Posts Tagged ‘landlord’
BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 28/06/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Renting to Students: TDS Poll Confirms Common Issues and Reasons for Disputes in Student Lets PRESS RELEASE: A recent poll by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) asked agents and landlords about their experiences when renting to students. The TDS poll discovered common disagreements, the top causes of…
Read MoreWEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 24/06/2022
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X Table of Contents Renter’s Reform: The biggest upheaval in private renting since the 2004 Housing Act Most Homeowners Overly Optimistic About Property Value, According to Figures Property Market: Boom or bust, does it matter? There is a bigger threat to…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 22/06/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Property Market: Boom or bust, does it matter? There is a bigger threat to the industry Everyone knows that asking prices are going skyward and agents have very little inventory, vendors are getting greedier as they need higher amounts to cover the cost of…
Read MoreWEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 06/05/2022
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X Table of ContentsHide What now for the property sector after another interest rate increase? If Section 21 is repealed, what does it mean for landlords and tenants? NAPB: The Cost of Living Squeeze Is Set to Create a “Crisis” for…
Read MoreNottingham landlord sentenced over dangerous property
A Nottingham landlord, who failed to improve his rental property, leaving his tenants in dangerous conditions has been fined. 34-year-old Haroon Karim, from Bramcote in Nottingham, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Housing Act 2004, section 72(3) and (6) failing to comply with Housing of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) licence conditions and section 30(1) and…
Read MoreThe best places to be a long-term landlord
When it comes to being a landlord, yields play an essential role where profitability is concerned. However, one aspect of an investment that is often forgotten is the appreciation of bricks and mortar itself. Leading lettings management platform, Howsy, has looked at which areas have been the kindest to current landlords when considering both the…
Read MoreLandlords return as rental stock lifts in wake of market restrictions easing
In the wake of last week’s ease of property market restrictions, the number of rental properties hitting the market surged by as much as +44% in some UK cities as landlords returned and letting agents were able to resume business. Howsy’s research analysed the number of available rental properties listed across the major portals the…
Read MoreWho Is Responsible for damp in Rental Properties – Tenant or Landlord?
Damp is one of those problems that affect many buildings around the country. No one wants to deal with it but if you are the property owner, you have little choice, especially if you are also a landlord because then the matter can get a little more complex. So, who is responsible for damp in rental properties?
Read MoreCIH Scotland responds to the government when reviewing the landlord registration application
In its response to the Government, the Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland has called for all landlords to make clear they are complying with all of their legal obligations when applying to the landlord register and for meaningful enforcement when standards are not being met. Ashley Campbell, CIH Scotland’s policy and practice manager said: “Reviewing…
Read MoreLonres and Let Alliance join forces in a Strategic Partnership
LonRes, the independent data and agent network business, and Let Alliance, the specialist letting services provider, has announced that they are to join forces in a strategic partnership. LonRes Let Alliance, has been designed to meet the specific challenges of the London lettings market and is exclusive to LonRes subscribers. It offers the widest range…
Read MoreRental growth slowed in February compared to the previous month according to Countrywide
The latest Countrywide plc Monthly Lettings Index report – February 2018 published 12th March 2018 headlined “Average landlord who sold in 2017 gained £86,651” The report reveals: The average landlord who sold their rental property in 2017 did so for £86,651 more than they paid for it, having owned the home for an average of…
Read MoreConsultation to shape a simpler and better complaints system for dissatisfied tenants and homeowners.
Anouncement published 18th February 2018 from The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and The RT Hon Sajid Javid MP – ‘Government moves towards a shake-up of broken housing complaints system.’ The announcement states in part: Dissatisfied tenants and homeowners across the country may be offered a lifeline as government considers options to ensure…
Read MoreCountrywide reveals London still the accidental Landlord capital of the country
Latest Countrywide PLC Monthly Lettings Index report – Novemver 2017 headlines ‘Accidental landlords add 80,000 rented homes to the market’. In the report it states: The annual rate of rental growth picked up in November, with the cost of a new let across Great Britain rising 1.2% over the last 12 months or 1.6% outside…
Read MoreRental demand outstrips supply in many areas according to Your Move
Latest Your Move Buy-to-Let Index report September 2017 for England and Wales headlines ‘Rents rise across much of England and Wales’. The report reveals: On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, the average rent charged to tenants was £904 in August, many areas see demand outstrip supply as tenant numbers rise. Richard Waind, Director, Your Move, comments:…
Read MoreA lack of Housing supply will continue to support the level of price growth says Countrywide
A recent news release from Countrywide contained their Housing Market Forecasts, published on the 21st August 2017 the news released headlined ‘Price growth to slow to 1.5% in 2017, but increase to 2% in 2018. They expect average house price growth in Great Britain to fall to 1.5% in 2017 compared with 5% in 2016.…
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