The average rent in the UK in February was £921 per month, £5 less than February 2016, according to the latest Countrywide Lettings Index. This saw the first drop in annual rents since November...
In light of the recent Spring Budget, delivered earlier this week by the Chancellor Philip Hammond, Portico Estate Agents in London have released a synopsis of how the Budget will affect landlords, homeowners, tenants...
A BBC investigation has found that landlords are more willing to rent their property to tenants who own pets than those claiming benefits. In an analysis of approximately 11,000 listings on the website SpareRoom,...
The world of mortgages can appear complicated, convoluted and pretty expensive from those at the bottom of the property ladder, looking up. If you are speaking to first time buyers, then it’s a good...
Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s Spring Budget saw no direct reference to the introduction of mortgage interest tax relief charges for landlords which many had previously campaigned to be scrapped. However, it did announce measures that...
From 1st April 2018, the 2015 Energy Efficiency Regulations which detail the minimum energy efficiency standards for England and Wales, make it illegal for landlords to agree a new tenancy or lease for a property...
Representatives from ARLA Propertymark met with Home Officials ahead of the government’s Right To Rent Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland roll-out. ARLA Propertymark members raised issues over the controversial checks, which have been compulsory...
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...
