Every property in the UK is entitled to an interest FREE finance grant to improve the energy efficiency of their property, up to the maximum value of £10,000. From 1st April 2012, a new...
StockMarketWire.com – A new survey of landlords shows that long-distance lettings dominate parts of the Private Rented Sector (PRS) in the UK. Research from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) suggests that in Central...
Private landlords are becoming less willing to let properties to people on benefits as a result of welfare reforms, England’s first Green Party council leader has said. Bill Randall, leader of Brighton Council, today...
The drop in rental voids is another clear indication in the increased demand for rental property Landlords who took part in Paragon Mortgages’ quarterly Private Rental Sector Trends survey reported a decrease in void...
Sustainability as an issue is not going anywhere, so it may pay now to get your properties up to grade so as to avoid any properties suddenly being deemed unlettable under the 2011 Energy...
Regulation should be considered to protect the consumer, especially in relation to client money protection. The Property Ombudsman scheme has taken legal advice on how letting agents could be compulsorily regulated, saying that voluntary...
With many expecting rents to rise it may be wiser to keep good tenants on an affordable rent to avoid costly void periods and arrears. A record 63% of current tenants expect rents to...
Great news for Rightmove dominating across the board as the number 1 property portal website; however as mentioned earlier in the week by Glenn Ackroyd in his post on Property118 The letting portals providing...
Making tenants and landlords aware of the SAFEagent will hopefully encourage them to use a registered letting agent thus reducing their risk of using a bad letting agent. A national SAFEagent awareness week is...
Residential Landlords Association looking for landlords to be treated not as investors but rather as the business they are trying to run when it comes to tax rules. Chancellor George Osborne should give buy...
