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 MoreSmaller buy to let properties provide property investors and landlords with the best rental yields, says Countrywide Countrywide’s latest research is based on 50,000 buy to let properties across England, Scotland and Wales, and their survey found that the average PRS rental yield for a one bedroom property was 6.8% during the first quarter of 2013. This compares […]
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 Legal 4 Landlords have spent a great deal of time, effort […]
Read MoreWell it’s the end of the year that was supposed to mark the end of the world for mankind and yet we survived and it wasn’t all doom and gloom, 2012 did bring the UK some joy with events and celebrations across the country, including: For the general public: An inferior team, who hadn’t won […]
Read MoreUK residents are still paying more than 40% of their net income on housing costs, keeping the UK as the third most expensive place to live in the EU behind Denmark and Greece UK families are still among the worst off in Europe when it comes to housing costs, spending more than 42% of their […]
Read MoreA new survey of Landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) has discovered that only 20.2% ( 1 in 5 landlords) in the UK, were able to add fresh residential properties to their existing residential portfolio stock during 2011. Property value growth expectations and the prospect of a regular income were the key drivers behind […]
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