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Rogue landlord ordered to pay £14k for failing to carry out repairs
Thursday 16th May 2024
Property Industry - Marc Da Silva
A landlord whose tenants had to live in poor conditions has been ordered to pay almost £14,000. Tenants living at properties in Padiham owned by…
GetGround launches 4.21% investment account for buy-to-let investors
Wednesday 15th May 2024
Property Industry - Marc Da Silva
GetGround, an all-in-one property investment platform, has launched its first general investment accounts (GIAs), known as Investment Pots, to enable its 27,000 property investment and landlord customers to maximise the growth potential on their rental income and cash holdings. Every…
Letting agents are receiving 13 tenant enquiries for every rental home
Friday 3rd May 2024
Property Industry - Marc Da Silva
Letting agents are still unable to meet the level of demand from tenants and are now fielding an average of 13 enquiries per rental property. Whilst…
Higher standards for Rent-to-Rent needed
Wednesday 1st May 2024
Property Industry - Marc Da Silva
Propertymark says that it fully supports the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team’s review into the impact of Rent-to-Rent, which is intended to raise standards…
Renters’ Reform Bill: Are we sleepwalking back to the past?
Tuesday 30th April 2024
Property Industry - Simon Tyrrell
Has enough energy been directed by landlords and agents into drafting elements of the Renters’ Reform Bill (RRB). I feel guilty that I had thought that greater…
BTL landlord warned she faces jail if she does not pay £79k fine
Saturday 27th April 2024
Property Industry - Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord in London has been issued with a confiscation order of £78,620 after she converted a five-bedroom house into without planning permission. Titilola Oyejole from Dagenham divided up the five bedroom home on Fanshawe Crescent around nine years…
Tenants staying for longer to avoid being faced with higher rents
Wednesday 24th April 2024
Property Industry - Marc Da Silva
Tenants are looking to stay in their existing rental property for longer as they look to avoid higher rents elsewhere, new research shows. The average tenancy length in England and Wales…
Tight supply, high rents and ‘lockdown pets’ stop tenants moving
Monday 22nd April 2024
The Negotiator
The DPS says the average tenancy length in England and Wales increased by 218 days during the past four years. Competition for new rentals, high rents…
WARNING: Tenancy fraud up 140% in a year, reports rental platform
Wednesday 17th April 2024
The Negotiator
An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that the number of fraudulent applications has soared, says Goodlord. In the…
Research reveals 20% of tenants battling ‘bidding wars’ for homes
Tuesday 9th April 2024
The Negotiator
Figures from Cornerstone Tax reveal that on a national level an average of 17% of renters are having to endure other competitive tenants moving against them. Almost one-in-five renters have lost out on a property due…