Generation Rent has released a renter’s manifesto – and is now asking for people’s views and additional proposals as well as suggestions for other solutions.
Six out of ten landlords are suitably impressed with current rental yields that they are considering expanding their portfolios within the next six months, according to a survey by specialist mortgage broker Mortgages for...
The checking of prospective tenants’ immigration status by landlords and agents is set to become mandatory in October. Landlords – or their agents – will have to request to see at least one document...
A pledge to introduce rent controls by the Labour party could dissuade companies from investing in the construction of homes for rent, two big landlords have warned. Andrew Cunningham, chief executive of Grainger Plc, voiced concern...
David Brown, commercial director of LSL Property Services, analyses the company’s latest Buy-to-Let Index, discussing a variety of issues, such as rents by region, yields and returns, and tenant finances. He also presents a...
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks has highlighted increasing security deposit disputes due to the unacceptable condition in which many tenants vacate properties at the end of their tenancies. The main disputes centre on...
The latest Countrywide Residential Monthly Lettings index shows that whilst rents have risen by an average of 3.7% over the past year, rising house prices mean the cost of renting relative to buying has...
A new report by IMLA has revealed for the first time in 60 years over half of all homes in the UK will be rented out by 2032. The IMLA report identifies multiple trends...
The ban on fees charged to tenants by letting agents, proposed by Labour, was yesterday defeated in the House of Commons. It is however, likely to resurface should Labour win next year’s general election.
We’re all aware of some areas of our towns, villages and countryside which are awash with for-sale and to-let marketing boards erected by letting and estate agents, and it’s no surprise that to the...
