With the next general election looming, one of the UK’s leading independent agents, haart, believes further emphasis needs to be placed on housing and homeownership to give more people a chance of buying their...
As property prices continue to rise, an analysis carried out by Aviva insurance, has revealed that the number of young people aged between 25-34 living with their parents has grown by 37% in the...
New research suggests the cost of legally evicting a tenant can cost up to £2,000 in court fees for landlords and can take a minimum of 6 months before a landlord regains control of...
The Association of Residential Letting Agents have insisted that the cost of tenant referencing is exempt from the proposed letting fee ban in England. Chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, David Cox, released a statement to...
The Labour party have promised there will be a ‘consumer rights revolution’ for the private rental sector if they win the upcoming General Election on 8th June, however failed to make a comment on the...
Julian O’Dell, from Property Industry Eye, shares his concern over the way some agents conduct themselves whilst on viewings with prospective buyers or tenants. In his experience, many viewings are rushed and provide poor quality...
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is to name and shame criminal letting agents and landlords on a new public database. The Association of Residential letting Agents have backed the new database which is to...
A considerable number of influential agents have shown support to ARLA Propertymark’s request for the government to extend or suspend the consultation period on the tenant fee ban in England. The agents include Belvoir, Chestertons,...
House prices rose across Ireland in the year to February 2017, predominantly led by increased prices in the west of Ireland. Data published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows house prices increased year...
UK landlords lose an estimated £3bn a year due to void periods in their rental properties, costing on average £1,000 per property and half the net profit of an average landlord. However, mortgages, service...
