By Marc Da Silva

When investing in the buy-to-let sector it is important to...

By Marc Da Silva

Invasive bamboo is becoming a problem for homeowners, including many...

By Marc Da Silva

Proposals by the main political parties, including the Tory government,...

By Marc Da Silva

Tenants sometimes complain their property is damp and mouldy, and...

By Marc Da Silva

Home maintenance and renovation are without a doubt some of...

By Marc Da Silva

The Conservatives have pledged to introduce a new scheme to...

By Marc Da Silva

With the temperature plummeting across the UK, there are several...

By Marc Da Silva

With the weather taking a turn for the worse in recent weeks,...

A number of key regional housebuilders across England, Scotland and...

By Marc Da Silva

With demand still far outstripping supply, buy-to-let remains an attractive...

By Peter Watson

Private landlords have long been expected to keep their properties...

By Marc Da Silva

A number of landlords are jeopardising their property investments -...

By Marc Da Silva

There is a growing issue of tenants subletting their rental...

By Marc Da Silva

Tenants are being encouraged to think about taking out life...

By Marc Da Silva

With no repairs required, lower running costs and energy bills,...

By Marc Da Silva

There has been a notable increase in landlord insurance claims...

By Marc Da Silva

With winter fast approaching the cold weather can be more...

By Marc Da Silva

There was a 73% increase in the number of landlords...

By Marc Da Silva

Direct Line for Business has launched new landlord emergency cover,...

By Mark Burns

These days, renting isn’t just for younger adults, but it’s...

By Marc Da Silva

Legal & General has announced the launch of its rental...

By Marc Da Silva

When deciding on whether or not to let a property...

By Marc Da Silva

Many people are at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, particularly...

By Marc Da Silva

Transport for London (TfL) has finally bowed to pressure from...

By Marc Da Silva

With new research showing that direct payment of benefits to...

By Marc Da Silva

Landlords have backed a merger between the two largest landlord...

By Marc Da Silva

A tenant who emigrated to Greece without paying more than...

By Marc Da Silva

Assessing what constitutes fair wear and tear to a rental...

By Marc Da Silva

Howsy has issued a stark warning over the health of...

By Marc Da Silva

Whether you are about to acquire a new property or...

By Marc Da Silva

A quarter - 25% - of homes rented from private...

By Marc Da Silva

The Airbnb revolution has widely changed perceptions of short lets,...

By Marc Da Silva

More needs to be done to improve transparency and standards...

By Marc Da Silva

The letting agent you instruct for your buy-to-let property could...

By Marc Da Silva

The Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Act 2019, banning landlords...

By Marc Da Silva

The government’s existing consultation on the abolition of Section 21...

By Marc Da Silva

The letting industry needs to do more to reduce moving...

By Marc Da Silva

Renters who move home regularly often face excessive costs associated...

By Marc Da Silva

Damage caused by water, fire, explosion and theft have been identified...

By Marc Da Silva

More than four out of ten tenancy deposits managed by...

By Marc Da Silva

Fresh guidance updating how landlords can ensure that they are...

By Marc Da Silva

It is not always possible for an individual or company to...

By Marc Da Silva

There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section...

By Marc Da Silva

The government’s decision to cap tenancy deposits at no more...

By Henri Sant-Cassia

With the slump in house price growth in London slowing,...

By Marc Da Silva

Deposit-free renting provider Flatfair has signed a partnership with CBRE...

By Marc Da Silva

With the number of PRS regulations continuing to rise, technology...

By Marc Da Silva

Rental yields have increased to their highest level for two...

By Jacqueline Gallazzi-Ritchie

Boilers can be expensive to repair, but they can be...

By Marc Da Silva

Zoopla has launched its new app experience which aims to...

By Marc Da Silva

With most of us using multiple digital devices and streaming...

By Marc Da Silva

Landlords now face the prospect of two unsuccessful tenant applications...

By Marc Da Silva

An e-commerce platform battling construction waste by enabling businesses to...

By Marc Da Silva

Following on from the successful Glasgow Homebuilding & Renovating Show...

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let landlords need to minimise potential risks that make the...

