A survey carried out by campaign group PRS4Scotland, has revealed that students want a tenancy for their specific needs. A clear majority of students surveyed wanted to keep costs down with tenancy arrangements that matched the...
A new survey by online lettings agency PropertyLetByUs, shows that 80% of tenants cite double glazing as the top priority for their next rental home in 2016. The survey was conducted less than three...
Overnight, the Home Office has issued a statement advising landlords and letting agents to begin Right to Rent checks immediately, ahead of when the measure becomes mandatory on 1st February 2016. As checks can...
A new survey from YouGov indicates that landlords are financial resilient and able to deal with rises in interest rates. When asked if they could cope with a 1.5% rise in the Bank rate,...
The latest report from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) indicates that 40% of letting agents predict that the supply of rental properties will decrease over the next five years. The findings appear...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned that the cost of renting in the UK could rise faster than house prices over the next five years. This would translate to to tenants...
Tenant checking service provider Right2Rent has answered a number of common questions regarding a landlord’s responsibilities and liabilities in relation to the roll-out of the Right To Rent scheme which will be extended to...
In an interview with the Financial Times, Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has expressed concern over high levels of lending to landlords and has vowed to take action. The Financial Policy Committee, led...
Move’m is a student housing review platform, built to give landlords and agencies a way to showcase their reputation and for students to share their experiences. Online reviews have fundamentally changed how consumers shop,...
The Citizens Advice Bureau has made claims that private tenants from across income scales are living in unsafe properties that fail to meet basic legal standards. Their report, Paying a High Price for a...
