Figures from the latest HomeLet index show that overall the average rent in the UK, excluding Greater London, is now £755 per month, some 4.9% higher than a year ago. In London the average rent...
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC), has pointed out that in the recently released English Housing Survey 2014/2015, the average private tenancy length is now four years, up from three and a half years...
Figures from the Tenant Deposit Scheme Annual Review 2015 show that for the first time since the start of the tenant deposit schemes in 2007 in the UK, more landlords and agents are being...
From this coming Friday, April 1, tenants living in private rental sector property with F and G rated homes, as measured by Energy Performance Certificates, will be able to request improvements, such as more...
The Association of Residential Letting Agents has claimed that the new stamp duty surcharge on buy to let properties, coming into effect next Friday, will increase rent costs for tenants and trigger a decline...
According to new research, carried out by an agent working for Belvoir Manchester, the average tenant spends a total of £577.64 on letting agent fees and the average security deposit is £587.93. It also calculates that...
George Osborne has confirmed in his budget announcement what many landlords feared, namely that the 3% Stamp Duty surcharge on additional properties is to go ahead next month. The chancellor outlined that receipts would go...
According to the National Landlords Association, the proportion planning to sell before last July’s Budget was 7%, and is now 19%. In every part of Britain, more landlords are planning to dispose of property....
According to the research from comparethemarket, the proportion of buy-to-let mortgage enquiries grew by 4.4% to 18.2% of all mortgage enquiries during 2015, while the proportion of enquiries for first-time buyers dropped by 3.7% annually to...
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has come out strongly against a proposal to make it easier for some local councils to introduce licensing schemes governing the private rented sector. The proposal originated from a...
