There was an 85% rise in the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions in October as the supply of available properties increased, according to new figures from ARLA Propertymark. The data shows that the [...]
Two thirds of councils in England and Wales responding to a FOI request by the Residential Landlords Association brought no prosecutions against private landlords in 2017/18. Nearly a fifth of the 290 councils that replied [...]
Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland continue to achieve higher returns on their property investments than their counterparts south of the border, the latest Scotland Buy to Let Index from Your Move reveals. The average Scottish rental [...]
Liverpool has managed a very interesting and appealing double win, according to data from Hometrack. The city not only topped the list of the UK’s most affordable cities, but has also topped the list of [...]
Kinleigh Folkard and Hayward (KFH) has become the latest letting agency to sign up to the Zero Deposit guarantee, a tenant’s deposit replacement product that is being offered across the firm’s 45 letting agency branches [...]
A fresh survey of more than 1,000 people involved in the UK private rental sector has found a staggering and worrying lack of knowledge when it comes to deposit laws and tenants’ rights. The law [...]
The private rented sector is a challenging landscape to negotiate, with tax changes and ever-changing regulation meaning that landlords now, more than ever, need greater support to help cope with industry changes, according to new [...]
Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched an exclusive buy-to-let deal through The Mortgage Lender. The five-year fixed rate product is available to landlords looking to borrow up to 80% loan-to-value with rates starting from [...]
There is so much focus on helping landlords better protect themselves and their property from potential claims from tenants, but many renters are often left taking major risks when it comes to their belongings. The [...]
If you have inherited a holiday home or B&B you could save thousands of pounds in inheritance tax, according to Kirwans law firm, which wants to make people aware of a landmark ruling against HMRC [...]