Rental price inflation in the UK has now fallen below the general rate of inflation, measured by the consumer price index, as an increasing number of BTL landlords realise that tenants are or have...
Landlords who fail to comply with legislation regarding the placement of tenant’s deposits in government-backed deposit schemes are putting their property investments at risk. A deposit from a tenant is required by most landlords...
Recent statistics from the Mortgage Advice Bureau have found that demand in the BTL sector is beginning to fall in line with an increase in the number of first time buyers purchasing their first...
The decision by the government to introduce several measures to limit the growth of private landlords has raised concern that the buy-to-let boom of recent years may be coming to an end. The rule...
Scottish based letting agents are now required to sign up to a new mandatory register by September 2018. The Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 will also ask that agents abide by a statutory code of...
The property portal, Rightmove, have released a report this morning outlining their figures for 2016 showing the online portal flying ahead of its competitors. The report recorded one million residential properties within the UK...
‘Fair wear and tear’ can be a grey area for most landlords as it can widely vary between each property instance. As one of the least understood areas within the rental process, it creates...
It has been recommended that a new set of minimum standards should be introduced to the UK private rental sector with the possibility of providing tax incentives for landlords who sign up to the...
First time buyers make up half of new home purchases financed by a mortgage. Despite the fall in annual savings for first time buyers, from £879 to £651 between 2015-2016, purchasing a property remains...
David Miles, former independent member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has said that Tenants could potentially face a 20-30% increase in rent because of tax rises affecting Landlords. The Professor of...
