How pre-referencing can help you find the dream tenant
Georgina Pierson, COO and co-founder of good2rent – the UK’s number one rental passport How many times has a potential tenant failed referencing? For many Read More
Lettings News
Rental payment history should be considered in lending decisions say 80% of consumers
Online research from Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, reveals Brits want lenders to take factors, such as rental payment history, into consideration when Read More
Chestertons unveils investment plan after announcing record results
After reporting the strongest August performance in its history and record figures from its Lettings division, Chestertons – one of London’s largest estate agents by Read More
First Hamilton Fraser Academy Course for Letting Agents sells out… Second Date Added
Next month, Hamilton Fraser is launching the Hamilton Fraser Academy, a series of half and full day workshops to offer property professionals advice and education Read More
Party conference season shows housing remains a top priority
The recent Conservative and Labour Party conferences highlighted that the housing market remains a top priority for the nation’s politicians. This was demonstrated by several Read More
Affordable rent homes revealed in Runcorn
A new development of more than 40 affordable rent homes has been unveiled in Runcorn with developers naming part of the site in memory of Read More
£8.5million green investment set to tackle inefficient heating in the North
An £8.5m investment has seen Kensa Heat Pumps appointed as the preferred ground source heat pump (GSHP) supplier to Together Energy. The unprecedented investment in Read More
Rentals continue to grow, but Brexit remains a major concern for landlords
UK average rental values have grown steadily over the last month, but the potential impact of Brexit is causing concern among landlords, according to the Read More
IM Properties & Spitfire acquire Build to Rent scheme in Cardiff
IM Properties and Spitfire Urbane have acquired a site in Cardiff as part of a joint venture partnership. The site, which was acquired from local Read More
Now is the time for letting agents to modernise payments, says Payprop
Guest article from proptech specialists Payprop There’s no time like the present for letting agencies – particularly those in the student rental market – to Read More
AIIC: Property professionals and consumers ‘must be wary’ of for-profit inventory associations
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is warning letting agents, landlords and consumers to be wary of a rising number of companies claiming to Read More
The biggest bugbears for UK renters
Gemma Francis discusses the things which downright ‘bug’ UK tenants ‘Out of the blue’ rent rises and landlords who are slow to repair properties and Read More
Landlords and tenants losing out with over £500 million Lost To Economy
According to online buy-to-let marketplace Vesta, over half a billion of rental income is lost annually because private landlords are evicting good tenants mistakenly believing that Read More
Homelet Index: UK-Wide rents increasing at modest rate
Homelet’s Rental Index figures for August 2018 have been released, and despite regional differences, UK wide, rents are increasing steadily at the rate of 1.3% against Read More
House fires – the buck stops with landlords, warns fire safety expert
When it comes to fire regulations, landlords should be aware of their obligations to avoid fines and criminal proceedings, says Allsaved’s fire safety expert Harry Read More
New all-in-one Property Protect launches ahead of Tenant Fee Ban
Landlords can now protect themselves from risks of renting Property Management firm, Rushbrook and Rathbone, have launched the first all-in-one insurance product for landlords helping Read More
Swansea Building Society links with buy-to-let mortgage specialist
Swansea Building Society has linked with TBMC to offer its buy-to-let and holiday let products through the buy-to-let specialist’s mortgage panel. Swansea Building Society’s mortgage Read More
Longer tenancies – estate and letting agents’ consultation responses could be key
PropTech provider PayProp is encouraging letting agents and property professionals to respond to the government’s consultation on longer tenancies. The automated rental payment platform says Read More
4.8 million Brits think about becoming a landlord in 2018
New research from Sainsbury’s Bank Mortgages indicates that almost one in 10 (9%) UK adults have shown an interest in taking out a Buy to Let Read More
The millionaire property divide: Average Kent buyers are up to £1.1m better off than renting privately
Tenants in Kent would be better off by up to £1.1m on average over 25 years if they bought instead of rented a typical property, Read More