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News round up
For all the uncertainty and instability in other sectors, the property market and prospects for buy to let landlords remain as buoyant as ever. Bearing this out, here is our latest round-up of some of the latest property and landlord …
News round up
It’s rarely a quiet period for new developments and issues likely to affect buy to let landlords. If you want to stay abreast of some of the latest news affecting your business and keep one step ahead of your rival …
Latest landlords’ news
For those landlords wanting to stay abreast of the latest developments in the private rental sector, running a business means staying in full possession of the facts shaping the buy to let environment. So, here are some snippets of news …
Could you get an interest-free loan to restore an empty property?
In the midst of a housing crisis and with alarming numbers of rough sleepers perishing in winter weather, it is startling to discover that there are more than 600,000 unoccupied homes in the UK, revealed House Beautiful magazine. Roughly two-thirds …
How long does it take to sell a property … and other news
Landlords want to keep abreast of developments in the increasingly fast moving world of the private rental sector – so here are some titbits of the latest news. Demand for rental properties boosted by political and economic uncertainty Average rents …
BTL landlords remaining positive
Various survey results indicate that most landlords continue to be positive about the prospects for their business in the years to come. That is welcome, given that the last 12 months or so haven’t been particularly full of great news …
Five-year electrical checks to be compulsory for PRS landlords
The government has recently announced a range of new safety measures that are aimed at increasing the security of tenants in all sectors but notably that of the Private Rented Sector or “PRS”. Background For some years, various professional associations …
How to find the most suitable landlord insurance
A report in the Express newspaper on the 26th of January 2018 described the challenging economic and financial climate faced by private sector landlords and gave some detailed reasons why their numbers might be expected to decline. Whether you are …
The Tenant Fee Bill
Figures are beginning to emerge on the financial cost to landlords and letting agents of the government’s intention to ban letting agents’ fees to tenants (so-called tenant fees), according to a report published by the Residential Landlord’s Association (RLA) on …
Renting a home is a choice
“Generation rent” is a term coined by the media to describe that large segment of the – mainly younger – population who are renting rather than buying their own home. The Independent newspaper, for example, has a whole section devoted …
