New data reveals that tenants in private rented housing are bearing the brunt of the Government’s focus on boosting homeownership …
Sorting student accommodation – have you got a rent guarantor?
With A-level results due to be released throughout the country this week, many students and parents will also have their …
Rogue letting agent and landlord database should be opened to industry
The national blacklist of rogue letting agents should be opened up to the industry, says ARLA Propertymark. It’s important that …
Hounslow Council halts plans to introduce landlords licensing scheme
Hounslow Council has u-turned on plans for a licensing scheme for landlords following representations by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) …
Change in legislation needed for second homeowners avoiding council tax
Scarborough Council has met to discuss approaching the Government about the current issue with second homeowners avoiding council tax. Along …
Call to help ‘Generation Stuck’ get moving on the property ladder
New research has found that over four in ten over-65s (44%) believe that the Government should be doing more to …
Landlords urged to fight for property repossession rights
Landlords are being urged to back a legal case to protect their rights to repossess properties. This follows a recent …
Claims Section 21 is ‘leading cause of homelessness’ not supported by available evidence
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has rejected claims from the Government that the use of Section 21 eviction notices by …
Majority of Buy-to-Let Lenders Offer Mortgage Products to Limited Companies
Mortgages for Business’ latest Buy-to-Let Mortgage Index reveals that, for the first time, more than half (59%) of all buy-to-let …
UK Finance Mortgages Trends Data for May 2019 Released
UK Finance’s latest Mortgages Trends data for May 2019 was released yesterday (16th July). The following are the highlights from …
Fixed Rate Buy-to-Let Mortgage Costs Fall Month on Month
The latest research from Property Master shows an ‘unprecedented’ drop in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage costs. Information …
Why Buy to Let Landlords Should be Using a Mortgage Broker – Now More than Ever
With huge swathes of new legislation and changes to the tax system being introduced, the business of letting property is …
Share of Buy-to-Let Lending Drops Marginally, BoE Figures Show
The share of lending for buy-to-let purposes dropped marginally in the first quarter (Q1) of the year, according to the …
Highest Number of Buy-to-Let Products Since October 2007
The latest Moneyfacts report shows that the number of buy-to-let (BTL) products available is the highest on record since October …
Latest Property Activity Index shows UK lettings market uplift in summer
Activity has increased across the UK lettings market during July this year, according to the latest data from the Agency …
Agents urged to prepare as Lloyds Bank announces closure of undesignated client accounts
With Lloyds Bank notifying clients that it will be closing undesignated client accounts, PayProp is advising letting agents to have …
Latest Agency Express data shows property market heated up in July
There has been a spike in property sales across the UK during July, according to the latest Agency Express data. …
Sharp Rise in the Number of Fraudsters Letting Out Empty Property
Owners of empty property and would-be tenants are being warned about people falsely posing as landlords in order to let …
Could AI automation help agencies save time and focus on compliance?
Roby.ai, a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant, has been developed in order to help reduce the workload of the typical …
UK Lettings Market Declined in June, Latest Agency Express Property Activity Index shows
The latest Agency Express Property Activity Index has been released, with results showing a year on year decline across the …
