UK Private Rental Sector Rental Prices Still Growing Albeit At A Slower Pace Private rental sector (PRS) monthly rental prices have continued to increase across the UK, although price rises have slowed significantly, reaching a new high of £995 (GBP) per month during September, according to new research. The latest HomeLet Rental Index found that […]
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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 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 MoreRents Rise But Arrears Fall Regardless of all the media reports about PRS rents rising for the seventh consecutive month, it also appears that the level of late or unpaid rent has fallen to the lowest level since January, equating to 8.1% of all rent across England and Wales in October 2012. A survey by […]
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 MoreFranchise Opportunity with Legal 4 Landlords “Profitable, Rewarding, Motivating & Recession-Proof with Six Figure Earning Potential” Legal 4 Landlords are the UK‘s leading provider of specialist services to landlords and the letting industry, with a network of 29 offices across the country, award winning services and market leading products driving the forefront of the market. […]
Read MoreLegal4Landlords are celebrating a record breaking 12 months by recruiting extra staff to their Head Office team! The Warrington based specialist landlord services company look set for a turn-over of £2 Million (GBP) this year, following a great deal of hard work by all their staff and franchises. Legal4Landlords have relocated the 25 strong head […]
Read MoreA new study claims UK Landlords should seek debt advice in order to avoid evictions. The report by the Financial Inclusion Centre, commissioned by the Hyde Group, found that UK landlords could save more than £50 Million in debt-related eviction costs through early intervention. Researchers found that, on average, landlords made a net return of […]
Read MoreBeing a Private Rented Sector Landlord is the ideal job for an increasing number of people and the occupation is certainly in demand right now following a surge in the number of searches for buy to let mortgage advice, during October, according to new figures released this week. October has seen a surge in people […]
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