Property Development: Birmingham is the top council area in a new ranking of re-development opportunities for investment in empty residential and commercial properties. New research by UK fibre broadband specialist…
In a pre-elction boost for buy-to-let landlords, housing secretary, Robert Jenrick has indicated that he is not in favour of rent controls in the private rented sector (PRS). This comes…
Ahead of the publication of the main parties’ manifestos for the forthcoming General Election, Propertymark joins the RLA in publishing its own manifesto, calling on the new Government after the…
Fraud: Criminals have been sentenced for money laundering after fraudulent rental payments. Three London criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering in April 2019. Two criminals were…
One of the first decisions faced by a tenant applying for a Rent Repayment Order is who to make the claim against. The Housing and Planning Act 2016 is clear…
Alternative tenancy deposit schemes They seem like a great idea – instead of stumping up thousands of pounds for a tenancy deposit, tenants just pay a modest fee. So much…
Leaving Property: Here is a question to the Blog Clinic from Craig who is a tenant: Can I leave a fixed term tenancy on the end date without having to…
Tenancy Fraud: In all, nine cases of tenancy fraud, totalling an estimated £695,000, have been stopped after a crackdown by Wolverhampton Council’s counter-fraud team, in four months As reported by…
Tenant demand is ‘growing’ or ‘booming’, that’s according to landlords surveyed for the Paragon Mortgages Q3 2019 PRS Trends Report. Nearly one-third of landlords (29%) believe that tenant demand is…
Three biggest rental trends influencing 22-37 year olds revealed in a new rental market analysis by London based hybrid letting agents, Home Made. Over the last 12 months, Home Made,…