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Ringley welcomes new smart meter roll-out

Smart meters are coming your way With the lockdown easing, the roll-out of smart meters in homes across the country is back on the cards. The Government has set out new plans for the installation of the meters to help homeowners cut their energy bills and carbon emis...

Read    22/06/2020

Lettings & compliance sorted with PlanetRent

Yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling in Trecarrell v Rouncefield is an important one for landlords. In this case, a tenant appealed against a Section 21 repossession order on the grounds that a gas safety certificate hadn’t been provided before they moved into the prop...

Read    19/06/2020

PlanetRent: Rent collection just got easier

Help your tenants pay their rent on time with PlanetRent. The evictions ban was extended earlier this month until 23 August. Great news for renters facing financial hardship but, as we blogged last week, not so good for landlords with no other income to fall back on....

Read    16/06/2020

How PlanetRent supports pet-friendly rentals

PlanetRent can help generate the right tenancy agreement - fast. If not, maybe it’s something you should consider because at least 44% of us own a pet. During the pandemic there have even been reports of a puppy shortage as more and more of us decide to share our hom...

Read    11/06/2020

PlanetRent: How we have future-proofing buy-to-let

It has been a tough few years for buy-to-let investors. First they were hit with reduced mortgage relief and then extra stamp duty, while at the same time taking the blame for pushing up house prices and keeping first-time buyers off the property ladder. The financia...

Read    10/06/2020

Evictions ban extended until August

Tenants with rent arrears will be relieved that the evictions ban has been extended - but is it fair to landlords? The evictions ban has been extended to 23 August. The government made the announcement on Friday, as it came under increasing pressure to rollout furthe...

Read    08/06/2020

Rental sector can't meet demand for homes to let

Demand is currently outpacing supply, but London is seeing rents fall. The rental sector is taking off again as lockdown restrictions are eased. But for renters, it's very much a game of two halves. As we blogged yesterday, around 2.6 million renters are estimated to...

Read    02/06/2020

Tenancy agreements made easy with PlanetRent

Produce tenancy agreements fast with PlanetRent.Tenancy agreements are either not read or are difficult to understand. Or at least that's the way it looks from a report we spotted earlier this week in Landlord Today. When renters have questions about their rights and...

Read    29/05/2020

Don't forget - Tenant Fees Act in force from Monday!

The Tenant Fees Act applies to all tenancies in England from Monday 1 June Landlords. From next week, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 applies to all your tenancies and you are banned from charging renters any fees apart from those specified in the legislation. That's rent, ...

Read    28/05/2020

PlanetRent: Deposit-free renting

Agents and landlords can now offer deposit-free rentals safely and easily with our new lettings platform PlanetRent. The average deposit paid by tenants over the past year sits at £1,299 according to mydeposits. With the earnings of a typical Brit estimated by the Of...

Read    22/05/2020

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