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...
The lack of opportunities for first-time buyers is trapping a greater number of older tenants in the private rental sector, research from Countrywide has found. The property giant said the number of over-30s living...
With more than 500 estate agents now on board and over £6 million already pledged to create their own online presence, Agents’ Mutual claims to finally be ready to take on the property website...
Specialist lending packager Complete FS has called on lenders to review their insistence on minimum income requirements when assessing clients for funding, writes Ryan Bembridge. Complete FS, which has seen a surge of business in...
Following speculation that buy-to-let landlords could shun tenants on benefits after the introduction of the universal credit scheme George Spencer, chief executive officer of online lettings service Rentify, offers advice to landlords.
Landlords are enjoying the cheapest buy-to-let mortgages ever as lenders drop rates and fees to grab a bigger share of the market. A report in The Telegraph compared today’s lowest rate of 2.49% fixed for two...
Few tenants in the private rented sector in the UK end up having deposit deductions at the end of their tenancy, new research shows. Just 9% have had their landlord or letting agent retain money according...
A rental portal has calculated that some landlords will be obliged to pay up to £54,000 in Capital Gains Tax from April 2014. Currently the last three years of a rented property’s capital growth...
Landlords across the nation are increasingly going the extra mile to help out their tenants as a way to make sure they are happy at a time when the rented sector remains particularly competitive for...
