A survey conducted by Intus Lettings has shown that UK landlords believe the perfect tenants are couples with no children. Perhaps unsurprisingly, students have been classed as the least desirable. In the survey 29%...
Data from rental accommodation platform, Spotahome, shows that London Bridge is the most sought after location in the UK capital for mid to long term rentals with more than twice the interest of the...
During his speech to the 2017 Conservative Party Conference, communities secretary Sajid Jarvis announced several new proposals, which include a requirement for letting agents to join a professional organisation and meet “certain minimum standards.”...
A survey of 400 agents in the UK has found that 42% of them consider the looming lettings fee ban to the biggest challenge that their business will have to deal with in the...
A new industry report commissioned by tenant referencing and insurance agency Landlord Secure has found that landlords and letting agents in the UK are failing to complete sufficient financial checks on new tenants. The...
Croydon Council, which introduced landlord licensing in 2015, is facing a shortage of properties for their social tenants. To address this their staff have hit the road, promoting landlord incentive schemes such as rent...
Announced in last year’s Autumn Statement, the proposed lettings fee ban in England is yet to come to the attention of 31% of landlords. The research by property management company No Agent also found...
A new guide for agents, landlord and tenants on how to make concluding a lease earlier has been launched by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme. The guide, available to download here, gives the latest advice...
Following on from recent figures from Newham council in London, which revealed that half of buy-to-let landlords within its borough boundaries are not registered for self assessment with HM Revenue and Customs, an economics...
A survey of almost 3,000 landlords conducted by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) shows that one in five of UK landlords plan to sell at least one property from their portfolio during the next...
