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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 than…
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…
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 new figures released today. Across the UK the new listings ‘to let’ last month sat at -9%,…
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 causes…
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…
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…
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…
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 to residents at Ambassador House to assure them of the buildings safety and what you as residents should be…
Number of privately rented households will rise to almost a quarter by 2021
Thursday 15th June 2017
According to a new report by Knight Frank, home ownership levels will continue to fall and almost a quarter of all UK households are expected to…
Tenants are happy to rent long term research suggests
Thursday 25th May 2017
Following the publication of the 2017 LSL Corporate Client Department (LSL CCD) Ltd Tenant Survey which reports on findings and responses from more than 3,200 tenants based across the UK, it suggests that almost a quarter…