Landlord are Key Market for Green Deal
Landlords are key market for ECO stallers under Green Deal, experts say: — Energy Saving Trust research shows high private rented sector demand for green measures upgrades — — Solid wall insulation is...
View ArticleGreen Deal warning for buy-to-let landlords
Buy-to-let investors will be forced to make their properties more energy-efficient or stop renting them out. One in 10 buy-to-let homes will be unlettable in five years’ time unless landlords take...
View ArticleLondon landlords spending up to £8k a year
Landlords in London could be spending over £8k a year to let their property, research from BDRC Continental reveals. Maintenance, insurance, professional service fees and other running costs can amount...
View ArticleWarning for landlords and investors over size of contingency fund needed for...
Residential investors and landlords in the UK are not factoring in the costs of owning a buy to let property with a contingency fund and this is leading to an upward trend in repossessions, it is...
View ArticleIt’s boom time for buy-to-let, so here’s your homework
The buy-to-let sector is booming with landlords tempted by lower house prices, rising rents and improved mortgage deals. Homeowners can no longer rely on house prices rising steeply, but with rental...
View ArticleGovernment Review Recommends Longer Private Tenancies
Select Committee Inquiry into the UK Private Rented Housing Sector July 2013 The (DCLG) Communities and Local Government Committee last year (2012) decided to conduct an inquiry into the private rented...
View ArticleLettings industry reform does not go far enough
It is good news that the UK government is going ahead with its Tenants Charter that will better protect renters from the worst excesses of rogue landlords and lettings agents and it is much needed. My...
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Buy-to-let investors enjoy £5bn ‘subsidy’
New figures showing landlords’ tax breaks leads to calls for tougher legislation. Over one million landlords claim annual tax breaks on their investment properties each year, citing tax-deductible...
View ArticleARLA calls for letting agent regulation
The Association of Residential Letting Agents has called on the Chancellor to regulate agents working in the expanding private rented sector. For the first time since the 1960s, more people are now...
View ArticleNovember round up of the private rented sector
Through the year there has been continuous calls from various bodies for regulation of letting agents, and this month is no different with Arla calling on the Chancellor to regulate agents working in...
View ArticleWarning to accidental landlords to make sure their property meets safety regs
Many accidental landlords in the UK who have rented out their homes as they have been unable to sell during the economic downturn are simply not fulfilling their legal duties to maintain their rental...
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Housing leaders: What we want from the autumn statement 2013
Housing chief executives tell us what they want to see in George Osborne’s autumn statement. Grainia Long, chief executive at the Chartered Institute of Housing “Improve standards for private renters”...
View ArticleAUTUMN STATEMENT 2013: ECONOMY ON THE UP BUT AUSTERITY NOT AT AN END YET
In his Autumn Statement, George Osborne confirmed that, after five fraught years, the British economy is finally inching closer to sustained growth. However, the Chancellor warned that the days of...
View ArticleLandlords Slammed For Failing On Repairs
A trade body claims a quarter of a million private tenants are withholding rent from landlords who fail to make essential repairs to their properties. The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks...
View ArticleAvoid a stormy tenancy
Following the UK’s recent bad weather ARLA is reminding tenants to be aware of who is responsible for what in the event of damage to a rented property. Storm damage, power cuts and flooding can be...
View ArticleNLA launches social media campaign against Selective Licensing
A social media campaign against the introduction of Selective Licensing in certain parts of England has been launched by the National Landlords Association. The NLA said more councils were bringing...
View ArticlePrivate rental sector to play a crucial role in providing much needed homes...
The private rented sector will be crucial in the UK’s recovery from the housing crisis and the build to rent sector is growing at a time when more rental properties are needed, a property industry...
View ArticleGo green to get a good deal
It’s not surprising that the news that the government is extending Green Deal finance to landlords and tenants in England, Wales and Scotland has been welcomed by lettings bodies. With just four years...
View ArticleRents up, Voids Down and Green is Good
Build to Rent At the beginning of the month a report from non-profit company Million Homes, Million Lives, claimed that ‘Half of Britain could be renting within 30 years’, and called for changes to...
View ArticleMove into private rented sector ‘a natural step’ for ALMOs
Two thirds of housing ALMOs plan to be working in the private rented sector by the end of the year, according to a report published today. The National Federation of ALMOs ‘Right Time Right Place’...
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