According to one of the industry’s leading letting agencies, the new Conservative government must focus on raising standards across the private renal sector. Oxford-based Finders Keepers says there are three key issues for the new administration...
Speculation is mounting that the pilot immigration checks that must be performed by letting agents and landlord in the West Midlands will be rolled out across the rest of the country as early as...
With the demand for private rental homes forecast to rise by 1.2 million by 2019, this need can only be met by new, good quality, fit-for-purpose rented housing in volume. Jacqui Daly, director, Savills...
New research, conducted for specialist mortgage lender Kensington, shows more than half of over 40s retirement savers would consider investing in buy to let to increase their income in retirement following the launch of pension...
According to the latest sentiment survey from UK lettings agent network Your Move and Reeds Rains, UK landlords expect annual rent growth to slow to 1.7% by next year, down from 3.7% currently. The proportion of...
Residential property lawyer at Slater and Gordon, Samantha Blackburn said: “As demonstrated by recent reports owning a buy-to-let property can lead to solid returns for landlords, however there are some important legal issues to consider...
The Association of Residential Letting Agents monthly PRS report has found that 72% of its members believe that Labour’s proposed three-year tenancies with a cap on rents will see landlords pull out of the...
The UK Government is currently running a 90 day amnesty for landlords who have yet to put their tenants’ deposits into an official scheme. It is thought that up to a third of landlords...
Rob Ellice, CEO of easyProperty has argued strongly against Labour’s longer tenancy proposals in an article written for property industry journal Property Week. Whilst it’s easy to understand that introducing a minimum tenancy of...
All major political parties contesting the UK general election have now published their election manifestos ahead of the 7th May 2015 polling date. For those with an interest in the Private Rented Sector (PRS)...
