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Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...
29 January 2022
From: The Big Issues

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...
08 January 2022
From: Industry Views

A lettings sector trade body is blasting local authorities for their poor record on trying to eliminate rogue landlords. The National Residential...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Arrears have soared during the pandemic according to a lettings agency. Birmingham-based Barrows and Forrester says government data suggests 335,860 homes -...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A new league table has been prepared showing the average costs of listings on Airbnb - and London features outside the...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

New research shows how the rental premium for a furnished property compares to the cost of furnishing a rental home individually. The...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An online student accommodation platform has identified where demand from students is strongest as they prepare for the next academic year. UniHomes...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News

An expert assessment of the average cost of damage caused by rogue tenants growing cannabis suggests landlords will typically pay almost...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Chinese and Asian investment and marketing service Juwai IQI UK has revealed where in this country property investors from those locations...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures released by Rightmove this morning show that 65 per cent of London locations now have lower rent levels than...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A new league table has been created of the best places for landlords to invest in buy to let. The Compare The...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

An 83-year-old landlord who let a property through collapsed agency Homepoint says he is being pursued for nearly £2,400 by liquidators. Homepoint...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Two landlords have spoken out about their losses and treatment from a lettings agency which has collapsed. Last month we reported that...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A council which has 20,000 unregulated rental properties within its area has launched a new charter to improve standards. The unregulated properties...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency being put into liquidation owes landlords almost £500,000 in unpaid rent. Local media in the Midlands report that the...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

New research out this morning suggests that Coronavirus continues to change the lettings landscape, with houses now renting more quickly than a...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A Labour MP has written to private landlords asking for a rent reduction or release from a tenancy for students prevented...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by lettings agency Keller Williams suggests the Coronavirus crisis has led to dip in rents across the UK - but...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A YMCA chief executive claims the proliferation of HMOs may be endangering private tenants’ health by encouraging overcrowding and undersized-rooms. Alan Fraser,...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Labour MP Steve McCabe has introduced a 10 Minute Rule Bill into the House of Commons to address the problems of HMO’s being...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
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HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...
10 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...
29 October 2020
From: Top tips & guides

A lettings chief says London may never regain its appeal to the typical renter, as new data shows the capital still...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Birmingham city council is providing incentives to landlords who offer 12 month fixed tenancies to those on the authority’s homeless and housing...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A second UK court has ruled that ‘No DSS’ is unlawful, after a renter won a legal trial against housing benefit...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investments with a tenant already in situ are most in-demand across Glasgow, according to Howsy. The letting management platform reports that...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? David Alexander What does it say on your business card? Joint Manager Director What is apropos? Apropos is a revolutionary...
05 August 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

A majority of tenants are looking for unfurnished homes, new research shows. Online property management platform Howsy analysed existing rental property listings...
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A new digital property management platform from Apropos by DJ Alexander, which covers almost half of the UK, including Edinburgh, Manchester,...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

To help support our NHS workers, Seven Living are offering 50 self-contained properties for free to NHS staff embarking on 14-day...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets,...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The rapid spread of the coronavirus is causing cancellations and postponements of property events around the globe. Mipim, the property sector’s annual...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the NEC exhibition centre in Birmingham later this month and you can now claim...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News

More than 800 landlords have been surveyed to establish where they feel offer the best buy-to-let investment opportunities in 2020. The study,...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The locations that saw the biggest house price increases in the last year have been unveiled by the Post Office Money. The...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A man who rented hundreds of properties that he sub-let to criminal gangs running brothels and cannabis farms has been jailed...
27 December 2019
From: Breaking News

When it comes to investing in property, it pays to know about the latest property hotspots and up-and-coming areas whether you...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News

What has happened to residential property prices since the last general election just two years ago? On a national scale, the...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

With 2020 fast approaching, it is time for forward thinking buy-to-let landlords to start looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The ongoing uncertainty over how the UK will leave the EU has seen sterling drop against the dollar and euro and...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There is an increasing trend for landlords choosing to grow their residential property portfolios by taking on HMOs (House of Multiple...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Birmingham City Council has been instructed to pay a private landlord £1,269.20 after mistakingly paying housing benefit directly to his tenant. The...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Birmingham City Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in the Small Heath area in what...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla’s UK Cities House Price Index for July 2019, which focuses on trends in housing affordability as measured by the ratio...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News

When living in a rental property, it is only natural that your tenants will want to make it feel like home...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Top-flight football returns this weekend, with Liverpool preparing for tonight’s Premier League opener versus Norwich City, but what team should landlords...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The average cost of renting a room in the UK increased by 8% between April and June and now stands at...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