By Marc Da Silva

Thousands of households, including many of those renting privately, could...

By Marc Da Silva

A new online property management service has been launched by...

By Marc Da Silva

When it comes to letting a property, it is important...

By Marc Da Silva

A record number of landlords have responded to the Residential...

By Marc Da Silva

Housing Hand has launched a new rent guarantor scheme to...

By Marc Da Silva

A growing number of private landlords are turning to Airbnb...

By Marc Da Silva

Property investors often debate on how best to improve their...

By Marc Da Silva

A third of adults do not check if the engineer...

By Marc Da Silva

Estate agents, property surveyors, interior decorators, an online services marketplace...

By Marc Da Silva

Traditionally, many renters have often sought properties with good local...

By Marc Da Silva

We all know that ensuring your property is of a...

By David Holmes

On 13th March the Chancellor announced that it will be...

By Marc Da Silva

The new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 will...

By Marc Da Silva

A number of buy-to-let landlords are currently thinking about exiting...

By Marc Da Silva

Pet-friendly rentals are growing in popularity, as reflected by Zoopla’s...

By Marc Da Silva

With a growing number of young families choosing to rent...

By Marc Da Silva

Vendors will often accept an all-cash purchase offer over a...

By Marc Da Silva

As an income investment, buy-to-let continues to look attractive, especially...

By Marc Da Silva

Many people invest in property or sign up to investment...

By Marc Da Silva

A new tech solution called Resooma Bills has been launched...

By Marc Da Silva

Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil will chair the Government Panel...

By Marc Da Silva

Following the passing of Karen Buck’s Homes (Fitness for Human...

By Marc Da Silva

With a growing number of Build to Rent (BTR) developments...

By Marc Da Silva

There is a misconception among some people that all buy-to-let...

By Marc Da Silva

The cost of average deposits has increased across the UK,...

By Marc Da Silva

Many buy-to-let landlords purchase properties near universities in order to...

By Marc Da Silva

Despite the introduction of profound changes to the taxation of...

A growing number of local authorities are using selective licensing...

By Marc Da Silva

Deposit-free renting is growing increasingly popular, with more providers than...

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let landlords should invest the time in getting to know...

By Marc Da Silva

Winter is now very definitely here and the weather is...

By Marc Da Silva

Unfortunately some renters appear to view owing their landlord money...

By Marc Da Silva

From not paying their share of the rent or bills...

By Marc Da Silva

As winter approaches, landlords and other property owners need to...

By Marc Da Silva

Landlords currently looking for the UK’s best buy-to-let areas should...

By Marc Da Silva

A fresh survey of more than 1,000 people involved in...

By Marc Da Silva

Burst pipes and blocked drains are a pain at the...

By Marc Da Silva

The views and opinions of British and international students regarding...

By Marc Da Silva

Just 0.85% of all tenancies ended in a dispute over...

By Marc Da Silva

Landlords, letting agents and tenants are being offered a bespoke...

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let landlords who have endured the misfortune of being lumbered...

By Marc Da Silva

Plymouth has been identified as the top location for landlords...

By Marc Da Silva

The launch yesterday of a consultation by the government on...

By Marc Da Silva

Every good landlord deserves good tenants, and every good tenant...

By Marc Da Silva

AXA Partners and property repairs reporting service Fixflo have joined...

By Marc Da Silva

MyHomeGroup has launched a new property management service aimed at...

By Marc Da Silva

Private tenants who pay their rent on time are set...

By Marc Da Silva

Home movers, including a growing number of renters, are increasingly...

By Marc Da Silva

A new landlord reward scheme designed to increase the stock...

By Marc Da Silva

homes4u is the latest letting agency to sign up to...

By Marc Da Silva

LetHQ has launched a new rent guarantee service to help...

By Marc Da Silva

Despite a challenging period for landlords, characterised by tax and...

By Marc Da Silva

If you are thinking about adding to your property portfolio...

By Marc Da Silva

One third of landlords say they would be less likely...

By Marc Da Silva

Landlords could potentially earn more than £850 extra a year...

By Marc Da Silva

Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Residential...

By Marc Da Silva

There has been a notable increase in the number of...

