How to secure your new rental home. Get ready to make a move! The competition for rental properties is fierce. Demand is high and landlords and letting agents can afford to be fussy. You might be an ideal tenant but, even so, another ‘ideal’ tenant could beat you to it. Sometimes finding your new place […]
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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 MoreAccording to the latest quarterly index published by Countrywide lettings agency there has been a 6% annual growth in the number of tenants over the age of 50 renting property in the UK private rented sector (PRS). The lettings agency also report that there has been a 7% annual decline in the number of tenants […]
Read MoreThere are now four authorised deposit protection schemes in the UK: The addition of a fourth deposit protection company could create even more confusion in the UK courts as there are different rules and regulations that must be followed for each provider. The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), Deposit Protection Scheme (DPS) and mydeposits have been […]
Read MoreThe UK’s rental market has seen strong growth over the last year with rents stabilising in the third quarter to an average rent of £970 per calendar month after an initial fall in price in August. The market has seen a 2 percent increase in rents from September 2011, just 0.6 percent below the rate […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreThe demand for Private Rental Sector (PRS) residential property and the rise in the number of tenants struggling to meet their rental payments on a regular monthly basis is expected to see the decline of the UK residential property rental market. According to the latest lettings survey from the Association of Residential Letting Agents, (ARLA) […]
Read MoreA seasonal reminder to landlords and letting agents that Bailiff Amnesty’s will begin around 12th December 2011 to the 9th January 2011. Please check your local County Court for more details. The amnesty, which is not widely publicised, is implemented due to local authority offices, solicitors, courts and housing welfare organisations festive holiday closures. Unfortunately […]
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