Cutting corners in property rental is a sure way to earn a bad reputation. Respect starts with better choices. You want to be respected? Earn it. Read our “issues to consider” list below to gain: Respect from potential tenants Respect from your landlords Respect from the wider community, peers, industry Issues to consider: Professionalism – […]
Read MoreTwo shake-ups to the private rental sector in Wales If you’re a letting agent in Wales, keep on reading, because this week sees two big changes in the private rental sector. New immediate obligation to display fees The first big change is that letting agents need to be aware of a new – and perhaps […]
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Report shows huge shift from owner-occupied homes to lettings If you wanted proof that the rental market is growing, Countrywide has come up trumps. The UK’s largest letting agency has released an extensive report into the private rental sector which shows that more than two million homes have changed tenure over the last decade. Around […]
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2015 Private Rental Sector Tenancies Are More Than Double 1985 Figures A UK think tank claims that the number of tenants renting private rental sector properties has more than doubled since 1985. According to research conducted by ResPublica, 22% of all UK properties are in the UK private rental sector (PRS), more than double the […]
Read MoreLandlords Set To Become UK Border Agency Informants Private sector landlords are set to become unpaid members of the UK Border Agency as amendments to the UK immigration laws announced in the Queen’s Speech last week are pushed through Parliament UK landlords will become legally responsible for ensuring that they only let rental properties to […]
Read MoreBuy To Let Mortgages Continue To Lead The Way In UK Property Market Re-mortgaging activity in the first quarter of 2013 saw UK mortgage lending reach a new high, with more landlords trying to raise finance to buy more suitable residential properties with a view to letting them out to tenants, according to the latest […]
Read MoreResults from the latest Quarterly Lettings Index survey by Countrywide have revealed a highly favourable rental market for UK buy-to-let landlords in the private rented sector. The Countrywide quarterly lettings index analyses all UK PRS rental prices, rent arrears and gross rental yields and is the UK’s largest national lettings index based on over 50,000 rental […]
Read MoreUK PRS void periods and rent arrears are falling steadily UK private rented sector landlords are reaping the rewards of the developments of specialist products and services designed to ease the burden for landlords and the UK lettings industry. Market leading companies, such as LegalforLandlords have spent a great deal of time, effort and resources […]
Read MoreLegal 4 Landlords Have A Business Opportunity To Offer… The UK‘s leading provider of specialist services to landlords and the letting industry -Legal 4 Landlords, are expanding their UK franchise network and are also seeking enquiries from international clients who want to discover how to offer world class products and services. Legal 4 Landlords already […]
Read MoreThe premier landlord service provider, Legal 4 Landlords has grown from strength to strength in just 4 short years, thanks to their unique perspective of the UK Buy-To-Let market, smart business practices and a dedicated team of franchisees and affiliates. Legal 4 Landlords was founded in 2008 by three partners, Binder Dhillon, Sim Sekhon […]
Read MoreStuck property vendors that are being forced to make the move into the UK buy to let market, are being warned by landlord and lettings specialist service provider Legal 4 Landlords, that they need to spend more time researching the area where the property is and spend more time understanding the mechanics and legalities of […]
Read MoreThe National Landlords Association (NLA) have disclosed that more than half of its landlord members are unable to rent their properties to tenants claiming housing benefit because they can’t afford to allow their properties to be rented at reduced rates, due to the rate caps imposed on the Local Housing Allowance (LHA). The NLA found […]
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