When you rent a property to a tenant, you are required to pay tax on any profit you make from rental...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Following on from the successful Glasgow Homebuilding & Renovating Show that took place at the SEC Centre earlier this month, the...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a notable rise in the number of buy-to-let landlords offloading properties in recent month due to buy-to-let tax...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The North West has long since ceased to be an “inside tip” amongst forward-looking property investors. It’s now one of the...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Bracknell’s former bus depot is set to undergo a grand transformation into a 155,000 square foot development of 242 luxury apartments,...
02 May 2019
From: Sponsored Content

A tenant left a three-bedroom house in Birmingham “completely destroyed” after piling rubbish in every single room and dumping mattresses in...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Traditionally, many renters have often sought properties with good local amenities close by in an area that falls within the catchment...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Around 2 million Londoners, including many renters, live in areas which exceed legal limits for air pollution, fresh figures show. The data...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...
05 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Birmingham has experienced an incredible transformation over recent years. Shaking off its previously industrial image. The UK’s second city has emerged...
27 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Four in ten buy-to-let landlords are planning to expand their portfolio this year, according to new research. With buy-to-let continuing to deliver...
26 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being urged to prepare for the new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, which came into effect earlier...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Following on from the successful South East Homebuilding & Renovating Show that took place at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite Brexit, homebuyers, including buy-to-let investors, in the north of England are showing much more confidence than those in the south. Since...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a moderate rise in residential property price growth across the UK, according to the latest analysis carried out...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords prefer to rent out property on a room by room basis instead of renting the whole...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The total value of the UK’s housing stock reached a record £7.29 trillion in 2018, according to fresh research from Savills. The...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord and building contractor have been prosecuted after workers were exposed to large quantities of asbestos fibres at a rented...
02 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector increased by 0.97% in the 12 months to November 2018, virtually unchanged from the...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Thousands of landlords and lettings agents across the country could be flouting equality laws by rejecting housing benefit claimants, according to...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The views and opinions of British and international students regarding their accommodation choices across the UK have been unveiled in the...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Renting a property is now more expensive than buying in nine out of ten of the largest British cities, fresh data...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Colchester has been identified as the number one place to currently invest for buy-to-let, based on rental yields. The LendInvest BTL Index...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Birmingham, a metropolitan borough and major city located in the West Midlands, has been awarded the title of the 6th best...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

While the cost difference between furnished and unfurnished rentals varies across the country, generally speaking you can typically expect to receive...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in vegans and vegetarians in this country in recent years, with more people than ever...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high yields of almost 12% currently on offer. With...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £37,000 for allowing tenants to live in what inspectors described as...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in the Midlands continue to invest in the sector on the back of a ‘positive outlook’, but elsewhere in...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Luton and Colchester have been named among the best places for buy-to-let investors in the existing market, based on rental yields. The...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Lomond Capital has acquired a major Birmingham residential letting portfolio from national property services business SDL Group. SDL Property Management has decided...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

No landlord wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the viability of their investment, and...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who left tenants living in substandard conditions in Selly Oak and Edgbaston has been ordered to pay in...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Birmingham has been fined £25,000 after pleading guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court for regulation breaches in relation...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords who reject housing benefit claimants could be breaking the law. A recent legal case which saw single mother Rosie Keogh...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

In recent times, Birmingham has widely been considered as one of the very best places to invest in, throughout the whole...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Deposit protection scheme, TDS, has announced 20 new dates for its ‘Academy’ training events running over the next year across England...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are being advised to turn to the North West of England in a bid to increase their annual yields following the...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Private landlords who reject housing benefit claimants could be breaking the law. A recent legal case saw single mother Rosie Keogh win...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Recently named as the most rapidly improving locations in the UK – investment in the UK’s second city shows no sign...
08 February 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Legal & General has announced that it will be creating 200 new Build to Rent (BTR) homes in Brighton as part...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors seeking the best returns should look at investing in key northern cities where the gap between asking and achieved...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A new residential scheme for Erdington, has been given the go ahead. SevenCapital has been granted planning permission to transform a...
19 January 2018
From: Sponsored Content

With the New Year now upon us, those thinking of investing in property want to know what is going to happen...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

As 2017 draws to a close, Rightmove has released fresh data, based on searches by prospective tenants browsing its website, revealing...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Whilst it has been a challenging year for private landlords, the buy-to-let sector continues to offer plenty of investment opportunities, but...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News

