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Could you make money from corporate rentals?

Have you ever thought about company lets? If not, maybe you should.Corporate tenants work for companies that have agreed to cover the costs of renting a home for their employees. This is usually because they are moving to a new part of the country or are on secondmen...

Read    27/09/2019

Are you content to rent?

Are you a long-term renter. Alterbatively would you prefer to buy the home you live in?Do you rent and would you like to buy your rented home? If so, you’re in the minority according to Landbay which has carried out a tenant survey just as the Labour party is conside...

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.The proo...

Read    25/09/2019

PlanetRent: Omit an inventory at your peril

This was a comment spotted online, beneath an article looking at 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 ...

Read    23/09/2019

What exactly do renters want?

Here’s something interesting. Global law firm CMS has just published wide-ranging research into renting around the world. Urban being: the future of city living is a major piece of work and one of the most interesting aspects is the section on What renters want. The ...

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

Last week, the Northwest Insider event looked at issues around housing supply and demand. Life by Ringley MD Sam Hay was there, so for those of you who are interested, here are a few of the most interesting takeaways.When it comes to rental values, build to rent prop...

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. And, according to one of the biggest-ever surveys of landlords and letting agents...

Read    04/09/2019

How NOT to win friends - or votes!

If you want a lesson in shooting yourself in the foot, you don’t have to go much further than yesterday’s ‘right to buy’ announcement from the Labour party.Labour has pledged to introduce a new policy: if it wins the next general election it will give private tenants...

Read    03/09/2019

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