A new study from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has found that almost two-thirds of renters do not check if their letting agent or landlord is licenced. This simply isn’t a consideration...
SAFEagent has called on the government to make Client Monday Protection a legal requirement within the Consumer Rights Bill currently going through the Lords. Currently, no recompense is available if an agent if not...
The government has announced that the pilot area for landlords and agents to conduct immigration checks on migrant tenants will be the West Midlands, with Wolverhampton and Birmingham being the core centres of the...
Research from HSBC shows that although a property in perfect condition costs on average 43% more than one requiring renovation, this is the preferred option for two out of three landlords when expanding their...
The latest annual report from Accommodation for Students shows that the average rental value (ARV) in the student sector has fallen from £79.64pw per bedroom in 2013 to £79.27 in 2014. Unsurprisingly, London remains...
A joint report from the Chartered Institute of Housing and the Resolution Foundation has called on letting agents’ fees to tenants to be banned. In an effort to raise the minimum standards in the...
The latest Property Academy Landlord Survey shows that only 7% of landlords would chose an online agent over a high street equivalent. The main reasons given were the importance of local knowledge, the preference...
The Department of Communities and Local Government has confirmed that the lettings sector’s compulsory redress scheme will begin on October 1. Under the scheme any lettings agency in England found not to be in...
The private rented sector is growing with reports of an annual increase of 4% on rents and with 6 tenants chasing every available property across the country. So it was not surprising to also...
Evidence from the first Scotland Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move shows that rather helping tenants, the ban on charging tenant fees has actually resulted in the same tenants being worse off. In the two...
