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KEYWORD "Perception" - 44 RESULTS
Tax - will Jeremy Hunt target stamp duty in his Budget?

Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...

10 February 2024

From: Tax & Finance

Family ate Xmas dinner on floor due to social landlord neglect

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered Yorkshire Housing to pay £3,780 after it found three findings of severe maladministration for how it...

07 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Landlords Beware - Concerns over Quality of New Build Homes

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

30 December 2023

From: Top tips & guides

Vast majority of landlords ‘not optimistic’ about 2024

The substantial majority of landlords lack any optimism about their sector as they enter 2024. That’s the result of a new sentiment...

29 December 2023

From: Breaking News

How will the Build To Rent market look in 2024?

By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...

23 December 2023

From: Top tips & guides

Renters Reform Bill must be changed to reassure landlords - NRLA

The National Residential Landlords Association says the Renters Reform Bill won’t win the support of landlords in its present form. The Bill...

04 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Sunak’s Massive Housing Challenge Before Next Election

There is a real difficulty for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party at the moment.  After 14 years in power, any failings land squarely...

07 October 2023

From: Agent Advice

New ‘Landlord Leaders Community’ group launched

A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...

30 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the proportion of landlords opting to acquire properties through limited companies.  This...

15 July 2023

From: Tax & Finance

Phil Spencer speaks up for landlords and private rental sector

Location Location Location star Phil Spencer - a former buying agent - says he’s “particularly worried” about the private rental sector. He...

28 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Damaging Perceptions of the Private Rental Sector

Two key figures jumped out at me from the National Residential Landlords Association’s (NRLA) excellent recent report on the private rented...

11 February 2023

From: The Big Issues

Selling Up? Don’t set unrealistic asking price, warn agents

A substantial majority of agents say sellers are being unrealistic about the asking prices of their homes This includes landlord sellers quitting...

24 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Why Online Auctions Are The Future

Cycles of growth and housing market crashes, new technology, and, most recently, the pandemic-fuelled push to escape the city in search...

10 December 2022

From: Lettings PropTech

Shamplina Speaks - Why do people say ‘landlord’ isn’t a real job?!

In today’s world, where people can make money from something as simple as posting a photo of themselves wearing a new...

05 November 2022

From: The Big Issues

The Trope of the Rogue Landlord - does it drive policy?

In an ideal world, home ownership would be the accepted way for everyone to live, with people enjoying the security, warmth,...

27 August 2022

From: Agent Advice

Why Are Landlords Reluctant To Let To Benefit Claimants?

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...

23 July 2022

From: Legislation & Compliance

Vast majority of tenants satisfied with landlord and rental property

The latest English Housing Survey report on the private rental sector gives the lie to the perception that most tenants are...

11 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Is Rental Reform just a diversion for Boris? ask suppliers

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

18 June 2022

From: Rental Reform

Shock (for some) - Landlords actually want to help their tenants

Landlords work harder to ensure properties are suitable for their preferred tenant type, more than they do to achieve maximum profits.  That’s...

25 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Negative perception of landlords 'makes housing crisis worse'

Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...

18 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Now is the time to change outdated perceptions of landlords

Let’s face facts, landlords and the private rented sector have a reputation problem. Perceived to be the poor relation of housing provision, the sector is...

09 April 2022

From: The Big Issues

Net Tightens On Airbnb - So What Next For Landlords?

Talk is getting louder about restrictions surrounding Airbnb and other short let platforms - and nowhere is the volume greater than...

19 March 2022

From: The Big Issues

A Long Term Vision for the Housing Market

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

22 January 2022

From: The Big Issues

Video exclusive - how can landlords improve their reputation?

Automated rental payment platform PayProp recently held a webinar, attended by well over 100 people, in which a condensed video of...

20 November 2021

From: The Big Issues

Sleaze: MPs rent out their own homes and then claim expenses

The sleaze allegations engulfing the government have moved to those MPs letting out their London homes while claiming money from taxpayers...

15 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Energy efficiency may be make or break for tenants, survey claims

A survey claims that 80 per cent of prospective tenants would consider energy efficiency as one of the critical items determining...

02 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Larger out-of-city properties likely to be in demand in 2021 says insurer

While there is optimism over Coronavirus vaccines, it’s likely that Covid-19 will continue to change tenants’ traditional aspirations in 2021 says...

06 January 2021

From: Breaking News

Shock! Most tenants like renting their home and get on with the landlord

A survey of over 2,000 tenants by a specialist buy to let lender shows that contrary to the popular belief, most...

27 November 2020

From: Breaking News

UK Landlords need to prepare to survive these challenging times  By David Alexander, joint Managing Director of apropos

There has never been a harder time to be a landlord in the UK. The pressures that the last six months...

28 August 2020

From: Sponsored Content

Top tips for short term rentals

The Airbnb revolution has widely changed perceptions of short lets, opening up a potentially lucrative market for buy-to-let investors.  For landlords, short...

29 August 2019

From: Breaking News

Top tips for investing in London’s buy-to-let market

With the slump in house price growth in London slowing, a growing number of property investors believe that now is a...

08 August 2019

From: Breaking News

Appropriate cover for short-term letting is virtually non-existent, report shows

Short-term letting providers, including landlords who list properties on Airbnb, are not adequately protected by major insurance providers, according to a...

14 March 2019

From: Breaking News

Where can you find the most energy-efficient properties in the UK?

Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...

05 March 2019

From: Breaking News

UK property market remains a magnet for wealthy investors despite Brexit

Many national and international high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) who currently invest in the UK’s property market plan to add to their property...

25 February 2019

From: Breaking News

RLA unveils rebrand to mark 20th anniversary

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) today unveiled its modernised branding to reflect what it describes as its ‘new corporate identity, as...

05 March 2018

From: Breaking News

Landlords not confident about ‘stable’ rental yields

Rental yields remain steady, and yet many buy-to-let landlords are losing confidence in their ability to rely on rental income, a...

08 August 2017

From: Breaking News

Landlords urged to tackle the problem of damp and condensation

Buy-to-let landlords are being encouraged to improve the standard of their rental properties by keeping them free from damp, condensation and...

11 July 2017

From: Breaking News

Sharp rise in number of older tenants

There has been a significant increase in the number of people renting homes when they retire over the past decade, according...

04 July 2017

From: Breaking News

What does the public think about landlords?

Let’s face it - landlords have a bad reputation. While that reputation is largely undeserved, the landlord bashing articles often featured...

14 June 2017

From: Breaking News

New PRS contract is a key moment for the ‘wider private rental sector’

A major new contract that will apparently ‘change the perception of the rental sector’, by setting a new standard of offering...

02 June 2017

From: Breaking News

Council seeks to work with private landlords for housing solutions

Many private sector landlords see social housing tenancies as a higher risk than traditional rentals, and rising rents in the open...

10 February 2017

From: Breaking News

Funds available to help raise standards in the private rented sector

Organisations that support private landlords and tenants are being invited to apply for a share of a £70,000 funding pot from...

12 July 2016

From: Breaking News

Award-winning Sawyer & Co, the fastest growing lettings company in Brighton & Hove

In less than seven years Sawyer & Co has become the fastest growing Lettings Agents in Brighton & Hove. Silver winners of...

16 February 2016

From: Sponsored Content

Council benefit payment delays affect half of tenants

Half (52%) of private sector tenants on housing benefit have experienced delays over its payment from their local council, according to...

15 September 2015

From: Breaking News

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