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Social renters have the lowest life satisfaction and experience the greatest anxiety according to analysis by a property management firm. Lettings company...
14 January 2021
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Private landlords have been giving more help to tenants who cannot pay their rent as a result of Covid than those...
18 December 2020
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The leading landlord trade body wants a new and regular study of housing in Wales, to make its politicians better-informed. The National Residential...
19 October 2020
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More money needs to be made available to support landlords and renters during the existing Covid-19 pandemic, according to Bankrate UK. The...
01 September 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords could be facing up to two years without rent due to the government’s decision to extend the evictions ban,...
28 August 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords have been commended for improving conditions in the private rented sector. The majority of landlords take their responsibilities to their...
13 July 2020
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Whether a matter of choice or necessity, many private renters demand long-term security and the vast majority of private landlords are...
07 April 2020
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The private rented sector ended 2019 strongly, with 27% of landlords experiencing an increase in tenant demand, according to the latest...
18 February 2020
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Whether a matter of choice or necessity, most private renters need long-term security and the vast majority of private landlords are...
24 January 2020
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While some rogue landlords and bad players grab the headlines, the reality is that the vast majority of private sector landlords...
13 January 2020
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The mayor of London is being urged to forget about rent controls and instead focus on increasing the supply of rental...
11 November 2019
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Standards in the private rented sector have improved as buy-to-let landlords respond to legislation aimed at improving living conditions for tenants,...
25 September 2019
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Buy-to-let landlords could benefit financially by catering their offerings towards the growing older renter and family tenant demographics, according to the...
12 September 2019
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A quarter - 25% - of homes rented from private landlords fail to meet the national Decent Homes Standard when taking...
30 August 2019
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More needs to be done to improve transparency and standards in the private rented sector, according to the Royal Institute Of...
27 August 2019
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Whether you are looking to rent out your property or sell, it is worth noting that August is the most popular...
26 July 2019
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The mayor of London has called for additional powers so he can introduce rent controls in the capital. Sadiq Khan believes greater...
22 July 2019
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The majority of private renters were satisfied or very satisfied with their current accommodation, according to the English Housing Survey report...
18 July 2019
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05 June 2019
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Weak rental growth has resulted in improved affordability for renters across many parts of the country, including London, while rents in...
17 April 2019
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ARLA Propertymark has compiled some top tips aimed at novice landlords that some experienced buy-to-let landlords may also find useful. Peter Savage,...
01 March 2019
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Tenants living in sub-standard rented accommodation need greater support, according to Neil Cobbold, chief operating officer of PayProp UK, who has...
20 February 2019
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The proportion of income spent on rent in the private rented sector has fallen from 35.4% in 2010/11 to 32.9% in...
14 February 2019
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The proportion of income spent by private tenants on rents in England has continued to fall, according to an official report...
01 February 2019
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Government benefit changes, including cuts to housing benefit, are to blame for increasing levels of homelessness from private rented housing, according...
21 November 2018
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Buying a property is cheaper than renting in every area of the UK, a recent study found, and yet a growing...
31 October 2018
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Councils must do more to root out unscrupulous landlords that give the sector a bad name, according to the Residential Landlords...
11 September 2018
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A two-speed market has emerged in the buy-to-let sector as smaller landlords have stopped adding to their portfolios, according to Octane...
13 July 2018
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The vast majority of private sector tenants are satisfied with their housing, the English Housing Survey report for 2016/17 has found. The...
13 July 2018
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Renters are spending more than £1bn of their own money every year on repairs their landlords failed to carry out, fresh...
08 May 2018
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The government must focus on urgently improving dangerous housing conditions across the country after new figures revealed that thousands of private...
17 April 2018
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Tenants in London are now required to pay up to £8,650 just to move into a rented home, it has been...
20 March 2018
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Councils are being urged to do more to crack down on rogue landlords who are leaving thousands of tenants living in...
19 March 2018
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Fresh research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which reveals that young adults are less likely to own a home...
20 February 2018
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The housing crisis is the greatest challenge London faces. Years of not building enough new homes, including affordable housing, mean many...
29 January 2018
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A Private Members’ Bill put forward by Labour MP, Karen Buck, which offers tenants the legal right to take action against...
16 January 2018
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It is well known that homeownership rates have been falling rapidly, particularly among young people, despite government efforts to reverse the...
06 October 2017
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In an attempt to improve standards in the private rented sector, a London-based letting agent is calling on buy-to-let landlords to adopt...
22 August 2017
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A growing number of young British adults are giving up hope of ever owning their own property, fresh research shows. A startling...
03 August 2017
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The Conservatives have announced a range of housing policies designed to help them win the general election, including pledging to build...
31 May 2017
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Labour has pledged a “consumer rights revolution” which will introduce legal minimum standards for all rental homes because people currently have...
02 May 2017
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Buy-to-let landlords continue to deliver longer tenancies, providing tenants with the stability that many tenants ‘need and want’, according to the...
03 March 2017
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Four in 10 people who rent a home expect to be renting a property for up to a decade; an attractive...
21 February 2017
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There has been a sharp decline in the volume of claims made by private sector landlords to repossess a property over...
11 November 2016
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has once again defended the private rented sector (PRS) after Shelter’s latest analysis of housing trends...
18 October 2016
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to introduce rent controls and secure tenancies in the private rented sector (PRS) if elected prime...
08 August 2016
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Home ownership has fallen to its lowest level for 30 years in England, with rising prices leaving many people with little...
03 August 2016
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has defended the private rented sector after the Resolution Foundation’s latest analysis of housing trends in...
03 August 2016
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Tenants in the UK who are saving for a deposit to purchase their first home are more prepared than ever before...
22 July 2016
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There has been an increase in the number of landlords letting homes to families with children, fresh research reveals. The latest findings...
22 June 2016
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The latest official figures show landlords are meeting the growing need for longer tenancies in private rented housing. New Government figures show...
22 February 2016
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The government’s initiatives to try to increase house building and owner occupation will not stop demand for rented homes rising by...