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Zoopla reveals steady growth in the rental market

Even Brexit wasn't enough to prevent steady growth in the PRS last year Yesterday’s Rental Market Report from Zoopla shows the continued resilience of the UK property market. Despite a turbulent year in politics as a result of MPs squabbling over Brexit, there has be...

Read    23/01/2020

Don't get caught out by new electrical checks

Later this year, all landlords will be obliged by law to have the electrical installations in their rental homes inspected and tested at the beginning of each new tenancy and at least every five years after that. The plans to introduce electrical checks were announce...

Read    20/01/2020

The government gives the thumbs up to renters' pets

Should landlords be more pet-friendly? The Government certainly seems to think so. It’s no secret that we Brits love our pets, with an estimated 44% of us sharing our homes with at least one animal. But landlords aren’t so keen. Pets can be dirty and destructive and ...

Read    15/01/2020

American-style renting lands in Sheffield

US-style homes at Brook Place - but will renters spot the difference?We’ve all heard the phrase “American-style renting” but what exactly does it mean? Renters in Sheffield are about to find out. Last week, build-to-rent operator Grainger launched Brook Place, a bran...

Read    21/10/2019

Where are the best and the worst BTL buys right now?

Buy-to-let: where's the best place to invest? Credit experts TotallyMoney revealed the best and worst UK postcodes for residential investment property this week. The most profitable areas are in Scotland (as we revealed in this blog last week ) and the North West. Th...

Read    18/10/2019

Better together - merger will give landlords a stronger voice

Great news for private landlords last week. The two largest landlord organisations in England and Wales, the National Landlords Association and the Residential Landlords Association, announced in the press on Friday that they plan to merge. The newly unified organisa...

Read    02/09/2019

Tenant demand - and rent - goes up as fees are dropped

According to the latest figures from Rightmove, demand from tenants looking for a new place increased 7% between May and June. This is an uplift seven times bigger than the previous four-year average of just 1% at this time of year. The online home finding specialist...

Read    30/08/2019

Do we need an energy theft amnesty?

Don't meddle with the meter. Here’s an idea to ponder. According to Ofgem, tampered energy meters add £20 to every household bill each year. They also pose a life-threatening danger to personal and public safety.The regulator is suggesting an energy theft amnesty. Th...

Read    27/08/2019

New advice on Right to Rent

After months of uncertainty for landlords, the Home Office has now released updated guidance on Right to Rent, to help anyone letting property in England ensure they are compliant with the law.The new guidance provides advice for landlords with tenants from Australia...

Read    19/08/2019

Is it time to ditch licensing schemes?

Passports are fashionable in the rental sector right now.Last month we had deposit passporting and now we have the concept of a so-called rental property passport. This is the suggestion of Theresa Wallace, head of lettings customer relations at Savills and current c...

Read    17/07/2019

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