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Could Build-to-Rent transform suburbia?

As if the property industry hasn’t got enough confusing acronyms, here’s another one: SBTR. This stands for Suburban Build to Rent and it could signal a new direction for the phenomenally successful BTR sector.One of the biggest players in the market, Legal & Gen...

Read    18/11/2020

New tax threat could hit landlords hard

A rather un-conservative report has been released today by the Government that, if acted on, threatens to double the tax on the sale of second homes and rental properties. This is likely to hit the Conservative party’s own voters hard but could raise £14 billion in m...

Read    12/11/2020

Evictions halted - again!

For landlords cheered by the resumption of the courts hearing possession cases from 21 September, there’s bad news. It was only to be expected that, following the stop on bailiffs acting in areas already facing Tier 3 restrictions, possessions in the rest of the coun...

Read    06/11/2020

Could 2021 be a happier new year for pet owners?

At Ringley we like to think we’re ahead of the curve in the ways that affect our clients and customers most. We’ve even won awards for innovation in the way we run our business and for our development of proptech solutions.Momentum has been building for some time for...

Read    05/11/2020

Is regulation for landlords on the horizon?

Comments made in the press today point to the future likelihood of mandatory licensing of landlords – yet another burden for buy-to-let property owners to shoulder. Mark Hayward, chief executive of Propertymark, who sat on the Government's Regulation of Property Age...

Read    30/10/2020

Will the Chancellor pay out to help out?

Following on from yesterday’s blog about rent arrears, today we hear that the National Residential Landlords Association is lobbying Chancellor Rishi Sunak to include support for landlords in his upcoming spending review. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak there will be no...

Read    29/10/2020

Could UPRNs start a real revolution in renting?

Across the country, dozens of local authorities are clamping down on rogue landlords by setting up licensing schemes to ensure the rental sector is operated within the law. This is costing landlords  a small fortune in many cases as licensing fees can run into t...

Read    14/10/2020

Making Right to Rent checks easier – we hope

Since the end of March, landlords have got used to a few changes to the way Right to Rent checks are carried out. These include using video calls and scanned documents rather than originals.  Right to Rent is mandatory. Landlords have to ensure that all new tena...

Read    08/10/2020

Rent out to help out!

We’re all used to hearing about the myriad ways that build to rent providers are coming up with to entice renters to sign up. Everything from laundry services, dog walking and yoga classes is on offer somewhere if you’re happy to pay the right provider. But here’s so...

Read    07/10/2020

Energy efficiency: let's see more carrot and less stick

This week the Government has outlined new proposals to increase the energy efficiency of rented homes. The plans are set out in a consultation document produced by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and  it is asking for comments by the e...

Read    01/10/2020

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