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PlanetRent: Omit an inventory at your peril

This was a comment spotted online, beneath an article looking at the importance of inventories to landlords and letting agents. It’s a fair question. Unless your tenancy began before 1 June, check-out fees and charges for services such as a professional clean at the ...

Read    23/09/2019

What exactly do renters want?

Here’s something interesting. Global law firm CMS has just published wide-ranging research into renting around the world. Urban being: the future of city living is a major piece of work and one of the most interesting aspects is the section on What renters want. The ...

Read    20/09/2019

Top London rents: what else could you buy?

We all know how pricey London can be – after all, it’s one of the most expensive cities in the world. With Hamptons International confirming this week that average rents are up by 2% since last August, everyone living in the capital must sometimes wonder how much mor...

Read    18/09/2019

The top 10 property hotspots are outside London

Buy-to-let: where's the best UK location? Forget the south of England. The best places to let property are now in northern towns and cities, according to new research from Rightmove, which analyses asking rents outside London.Data from the property website shows that...

Read    12/09/2019

No slowdown for BTR pipeline in the Northwest

Last week, the Northwest Insider event looked at issues around housing supply and demand. Life by Ringley MD Sam Hay was there, so for those of you who are interested, here are a few of the most interesting takeaways.When it comes to rental values, build to rent prop...

Read    11/09/2019

Making the case for a new housing court

In June, we blogged about the idea of setting up a new, dedicated housing court. This has worked well in Scotland, where landlords can take action quickly when faced with rogue tenants. And, according to one of the biggest-ever surveys of landlords and letting agents...

Read    04/09/2019

How NOT to win friends - or votes!

If you want a lesson in shooting yourself in the foot, you don’t have to go much further than yesterday’s ‘right to buy’ announcement from the Labour party.Labour has pledged to introduce a new policy: if it wins the next general election it will give private tenants...

Read    03/09/2019

Why we need S21

We have written several blogs lately about the proposed abolition of Section 21 – the so-called ‘no fault’ eviction process. At Ringley we don’t believe that scrapping this system is good for landlords – or ultimately for tenants. Here’s why.1) Section 21 works. The ...

Read    22/08/2019

Rents up yet more landlords leave the market

Demand is up and so are rents Two new reports out this week look at the lettings industry. Both are revealing. The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and digital referencing company Goodlord put the current state of the lettings industry under the spotl...

Read    16/08/2019

Insurance: are you covered?

Your landlord should be insured for this kind of damage, but what about the contents of your flat?Insurance, like braces on your teeth or income tax, is a necessary evil. It’s a topic that needs be taken seriously. We’ve blogged before about the importance of ensurin...

Read    14/08/2019

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