- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Home Office has told agents that Right To Rent checks can continue to be conducted via video calls until June 20 - the previous deadline of this weekend has been extended by around a month. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Landlords are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March 30 last year. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The chief executive of a private rental platform is telling tenants to “suss out” landlords about decorating their property themselves. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The latest rental market snapshot from the property website Home talks of “a nightmare scenario for London landlords”. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Rents across much of England and Wales are performing strongly according to a new market analysis - and in some areas the annual increases are in double figures. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A possible backlog of Right To Rent checks created by new Home Office rules could be alleviated by inventory clerks. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The government is being warned landlords won’t be able to meet new guidelines being set for Right To Rent once the Coronavirus crisis subsides. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Renters are quitting London and heading for the regions in search of more space and bigger homes and gardens. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property prospects. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A lettings market monitor says the Greater London rental sector has in recent months switched from one of scarcity of properties to over-abundance. ...
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- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a combination of changes to buy-to-let tax and the rise of Airbnb and rivals has made it increasingly popular. But ...
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Buy-to-let landlords face having to reduce rents by at least 5% over the next five years as a growing number of tenants look set to face financial hardship as a mammoth recession looms. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, often leads landlords to discriminate against people who seem 'foreign', a court ruled last year. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Living without outdoor space is proving a real challenge for many people during the current coronavirus lockdown, which will largely explain why demand for properties with gardens has increased in recent weeks, particularly in urban areas. ...
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