With the recent report from Hometrack stating ‘Birmingham is rising faster than anywhere in the country’ it’s clear the property market...
14 December 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Thousands of people are being offered the chance to win a three-bedroom house in the West Midlands The bungalow in Halesowen, which...
20 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords can still expect to achieve double-digit yields when investing up north, fresh research shows. A new survey by TotallyMoney provides...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News

dLighted, the insurance backed deposit-free renting solution, is once again trying to persuade more landlords and tenants to use its service...
27 October 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in the number of students living in purpose-built student accommodation across Britain, making it harder...
26 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Legal & General has announced that it will be creating 220 new Build to Rent (BTR) homes in Birmingham, as part...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) will continue to offer buy-to-let landlords across the country special training on tenancy deposit schemes, as...
05 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined after being found guilty of letting out a student property in Selly Oak which had a...
24 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Plans have been unveiled for a development of 375 new Build to Rent (BTR) homes, as part of the proposed redevelopment...
18 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Many landlords purchase properties near universities in order to take advantage of the lucrative yields that the student rental market often...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The school summer holidays are almost here and there is a good chance that your tenants may be heading abroad for...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A barrister, who often represented landlords and tenants, has been fined for breaking the law, after it turned out that he...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Two landlords have been ordered to pay more than £13,000 after showing what was described as a “total disregard” for the...
16 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been handed a £16,000 fine because his tenant would not stop playing loud music. Jason Duffield must pay the...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Some buy-to-let landlords are bracing themselves for smaller profits over the coming years as a result of the new mortgage interest...
14 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The chancellor’s pledge to create a £690m competition fund for English councils to tackle urban congestion and develop local transport networks,...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Despite the recent tax crackdown, buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low interest rates and...
13 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The key to a successful long-term buy-to-let investment is securing solid rental yields for income returns and the potential for capital...
16 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Stuart Law, owner and founder of Assetz, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. Despite...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Jonathan Stephens, managing director of Surrenden Invest, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming...
29 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord was ordered to pay in excess of £7,000 and given 150 hours of community service at Birmingham Magistrates...
19 November 2016
From: Breaking News

There was a sharp increase in new rental properties listed in October, mostly in major towns and cities, according to fresh...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A Birmingham landlord from Hall Green was fined £5,037.97 at Birmingham Magistrates Court yesterday after pleading guilty to failing to obtain...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...
22 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The supply of homes listed on the market to let has fallen sharply now that pretty much all of the buy-to-let...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has announced that it will deliver a CPD event programme dedicated to buy-to-let following the...
28 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenants are potentially facing steeper living costs following a significant drop in the supply of rental properties, new figures suggest. Some 87.6%...
20 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Student rents have increased by as much as 10% over the past 12 months amid a severe housing shortage across the...
16 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Rental yields in London are typically among the lowest in the UK mainly due to high house prices, but there are still good...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords seeking high rental yields should consider buying properties to let to students in the north of England, research suggests. Of...
26 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Renters now spend more than a third of their disposable income on rent across large parts of England, new research has...
08 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A fraudster who posed as a letting agent with the sole intention of stealing from landlords and tenants has been jailed...
02 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Over-extended student homes are not just an eyesore, but they are also ‘destroying family homes’ and creating ‘misery for local residents’, according...
29 July 2016
From: Breaking News

For many investors in London and the South East, the relentless pressure on buy-to-let income means that the numbers no longer add...
27 July 2016
From: Breaking News

We all know headlines sell newspapers, but a report in yesterday’s Daily Mirror brought shame on a host of letting agents...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market should look to university towns in the North West to find the...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A Birmingham landlord has been handed a fine of more than £24,000 after being prosecuted for a string of offences. Salih Mahfood...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenants are now adopting a more short-term view on renting property, reflected in the average assured shorthold tenancy length which is...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The rush to beat the 1 April second homes stamp duty deadline saw a big rise in new rental properties being...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A Birmingham landlord has been sent to prison for 19 months and ordered to pay £13,820 costs over a catalogue of...
07 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage lender Paragon has called on the Chancellor to make no further changes to the taxation of landlords in today's...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? I joined Glide in 2011 and am responsible for overseeing the external and internal sales teams. Over this time...
24 February 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

Rogue landlords are being weeded out by councils for some of the worst cases of illegal eviction, according to the Local...
01 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A Birmingham landlord has been fined £700 and order to pay £1,500 costs for illegally evicting a family of nine. Mirsad Solakovic,...
14 January 2016
From: Breaking News

A Birmingham landlord has been fined £6,400 and ordered to pay £3,696 costs and a £120 victim surcharge for failing to...
21 October 2015
From: Breaking News

London, Birmingham and Bristol are the top cities where Barclays’ mortgage customers are investing in rental properties, according to research by...
28 July 2015
From: Breaking News

MT Properties Central Limited (MTPC), a Birmingham-based sales and letting agent, has been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO)...