New data release by AXA shows that the average UK tenant expects to remain in the Private Rented Sector for ten more years. Responses to the study could reflect a change in attitudes, as...
In his first major speech since being appointed, the new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, has backed the build to rent sector. Speaking at Property Week’s RESI 2016 conference in Newport, the minister warned that...
Activity in the buy-to-let market saw a surge of 12.7% during August. The latest research from Connells Survey and Valuation appear to indicate that changes to tax and stamp duty were only a short term...
Tenants moving to a new property in England and Wales will soon have to cough up a security deposit averaging £1,000 according to the research from the Deposit Protection Scheme. The DPS findings show that...
The Law Society has claimed that major changes to the Finance Bill have been “slipped in” at committee stage, avoiding proper consultation and scrutiny. The referred to changes mean that property investors would pay...
Over the past twenty years student rents have risen by 55.5%, compared to 24% for non-student properties. These figures are reported by London agency, Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings who undertook a survey of...
This week we feature a guest post from freelance writer Patrick Vernon on the top ten coastal property locations as revealed in Halifax’s annual review. Sandbanks in Dorset has earned the moniker of Britain’s...
A review into Client Money Protection (CMP) and whether it should be made mandatory for letting agents has been launched by the Government. Should a decision be taken to proceed with such an action...
Perhaps the biggest challenge facing letting agents, and indeed anyone managing their own property portfolio, is ensuring that rents are collected on time, since prevention of rent arrears in the first place is obviously...
A report by insurer Royal London has warned that renters face a “toxic cocktail” of rising rents and gaps in housing benefit. The report, called ‘Renters at Risk’, reports a surge in the number...
