- Written by: Graham Norwood
The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and landlords can still sign up to attend. ...
- Written by: Landlord Today Team
The steps landlords need to take to improve their own image and enhance their reputation in the eyes of consumers was just one of many points discussed in a major industry roundtable hosted by PropTech platform PayProp which receives its live launch ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Covid-19 restrictions in force across the country for the foreseeable future means landlords must remain cautious in 2021 - and they should be prepared to see arrears rising. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
With courts now prepared to hear rental property repossession cases again following the end of the ban on evictions, there will inevitably be an increase in notice periods issued by landlords, but it is important that the new rules are ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
The recent decision to abolish The Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill demonstrates the difficulty of introducing lettings regulation amid ongoing uncertainty, while highlighting the advantages of industry-led codes of practice over top-down regulation, according to PayProp. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to prepare for a spike in rent arrears ahead of changes to the furlough scheme this weekend. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Residential property prices increased across the UK by an average of 2.1% in the year to March, up from 2% in February, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Rents continued to increase during the first quarter of the year, owed in part to a lack of supply and increasing demand, the latest data reveals. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Payprop is urging landlords and letting agents to have robust payment systems in place to implement and potentially track changes to payments due to the financial uncertainty caused by the spread of coronavirus. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Rishi Sunak's first Budget included new taxes for overseas property buyers, funding to remove unsafe cladding, fresh funds to support the construction of new homes delivery and money to tackle homelessness, but there was no reversal of the previous chancellor ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
The squeeze on supply, coupled with continued demand for properties from tenants, is likely to lead to continued rental increases across the vast majority of regions in the UK during 2020. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Letting agents are being urged to do more to protect buy-to-let landlords by preparing now for the government’s plans to scrap Section 21 of the Housing Act, as part of a new Renters’ Reform Bill. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Boris Johnson is being to urged to do more to support investment in the private rented sector, as research shows that a significant number of landlords are exiting the buy-to-let market. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
When renting a property out, landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant and place it in a government-backed tenancy deposit scheme as protection to ensure that any potential damage or unpaid rent at the ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, with their reduction in yields principally due to increased regulation and tax changes, they are questioning more than ever the point of paying letting agents. ...
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