Tag: Rental market

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Landlords Have High Hopes for Buy to Let in 2012

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

One in five landlords added property to their rental portfolios last year as confidence over interest rates and tenant demand...

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Cannabis Gangs Target Buy to Lets as Drug Factories

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2012, 15 years ago | 10

Police are warning landlords that crime gangs are looking for rental homes to turn into cannabis factories. A clear trend...

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Buy to Let Arrears up – But ‘Experts’ Disagree on Why

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let experts are transmitting mixed messages about the state of the market in two new surveys. The latest...

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Queen Leads the Olympic Rental Gold Rush

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

The Queen is leading the Olympic rental gold rush by letting out part of the grounds of Kensington Palace to...

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London Rent Gap Widens to 80% More Than the Rest of the UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2011, 15 years ago | 1

The rent gap between London and the rest of the country means tenants are paying an average 80% more to...

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Landlords are Pawns in Battle for Control of London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2011, 15 years ago | 17

Landlords have become embroiled in a bitter battle for the election of the new London Mayor as candidates have made...

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Tenants Will Skip Rent to Pay for Christmas, says Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2011, 15 years ago | 17

Homeless charity Shelter is predicting thousands of tenants will skip their rents to pay for Christmas. Renters are putting festive...

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Landlords are Buy to Let Paupers Despite Record Rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Buy to let investments do not make landlords money even though tenants are paying record rents, according to a new...

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British Sharers Pay the Highest Rents in Europe

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th November 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Sharers pay an average £360 per month for a room – which is 5% more expensive than anywhere else in...

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Booming Buy to Let Rents Keep on Rising

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents are still rising – but not as fast as over recent months. In October, renters paid...

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Homelet Find House Sharing Up, Rent Prices Down on Last Month

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

According to Homelet’s latest index, rents dropped a touch in October but were still 4.2% higher than they were at...

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Buy to Let Rents Set to Surge by 20%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Buy to let landlords will see properties generating a better return from rents than yields over the next five years,...

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Buy to Let Rents Hit a New Record High

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21st October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents are still going up – with tenants paying an average new high of £718 a month....

Putting Rental Homes on the Map for Commuters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Maps that show commuting times to a destination postcode are a great aid for landlords who want to highlight public...

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Average Rent Down For Second Month in a Row

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The latest Homelet index found average rent prices dropped last month, only the second time it’s dropped in successive months...

Families Pay Too Much Rent, Warns Housing Charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents are too high and are locking poorer working families out of finding homes to rent, warns...

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Spoil-sport Councils Threaten Landlords with Olympic Fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Landlords and homeowners hoping to cash in on the London Olympics by renting to sports fans could be breaking the...

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Call for U-turn on Plan to Pay Rents to Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st September 2011, 15 years ago | 7

Major housing organisations in the private and social rental sectors have joined forces to fight the government proposals to pay...

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London Buy to Let Rents Surge to a Record High

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents in London have surged to a new peak of £1,202 a month. Rents are still climbing...

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Homelet Find Rents Are Still Rising

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Average rents across the UK continue to rise, according to Homelet’s latest rental index for August. London went up a...

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Secret Billionaire Pays £7,857 a Day Rent for London Flat

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Demand to let prime London property is surging with rents reaching £55,000 per week for the cream of homes. Wealthy...