By Marc Da Silva

With just a few days left until changes to mandatory...

By Marc Da Silva

While the cost difference between furnished and unfurnished rentals varies...

By Marc Da Silva

Close to half of private renters would like to see...

By Marc Da Silva

A high number of private tenants do not know how...

By Marc Da Silva

The UK rental market is in recession for the first...

By Marc Da Silva

Private landlords are offering their expertise to the increasing number...

By Marc Da Silva

As a landlord, it goes without saying that you must...

By Marc Da Silva

A letting agent in Newmarket has disappeared owing landlords thousands...

By Marc Da Silva

Having a cleaning checklist to ensure your property is in...

By Marc Da Silva

Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available...

By Mark Burns

Licensing schemes can serve purposes which are indisputably genuine and...

By Paresh Raja

On 29 March 2019, the UK is scheduled to leave...

By Marc Da Silva

Student property is one of the best investments available at...

By Marc Da Silva

Bootle in Merseyside has been named the best place to...

Buy-to-let has recently taken a bit of a bashing with...

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let landlords could save hundreds, if not thousands of pounds every...

By Marc Da Silva

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in...

By Marc Da Silva

While the UK weather continues to defy all expectation, with...

By Marc Da Silva

Rogue landlords who break the law and exploit vulnerable tenants...

By Marc Da Silva

When it comes to investing in property, it pays to...

By Marc Da Silva

The vast majority of private sector tenants are satisfied with...

By Marc Da Silva

Many landlords consider family tenants the Holy Grail with recent...

By Marc Da Silva

The government’s “How to Rent” guide was once again updated...

By Marc Da Silva

ARLA Propertymark has launched a new database in partnership with...

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let landlords with existing tenancies on properties rented out in...

By Marc Da Silva

Unpaid rent and rent arrears are the main reason for...

By Marc Da Silva

Tenants who have a personal account with Metro Bank are...

By Mark Burns

Overseas family holidays are a relatively recent concept in the...

By Marc Da Silva

Can claiming on your landlord insurance be a false economy?...

By Marc Da Silva

GoCompare has launched a new tool to help determine where...

By Marc Da Silva

New guidance for landlords to further protect tenants from poor...

By Marc Da Silva

As a private landlord you are bound by specific housing...

By Marc Da Silva

Brexit uncertainty, higher taxation and more stringent mortgage lending conditions...

By Marc Da Silva

Almost two out of five buy-to-let landlords will use limited...

By Marc Da Silva

Automated payment systems can help to reduce letting agency fraud,...

By Marc Da Silva

A new online platform designed to simplify the sale and...

By Mark Burns

As a landlord, you have a number of different responsibilities...

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to prepare for the introduction...

By Mark Burns

The UK buy-to-let property market has witnessed some extensive changes...

By Marc Da Silva

Often the best way for a landlord to protect themselves,...

By Marc Da Silva

Despite changes to tax relief for residential landlords, buy-to-let remains...

By Mark Burns

Many buy-to-let landlords in the UK are often overwhelmed with...

By Marc Da Silva

Investing in buy-to-let property can be a great way to...

By Marc Da Silva

High house prices and years without real-terms wages growth have...

By Marc Da Silva

RentalStep has added its voice to growing calls for rent...

By Marc Da Silva

New ‘Home Safety Guidance’ has been released by the Electrical...

By Marc Da Silva

Seven in ten prospective tenants registered with MovingSoon.co.uk, a website...

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let landlords who own properties in Blackpool are being urged...

By Marc Da Silva

Plans to cap the security deposits that tenants leave with...

By Marc Da Silva

There is less than four weeks remaining until new Minimum...

By Marc Da Silva

Many people with pets still find it difficult to find...

By Mark Burns

With 65,000 affordable new homes planned to be built in...

By Sam Pollard

Rental arrears – or the potential for rent arrears –...

By Marc Da Silva

Theresa May continued to shake-up her ministerial team yesterday by...

By Marc Da Silva

With buy-to-let let landlords making up around 30% of the...

By Marc Da Silva

A new online property auction platform is launching that enables...

