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Landlords needed in Cardiff to help solve housing crisis, says housing association Cadwyn
Published On: August 15, 2019Cardiff based housing association Cadwyn is calling for more landlords with properties in Cardiff to lease their houses with them …
Reducing moving stress for tenants and landlords is just as important
Published On: August 14, 2019The lettings industry can and should do more to raise awareness of reducing moving stress for tenants and landlords, according …
Landlord News Roundup for Monday 12th August 2019
Savills Reports a Drop in Profits Citing poor UK property market and uncertainty around brexit, Savills have seen a drop …
Landlord possession statistics for England and Wales released
It now takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a claim to the courts for a property …
Limited companies continue to grow in popularity for landlords
More than half of landlords plan to use limited companies to buy properties in the year ahead, according to new …
Are rent caps the answer to rocketing London rent prices?
Rent prices for property in London are rocketing due to a dramatic reduction in available housing. Property website Home.co.uk has found …
Landlords needed in Cardiff to help solve housing crisis, says housing association Cadwyn
Cardiff based housing association Cadwyn is calling for more landlords with properties in Cardiff to lease their houses with them …
Reducing moving stress for tenants and landlords is just as important
The lettings industry can and should do more to raise awareness of reducing moving stress for tenants and landlords, according …
Landlord News Roundup for Monday 12th August 2019
Savills Reports a Drop in Profits Citing poor UK property market and uncertainty around brexit, Savills have seen a drop …
Landlord possession statistics for England and Wales released
It now takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a claim to the courts for a property …
Limited companies continue to grow in popularity for landlords
More than half of landlords plan to use limited companies to buy properties in the year ahead, according to new …
Are rent caps the answer to rocketing London rent prices?
Rent prices for property in London are rocketing due to a dramatic reduction in available housing. Property website Home.co.uk has found …
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 …
Plans to make Rogue Landlord Database Accessible by Tenants
The rogue landlord database may be opened up to prospective tenants, according to new government plans. It launched in 2018, but …
29% of Private Renters Struggle to Pay Rent, English Housing Survey Figures Reveal
The results of the English Housing Survey 2017-2018 for the private rented sector (PRS) have been released. The findings include: …
What Are the Unexpected Costs and Hoarding Struggles That Tenants Face During the Process of Moving?
Tips from a removal specialist. Moving Miscellaneous Most companies we’ve worked with think that everything will be packed in moving …
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 …
DPS records drop in landlords exceeding tenancy deposit cap
Despite the new cap on tenancy deposits, the Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has noticed that more than four out of …
HHSRS hazards can be reduced with specific landlord reports
Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) inventory reports are not a requirement for letting agents and landlords to comply …
Is new Right to Rent guidance breaking UK law?
New Government guidance on Right to Rent would see landlords breaking the law if they followed it, according to the …
Scrapping Section 21: “Tinkering with the current system is not good enough,” says RLA
Private landlords in England who have experience using the courts to repossess a property are not receiving the service they …
Warrington Rogue Managing Agent Defrauds Landlords out of £16,500
Buy-to-let landlords have been defrauded out of a total of £16,500 by a rogue managing agent. Over an 18-month period, …
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 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 …
Final Report on New Regulatory Proposal for Letting Agents Released
The final report on the proposal of a new regulatory framework for letting and managing agents in England has been released. …
PRS Regulations Can Greatly Benefit from Latest Technology, says Gas Tag
The ever-increasing amount of lettings regulations in the UK is proving a challenge for letting agents and landlords, according to …
