Lettings & Management
Breaking News and opinions affecting Letting Agents and Property Managers operating in the UK Private Rented Sector
‘Second cites’ spearhead rental yield surge for landlords
Britain’s property hotspots are shifting away from traditional favourites like London, Birmingham and Manchester, as a new set...
Labour peer in storm over tenant removal and rent hike
Labour has been drawn into another rented home row after one of its biggest donors, Lord Waheed Alli, removed a family from his London...
Not all tenants appear to be struggling to pay rent
Most landlords will have encountered a tenant struggling to pay rent or refusing to do so to spend cash on Christmas presents or holidays,
Landlords hit by surge in short-stay renters
Landlords are grappling with a growing problem as more renters walk away from fixed-term agreements well before their tenancies are...
Renters’ Rights Bill could create 1 million new pet owners
Landlords are facing the prospect of the Renters’ Right Bill enabling a surge in pet ownership with up to one million PRS households...
Rental home shortage drives up rents as the property market stalls – RICS
Britain’s private rented sector is facing mounting pressure as landlords continue leaving, driving rents up while the broader...
Landlord yields equal a decade high
The average rental yield for landlords has bounced back to equal a 10-year high, research reveals.
According to market analyst Pegasus...
Landlord tax reforms enabled a claimed 1.1 million first-time property purchases
Government tax policies targeting private landlords have enabled 1.1 million households to secure their first property purchases, research...
Rental crisis hits towns harder than cities
The UK’s private rented sector is under unprecedented strain, with suburban towns bearing the brunt of a growing shortage of...
Landlords face an NI bill of up to £885 per property
Labour’s plan to impose National Insurance (NI) contributions on rental income could see UK landlords paying £885 per property...
London letting agents hit with £100,000 in fines for tenant protection failures
Sixteen letting agencies in one London borough have been slapped with penalties totalling more than £100,000 for flouting tenant protection...
Where landlords struggle with low yields revealed
Areas where landlords might struggle to refinance due to their properties failing to meet lender interest coverage ratio (ICR) standards...
Surge in limited company landlords fuels BTL mortgage growth
One in five landlords now holds at least one rental property through a limited company which has boosted the buy to let mortgage sector.