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Damp and mould are two of the most common issues in rented properties, with surface mould caused by condensation one of...
27 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
The year of proptech The proptech revolution has been a long time coming but I think that 2024 will the year in...
16 December 2023
From: Agent Advice
A leading lettings industry figure says politicians should have the repeal of Section 24 as a major priority. Section 24 removes a...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed. Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...
16 September 2023
From: Agent Advice
While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...
26 August 2023
From: Agent Advice
By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...
12 August 2023
From: Agent Advice
A specialist buy to let mortgage broker says the government must help landlords with mortgage costs, as well as owner occupiers...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Section 21: Research carried out by Leaders Romans Group has found that Section 21 is rarely overused, and even more rarely...
20 May 2023
From: Rental Reform
The auction arm of one of Britain’s largest agency groups says its seen a positive first third of the year. First For...
27 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group, a lettings agency network, is offering this advice to tenants. As the cost-of-living crisis continues to have a UK-wide...
22 April 2023
From: Agent Advice
The controversial Section 21 powers are neither overused by landlords, nor abused by them - despite some organisations claiming otherwise. Research by...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Over the last couple of years, the government has made several changes to how income and profits are taxed. Some of...
01 April 2023
From: Agent Advice
Over the last few years, the property industry has been focusing on the need to provide more information to buyers ‘up...
18 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...
11 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
The head of residential research at a prominent estate agency says the signs look ominous that “the housing market is headed...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Improving yields throughout 2023 may stop more landlords quitting - and, in addition, rental reforms are unlikely to be as bad as...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
At LRG we are currently seeing rental properties go within days, and sometimes hours of being placed on the market. Rent is...
07 January 2023
From: Agent Advice
Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, is to sit on a new Lettings sector body set up...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Letting agents have reported huge surges in demand for pet-friendly properties. Richard O’Neill, managing director at Romans Lettings, says: “There has certainly...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A controversial PropTech service that proposes agents charge prospective tenants £30 or more simply to view a property on the market,...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News
All of Leaders Romans 130 branches are to be listed on a comparison website, Rentround. The site describes itself as “connecting landlords...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Small scale or accidental landlords will need agents to help them let studio and one-bedroom properties, Rightmove says in a market...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Many landlords consider family tenants the Holy Grail with recent research by the National Landlords Association (NLA) revealing that properties rented...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Many buy-to-let landlords with two-year fixed deals that are about to come to an end are likely to face difficulties in...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News
In most cases, a tenant needs their landlord’s consent before they can sublet their home, and yet some tenants seem to...