Bristol is the location outside London most searched for on Rightmove this year, by both buyers and renters. The average asking price of property in Bristol is £316,410, which is… Read More »Rightmove reveals the year’s most searched-for locations
Letting agents are being urged to do more to protect buy-to-let landlords by preparing now for the government’s plans to scrap Section 21 of the Housing Act, as part of a… Read More »Section 21 changes: time to prepare for reforms to the eviction system
A man who rented hundreds of properties that he sub-let to criminal gangs running brothels and cannabis farms has been jailed for seven years and four months. Chinese national Feng… Read More »Man who sublet hundreds of properties to criminal gangs jailed
With savers receiving poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential property as a means of supplementing their income, supported by record-low… Read More »Despite tax and regulatory changes ‘there is still money to be made in the PRS’
A website has slammed the idea that there is a surge of interest in buying homes on Boxing Day, describing the perception as “a Rightmove marketing gimmick.” Agency comparison service… Read More »“A Rightmove gimmick”: website slams idea of ‘Boxing Day bounce’
The Christmas season is upon us and there is a good chance that your tenants may be going away, leaving your property empty and therefore vulnerable. To help ensure that… Read More »You and your tenants need to be vigilant over the Christmas period
Rents in the PRS continued to grow at a modest pace in November, the latest figures from HomeLet show. The data reveals that the average rent in the UK hit… Read More »Average rents increase 3.2% year-on-year – HomeLet
Rents look set to rise across much of the UK next year owed in part to a further increase in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let market as the… Read More »Rents set to rise in 2020 as landlords continue to exit the PRS
The Queen has announced the new government’s priorities for its coming term, and it includes a proposal to abolish Section 21 of the Housing Act and reforming the grounds for… Read More »Scrapping Section 21 is ‘another attack’ against BTL landlords
The UK could be heading for a rental crisis, with experts dreading the prospect of a chronic property shortage in the PRS as more than a third of private landlords… Read More »One in three landlords plan to sell in the next year
