The Government has called for suggestions on how it can drive out rogue landlords and improve the quality of the private rented sector for tenants. In October the Government launched a package of measures...
Local councils should set targets for building homes for the private rented sector, says new report Local councils should focus on building homes for the private rented sector instead of favouring homeownership, according to...
Landlords across England and Wales have seen returns eclipsed by those in London which have seen total annual returns of 14.6% in the 12 months to January 2014, up from 11.4% in the previous...
A social media campaign against the introduction of Selective Licensing in certain parts of England has been launched by the National Landlords Association. The NLA said more councils were bringing forward Selective Licensing schemes...
Home owners in the UK rent for an average of seven years, spending £41,900 on rental payments before buying their first property, according to new research. Some 15% of new home owners have been...
The difference in cost between renting a home in the north than the south is almost twice as much as it was in 2008, according to new research. Data from the January 2014 HomeLet...
Gross buy-to-let advances in December totalled 14,500 loans, which was down 10% compared to November 2013, according to the CML. The value of these loans totalled £1.9bn, which was a decrease of 10% compared...
A “lost generation” of more than four million adults have given up on the idea that they will ever own a home. Only one in seven adults not currently on the property ladder believe...
A third of landlords are looking to expand their rental portfolios in the next 12 months, the latest BM Solutions / BDRC Continental Landlord Panel research reveals. The intent by landlords to add to...
