With sales of UK residential property stuttering again, the UK Buy To Let market is the strongest it has ever been! A recent report highlighted that the Private Rented Sector (PRS) has risen by 1.4 Million additional rental properties since 2001. The PRS properties currently accounts for about 3.4 Million rental properties in the UK […]
Read MoreRECENT news hit the headlines that more than one in three landlords do not know how energy efficient their rental properties are. The news shows there is still a lack of awareness that all properties need an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). If, as a landlord, you don’t provide a new tenant with an Energy Performance […]
Read MoreA tenant has been evicted after she refused to let her landlord enter his property in order to carry out a gas safety check. Knowsley Housing Trust (KHT) had tried for months to gain access to a property in order to check the safety of the gas supply. Apparently, the housing trust called at the […]
Read MoreIt seems pets are posing problems in the booming rental market, as landlords are refusing to allow them in their properties. It’s hardly surprising as they fear they will damage furniture, fixtures and even bring fleas. Times are hard enough as it is for those searching for homes, with difficulties securing mortgages and repossessions on […]
Read MoreWe’ve been reading in the press that access to mortgage finance is getting better for landlords with every passing week. This is according to Property & Finance Solutions (PFS) who say the availability of higher loan-to-value buy-to-let mortgages is improving. Darren Owen, director of PFS, said “The criteria changes all the time. The lenders are […]
Read MoreAt present there is no tenant referencing criteria and landlords, letting agents and tenant referencing companies use their own. We’re seeing tenant suitability is determined using a range of inconsistent checks. Surely tenant referencing needs stronger regulation? A nationwide poll this year found that 18 percent of landlords never trust a tenant when making a […]
Read MoreEnergy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne‘s dramatic plans are set to force landlords to become green, if they want to continue letting. The new regulations will force landlords to meet minimum energy efficiency standards. In a few years it will be unlawful to let a house or business premise which has less than an […]
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