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New Research Suggests Majority of Landlords Looking to Invest During 2020
Published On: February 17, 2020Despite having a rough time for the past 18 months, it would appear that the buy-to-let market is heading in …
Tax changes taking their toll on buy-to-let, as smaller landlords driven out
Published On: February 11, 2020New figures highlight that smaller landlords are still being driven out of the market by cuts to tax relief and …
Landlords Can Now See How Much More Rent They Could Make Through Airbnb
A new rent calculator directly compares traditional rental yields to short-term holiday let yields in a range of UK cities, …
Would ending rental pet bans cause confusion for landlords and tenants?
The Government plans to remove rental pet bans from its model tenancy agreement, but No Letting Go is concerned that …
London landlord claims Romanian government owes them £75,000 in rent
A landlord in London is chasing £75,000 in outstanding rent from the Romanian ambassador for their former residence near Hyde …
Are We on the Brink of a Mass Landlord Exodus?
Landlords say that the private rental sector (PRS) is not what it once was. A steady barrage of regulatory reforms …
New Research Suggests Majority of Landlords Looking to Invest During 2020
Despite having a rough time for the past 18 months, it would appear that the buy-to-let market is heading in …
Tax changes taking their toll on buy-to-let, as smaller landlords driven out
New figures highlight that smaller landlords are still being driven out of the market by cuts to tax relief and …
Landlords Can Now See How Much More Rent They Could Make Through Airbnb
A new rent calculator directly compares traditional rental yields to short-term holiday let yields in a range of UK cities, …
Would ending rental pet bans cause confusion for landlords and tenants?
The Government plans to remove rental pet bans from its model tenancy agreement, but No Letting Go is concerned that …
London landlord claims Romanian government owes them £75,000 in rent
A landlord in London is chasing £75,000 in outstanding rent from the Romanian ambassador for their former residence near Hyde …
Are We on the Brink of a Mass Landlord Exodus?
Landlords say that the private rental sector (PRS) is not what it once was. A steady barrage of regulatory reforms …
The features most wanted by UK renters looking for a new home
Results from yieldit’s latest survey have revealed what UK tenants look for when searching for a new home to rent. …
Benefits freeze to end today – Crisis responds
Today (Monday 10 Feb) MPs are scheduled to announce the end to the freeze on benefits. They will do so …
Universal Credit Rollout Delayed AGAIN
The government announced yesterday that the full rollout of its Universal Credit welfare scheme has been delayed until at least …
Londoners Spend Less Time Living in One Place Than Any Other City
As part of a study into how happy British Homeowners and Renters are with their homes, the top cities where …
Hertsmere Borough Council launches FREE Central Heating Scheme
Residents in the Hertfordshire council district of Hertsmere could find themselves eligible for free central heating installation as part of …
Stop The Press! Millennials are Most Likely Age Group to be Saving for a House
A recent survey has revealed that the 18-34 age bracket is the most likely to be saving up to buy …
Government policy for rented housing is failing
Data released yesterday has demonstrated the failure of government policy for the private rental sector (PRS), landlords have claimed. The …
Letting Agent Banned for Failing to Protect Deposits
A letting agent who failed to protect £28,000 worth of deposits and rent has been banned from the business for …
12-month contracts for tenants made mandatory by Welsh Government
It has been announced that 12-month contracts will become mandatory in Wales’ private rental sector (PRS), under the new Renting Homes …
Minimum Energy Efficiency Law Delayed, But There’s a Catch
Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards have been delayed, in a move welcomed by landlords, but the delay only affects landlords …
Extra funding provided to local councils to help enforce legislation
Local authorities have received several funding boosts over the last few years, allowing them to become better equipped to tackle …
RLA: London courts need to be reformed
Landlords in London are facing long waits for courts to issue repossession orders. The RLA says the courts are failing …
Election result to release pent up demand in housing market
The latest Mortgage Trends Update report by UK Finance has been released, showing the changes in the number of mortgages …
UK Finance lending trends show steady month for mortgages
UK Finance has released the latest lending trends data for September 2019, revealing strong mortgage figures. The report highlights: There were 29,100 …
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 …
‘Boris bounce’ took hold in January as landlords flooded the market
Following the General Election in December, The ValPal Network has noticed a renewed confidence in the property market. It says …
Fastest Growing Rental Yields Found in the North
The North of England was the best region for rental yields in the final quarter of last year, as demand …
More landlords are needed in Cornwall
Cornwall Housing Private Lets is searching for landlords as part of an initiative to reduce the number of rough sleepers …
Number of tenants negotiating rent reductions reaches all time low
A recent survey from ARLA Propertymark highlights that the number of tenants negotiating a rent reduction fell in December 2019. …
English Housing Survey Results Published: Tenancy Length Increasing
The results for the Government’s English Housing Survey for 2018-19 were published yesterday, and they reveal a mixed bag of …
Revealed: The most in-demand areas to rent a property in the UK
The most in-demand cities to rent a property have been revealed in new figures, and there are some surprising results. …
