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Flooding: is your home at risk?

Dozens of flood warnings are in place across England today, with the Environment Agency issuing 60 flood warnings and nearly 160 alerts for coastal areas from Mount's Bay in Cornwall to Seahouses, Northumberland. With many rivers already swollen to bursting point aft...

Read    30/09/2019

Could you make money from corporate rentals?

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has launched a campaign called ‘Let it, don’t forget it’ to raise awareness among landlords and letting agents. This campaign encourages them to ensure that smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are properly installed in rented prope...

Read    27/09/2019

Are you content to rent?

Are you a long-term renter or would you prefer to buy the home you live in? A recent survey by Landbay has shed light on the growing debate around renting and buying. It found that only 42% of private tenants in the UK want to purchase the property they rent. This su...

Read    26/09/2019

How landlords are driving up the quality of rented homes

Refurbishment is big business in the rental sector—and is helping drive up quality despite recent attempts by politicians to colour the PRS as sub-standard and riddled with rogue landlords. In fact, the quality of rented accommodation is on an upward trend

Read    25/09/2019

PlanetRent: Omit an inventory at your peril

This was a comment spotted online beneath an article discussing 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 e...

Read    23/09/2019

What exactly do renters want?

In a recent study by global law firm CMS, a comprehensive report titled Urban Being: The Future of City Living explored what renters truly want. One of the key takeaways from the research is understanding the divergence between generational preferences. As CMS points...

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

Build-to-rent (BTR) properties continue to command a premium, but the focus is on the quality of the product rather than pounds per square foot. Key points include:Rental growth for July was around 1.13%.Andrew Cook from M&G noted potential pricing pressures as m...

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. According to one of the biggest-ever surveys of landlords and letting agents done...

Read    04/09/2019

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