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PlanetRent - your lettings are now just a click away!

 PlanetRent is our new automated lettings platform. It’s launching this week to save landlords and agents time, money, and hassle.PlanetRent automates and simplifies lettings by harvesting data and digitising all the key processes, making lettings quick and simp...

Read    04/05/2020

New regulations for landlords now in force in Wales

New regulations are now in force for landlords in Wales. The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Prescribed Limits of Default Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2020 came into force on 28 April and sets the maximum fee that landlords can charge if a tenant defaults on their rental...

Read    01/05/2020

From next week - Use PlanetRent on the go

Ringley is excited to announce that next week we will launch our PlanetRent platform, aimed at letting agents, institutions and buy-to-let landlords. Regular readers of this blog will know that for the last few months landlords have been able to sign up to PlanetRent...

Read    28/04/2020

Why we say tenants need a payment holiday too

Pay it forward: landlords are taking mortgage holidays but what about tenants who are facing hardship? A recent survey by Landlord Action found nearly three-quarters of landlords have been contacted by tenants worried about their rent payments. This highlights the se...

Read    27/04/2020

Why landlords should be looking beyond COVID-19

Despite the obvious pressure on the rental market resulting from the current health emergency, longer-term, buy-to-let remains an attractive asset class, says Ringley Group MD Mary-Anne Bowring. Quoted in today’s issue of Landlord Today online, Mary-Anne says: “A sub...

Read    24/04/2020

Why the future is still bright for build-to-rent

Build to rent remains an attractive long-term investment and the build to rent sector is doing well.According to recent figures from the British Property Federation, there’s been a 12% increase in the number of BTR homes either planned, under construction, or complet...

Read    23/04/2020

Landlords, don't forget the changes to CGT - they apply to you!

A number of tax changes that impact landlords are now in force Although COVID-19 is uppermost in all our minds at the moment, it’s important to remember that all the same legislation still applies to the way you operate your rental property – and so do tax changes. F...

Read    17/04/2020

Virtual viewings. Is this the future for lettings?

Will viewing homes remotely become the new normal? In the current climate, if you have an empty or soon-to-be-empty property you may well be worried about finding a new tenant and wondering what your letting agent is doing about it? At Life By Ringley we’ve got the s...

Read    14/04/2020

Gas safety checks must still go ahead

COVID-19 is no excuse to ignore gas safety, says HSE Yesterday we blogged about EPCs. Today we’re updating you on the need for those all-important gas safety checks during the COVID-19 outbreak.The HSE is under pressure to extend gas safety certificates from 12-18 mo...

Read    09/04/2020

Need an EPC? Here's the latest advice

If moving or selling is unavoidable, you will still need an EPC.The Government published the latest advice on meeting the regulatory requirement to secure a valid Energy Performance Certificate on marketing a property during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. An EP...

Read    08/04/2020

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