By Marc Da Silva

Some 80% of prospective tenants have been put off renting...

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let landlords could soon be hit with an empty homes...

By Marc Da Silva

The world's ‘most successful’ Airbnb landlord is based in London...

By Marc Da Silva

With less than three months until the new Minimum Energy...

By Marc Da Silva

A number of landlords are leaving themselves wide open to...

By Marc Da Silva

The recent conviction of letting agent Lee Grace for illegally...

By Marc Da Silva

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Regulations make it unlawful...

By Marc Da Silva

Almost a third of rental properties in the UK are potentially...

By Marc Da Silva

Given the sharp rise in purpose-built student accommodation in recent...

By Marc Da Silva

From the 1st April 2018, it will be unlawful to...

By Marc Da Silva

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to...

By Marc Da Silva

Private landlords are being advised to adopt a more professional...

By Marc Da Silva

Despite the anti-landlord policies adopted by the government, many investors...

By Marc Da Silva

The anti-landlord policies adopted by the government has had an...

By Marc Da Silva

Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, last year...

By Marc Da Silva

Demand for good quality rental homes continues to rise across...

By Marc Da Silva

A growing number of tenants and landlords are falling out...

By Marc Da Silva

It is now 10 years since tenancy deposit schemes were...

By Marc Da Silva

Almost half of private landlords say the Right to Rent...

By Marc Da Silva

To help safeguard landlords from losing out on rental income,...

By Marc Da Silva

With home ownership levels continuing to fall, almost a quarter...

By Steve Wood

Steve Wood, Wales and West chairman of the Council of...

By Marc Da Silva

Rent arrears are a real concern for a number of...

By Marc Da Silva

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in...

By Marc Da Silva

More than two thirds of private landlords have a good...

By Valerie Bannister

Most landlords hope that their experience of letting a property...

By Marc Da Silva

A new telephone service to help landlords resolve property matters...

By Marc Da Silva

From the 1st April 2018, it will be unlawful to...

By Phil Bird

Since 2004, the private rental sector has almost doubled in...

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let returns continued to outperform many major asset classes in...

By Marc Da Silva

The most common cause of a tenancy deposit dispute in...

By Marc Da Silva

Buy-to-let Landlords will descend on London's ExCel on April 28...

By Marc Da Silva

Landlords should be more open-minded to tenants’ requests to make...

By Marc Da Silva

The 2015 Energy Efficiency Regulations, passed in March 2015, set...

By Marc Da Silva

Rental prices continued to fall across prime central London during...

By Pete Muglestone

Over the past two years we have seen a drastic...

By Marc Da Silva

Nearly 17% of properties currently available on the private rented...

By Marc Da Silva

Well cared for central heating systems will help keep your...

By Natalie Fogelström

Finding a tenant for your property is more of an...

By Marc Da Silva

Home staging can not only help to make a property...

By Marc Da Silva

Every tenant wants to be comfortable; he or she wants...

By Danielle Hughes

Recovering rental arrears from non-paying tenants is one of a...

By Marc Da Silva

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income...

By Ian Shipley

Ian Shipley provides an insight into how you can prepare...

By Marc Da Silva

Close to 100,000 households, including more than 40,000 single parents...

By Marc Da Silva

It is that time of year again when landlords and...

By Marc Da Silva

The number of older people living in the private rented...

By Marc Da Silva

As the UK prepares to change the way landlords are taxed...

By Marc Da Silva

Private tenants can now verify a landlord's credentials for any...

By Marc Da Silva

With the new EPC changes coming into force in April...

By Marc Da Silva

While we all know that it is important for all...

By Marc Da Silva

Two leading property experts, Paul Shamplina and Kate Faulkner, have...

By Marc Da Silva

Unfortunately for private landlords looking to regain possession of their...

By Marc Da Silva

A new digital letting service that aims to save landlords...

By Marc Da Silva

Landlords that make insurance claims could see the cost of...

By Jax Kneppers

Landlords in the UK are out of pocket to the...

By Robert Nichols

Converting houses into flats is becoming increasingly popular. There’s a...

By Simon May

Simon May, heating controls expert and product manager at Drayton,...