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Around £2.5 billion a year handed out to landlords renting out 'non-decent' homes
Friday 15th September 2017
Rogue landlords receive in the region of £2.5bn a year for renting out ‘non-decent’ properties, which includes homes that are unsafe, do not meet…
Proposed ban on letting agent fees will drive up rent
Thursday 14th September 2017
Letting agents will compensate for potential losses resulting from a future ban on letting agent fees paid by tenants by increasing rents, it has been claimed. Letting agents generally view the proposed ban on tenant fees as a draconian measure that…
Landlords urged to remortgage ahead of tougher BTL regulations
Friday 25th August 2017
If the existing mortgage deal on your buy-to-let property is about to come to an end, you may want to change to a new deal sooner rather…
Average tenancy in UK is now 20 months - and many are longer
Thursday 24th August 2017
The average UK private rental tenancy is now 20 months, almost a fifth longer than in 2014 according to research from Your Move. London – home to nearly a fifth of the UK’s rental properties…
Sharp decline in the number of homes to rent
Monday 21st August 2017
There has been a significant drop in the number of homes available to rent over the past 12 months, according to…
Addressing Homelessness: Reducing, Preventing, Ending Conference
Monday 14th August 2017
Open Forum Events are hosting a national conference looking at this rising issue. The event will look to analyse current trends in the prevalence of homelessness and the…
Private rented sector sees highest rent rises in 14 month period
Thursday 10th August 2017
According to the latest results from ARLA Propertymark, the month of June saw an increase in rents of 31 per cent, up from 27 per cent in May and the highest level…
Supply of rental properties is increasing along with asking rents
Thursday 13th July 2017
According to the rental tracker report from Rightmove, the supply of properties in the UK's private rented sector has increased by 7% compared with the same period last year. However along with the number of available…
The future of energy performance ratings
Thursday 22nd June 2017
When renting a property it is a legal requirement to have an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) but from April 2018, the government are introducing new regulations that all properties in England and…
Fire Safety Assurance - Ambassador House
Monday 19th June 2017
In light of the recent tragedy with the London tower block fire, it seems prudent to send out a reminder…