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High Rental Yields Attracting More Property Investors

Low Buy-To-Let mortgage rates and increased rental yields making UK Buy-To-Let an attractive prospect for property investors UK property investment is booming after financial experts dubbed the UK Buy-To-Let industry as a property investor’s dream following reports of double-figure rental yields being achieved by smart landlords in parts of the UK. Some areas of London […]

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Tenancy Agreements Extended By Landlords

Happy Buy-To-Let landlords are providing tenants with longer term tenancies, AND guarantees! Due to the extravagant costs associated with home ownership and the high deposits required by mortgage lenders, tenant demand in the UK Private Rental Sector (PRS) for affordable rental properties has increased drastically over the past few years . Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs) […]

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Buy-to-let Mortgage Lending Up 20%

But lending is still far from its peak, say mortgage experts. Buy-to-let mortgage lending has increased by 20% over the last year, signalling strong growth in the UK private rental sector (PRS). New figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) reveal that more than 33,000 loans worth £3.9 Billion (GBP) were advanced in the […]

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Landlords Happy With Positive Growth Of UK Buy-To-Let Market

Landlords are extremely positive about the current state of the UK Buy-To-Let market, according to a recent survey carried out by CHL Mortgages. According to the survey 71% of respondents were positive about the growth and stability of the UK Buy-To-Let market. 5% remained negative about the sector’s growth and stability. The positive mood from […]

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Landlords Warned To Act Now To Avoid Rent Arrears

Private Rental Sector landlords are urged to act now to secure the tenant’s rental payments or prepare for the worst this year as tenant default rates have already increased by 8%, in the second quarter of 2012, and are still rising. The number of private sector tenancies in severe rent arrears climbed by over 7,000 […]

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Increasing Rental Prices Affecting Tenant Finances

A new study of the UK rental property market has shown that the cost of Private Rented Sector (PRS) rents are still increasing, following the third consecutive rise in rents being observed in June. Research by LSL Property Services showed that the average rent paid to landlords by tenants in the UK increased by 0.9% month-on-month […]

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Universal Credit Scrap Direct Payment For Landlords

A landlord’s right to receive direct rent payments from a local authority for tenants in receipt of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) or Housing Benefit (HB) will be scrapped under the proposed new Universal Credit (UC) benefit system. Therefore it is widely predicted that even more landlords will potentially withdraw from the LHA market as there […]

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Tenants Want More Professional Landlords

NEW research from ARLA shows that the UK is still feeling the economic squeeze and desperately trying to avoid any fallout from the ongoing Eurozone financial meltdown, as more and more tenants are struggling to pay their rent. 41.2% members of the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) reported an increase in the number of […]

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New Landlords Don’t Understand The Lettings Market

Stuck 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 […]

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Buy To Let Success In 2012

According to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, (RICS), latest Residential Lettings Survey, the UK Private Rented Sector (PRS) experienced sustained growth between February and April 2012, with houses in greater demand than flats. 13% of chartered surveyors reported that PRS rents had increased with tenant demand largely responsible for the growth. 15% of chartered […]

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1 in 3 Landlords Unaware Of Legal Obligations

Not all landlords feel the need to use a letting agent, preferring to handle all aspects of the letting and management of their rental property and tenancy themselves. Landlords and tenants are recommended to use the services of a reputable letting agent, to save time, reduce stress, ensure legal compliance and provide them with professional […]

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Cost Of Rental Revolution Beginning To Stabilise

The latest research by the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA), shows the cost of renting PRS property in the UK finally appears to be stabilising. Despite the huge demand for rental property in many areas of the UK and media reports of rising private rented sector rents as landlords attempted to cash in on […]

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Tenants Ask For Rent Reductions

More working tenants are attempting to renegotiate with their landlords to try to get their property rents reduced. Many tenants are increasingly struggling to pay their rents on time due to mounting financial pressures, leading to calls from specialists within the lettings industry for more Rent Guarantee insurance products. 41.2% of members surveyed by the […]

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Over 1 Million More Rental Properties Needed In UK

The UK may need an extra 1.1 Million private sector rental properties within the next 4 Years as 1 in 5 Households could be in PRS properties. The number of people renting homes in the UK Private Rented Sector (PRS) has almost doubled over the last ten years, increasing from 2.5 Million tenants in PRS […]

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Property Investors Urged To Be Selective!

Property investors are being urged to thorough research in order to be very selective about the areas they choose to purchase investment property in during 2012. Poor returns from savings and the continuing strong demand for rental property will be the driving factors behind an increase in property investment in the UK buy to let […]

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