Renting is up and home ownership is down – but what else can housing professionals learn from the latest census release? The rise of Generation Rent was finally quantified this week, when release of...

Knowing that over 95% of people view properties online (with the majority using Rightmove),you may be interested in tips on optimising your Rightmove adverts. The secret is understanding Rightmove’s marketing analysis tools. Each agent...

With landlords looking to increase the size of their portfolios there is a greater opportunity for letting agents to expand their business.  Cloud based software allows you to scale seamlessly as your business grows. One...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is calling for urgent regulation of the sector after a surge in private rental sector tenants were reported in the latest census. Alongside reports of a drop in...

Four in ten landlords plan to increase rents next year, with 10% planning rises of more than 5%. But the findings, by LSL, flatly contradict a Rightmove survey reported on this site last week....

RENTS are predicted to rise again as some property investors suffered a triple whammy in the Budget. The measures may force more landlords to sell off properties, and the drop in supply may add...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered the Autumn Statement to UK Parliament today. The plan is “focussed on reducing the deficit, restoring stability, rebalancing the economy and equipping the UK to compete...

Young couples and families are the most prolific tenant type for landlords and terraced properties is the preferred rental property, cresearch commissioned by Paragon Mortgages reveals. The BDRC Continental Landlord Panel research reported the...

“If I’m buying a buy-to-let property that needs about £4,000 putting into it to make it rentable, can I get tax relief before renting it out? Things like new double glazing to replace broken...