The Council of Mortgage Lenders has joined many voices opposing the concept of rent controls, which many people feel may be the end result of proposals being put forward by the SNP-led government in...
Trade body Letscotland in response to the Scottish government’s consultation on a new tenancy regime for the country, has voiced its opinion that it is strongly opposed to government plans to introduce rent controls and...
A recent report from the National Housing Federation has revealed that there is a new generation of private renters that are stuck in a cycle of short-term lets, leaving them unable to plan for the...
The Association of Independent Inventory Associations (AIIC) has claimed that calculating the right compensation charges at the end of tenancies is the holy grail of lettings and getting it wrong can lead to unnecessary...
Civitas, an independent right-of-centre think tank has said that inflation-busting rent rises should be banned and indefinite tenancies should become the norm in the private rented sector (PRS). Dismissing concerns that rent regulation would...
New research from the National Housing Federation has found that almost a third (31%) of those living in the private rented sector struggling to make end meets, especially families with children (41%). The shortage of...
The taxman has raised £7.9 million in additional tax as a result of a crackdown on landlords with undeclared, or under-declared, rental income. The HMRC’s Let Property Campaign was launched 15 months ago, and...
Long-standing tenancies could be impacted by a new Court of Appeal decision. Although tenancy deposit regulations do not require landlords to protect deposits taken before April 2007 the court ruled that the Housing Act...
New research shows that 93% of landlords are far from happy as the immigration check scheme pilots in the West Midlands this month. With the scheme due to go national next year, nine out...
According to a sentiment survey of more than 1,100 landlords conducted by Your Move and Reeds Rains, landlords estimate that rents will increase by 1.8% in the next twelve months which is lower than the...
