Posts Tagged ‘renters’
BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 20/06/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Renter’s Reform: The biggest upheaval in private renting since the 2004 Housing Act The Renter’s Reform white paper has finally been published and it now looks like things will move quite fast as the white paper appears to essentially be the first draft of the Renter’s…
Read MoreA rise in the number of Landlords selling up in April according to ARLA
Latest ARLA Private Rented Sector report – April 2018 reveals letting agents saw the highest number of landlords selling their buy-to-let (BTL) properties since records began in 2015. ARLA reports that in April the number of landlords exiting the market rose to an average of five per branch, up from four in March. In March,…
Read MoreAverage London renters need to find over £3000 as tenancy deposit according to Dlighted
Recent research from deposit-free renting firm Dlighted has revealed that the average London tenancy deposit could now stand at £3014 – even when capped at the equivalent of 6-weeks rent by the government’s draft Tenant’s Fees Bill. Dlighted states: The recently published English Housing Survey revealed that 30% of homes in the capital are now…
Read MoreShelter’s response to the government’s English Housing Survey
Find below Shelter’s response to the government’s English Housing Survey, which show: Overall: 63% of English households are homeowners, 20% are private renters and 17% are social renters. Renters: The number of households that are private renting has risen by 74% in the last ten years (2007 – 2016/17). There has been a particularly large…
Read MoreShelter responds to the Fitness for Human Habitation Bill
Shelter responds to the Fitness for Human Habitation Bill passing a second reading in Parliament Friday 19th January 2018: Polly Neate, Shelter’s chief executive, said: “It’s shocking that renters all over the country are forced to live in sub-standard and unsafe homes so this is an important first step towards giving them the rights they…
Read MoreNew research from the housing charity Shelter says that families in private renting are being forced to move too frequently.
Recent report from Shelter headlines ‘Over a quarter of a million families forced into debt from moving home so often’. A staggering 250,000 private renting families in England are becoming burdened with serious debt because they have to move house so frequently, according to Shelter. New research from the housing charity says private renting is…
Read MoreReport examines what the Mayor can do to reduce domestic carbon emissions and fuel poverty in the capital
The London Assembly Environment Committee launched their report yesterday 2 May 2017 headlined ‘Getting warmer – give London renters an energy break’ which examines what the Mayor can do to reduce domestic carbon emissions and fuel poverty in the capital. They state in the leading paragraph: Many London homes are leaky and hard to heat. Improving…
Read MoreGovernment consultation on banning letting agent fees paid by tenants.
The Department for Communities and Local Government last week 7 April 2017 published a consultation seeking views on the implementation of a ban on letting agent fees paid by tenants. The government announced at the 2016 Autumn Statement that it would consult on introducing a ban on letting agent fees paid by tenants, to improve…
Read MoreRecord Christmas and New Year traffic on Rightmove
Save-to-buy renters could afford to put on average £210 towards their deposit each month by flatsharing, Newcastle offers the best value being only 11% more expensive for a two-bed than a one-bed flat, that is according to Rightmove’s Rental Price Tracker Blog Average asking rents rose in all regions in 2015, an annual increase of 3.8%…
Read MoreTenant demand growing
According to research carried out by The National Landlords Association it shows tenant demand remains strong, with four in 10 landlords reporting an increase in the areas where they operate. They stated that tenant demand continues to be largely seen as either stable or increasing in the areas where they operate in the last three…
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