The vast majority of landlords in the UK say they have no plans to increase rents over the next six months, according to a survey. The HomeLet Rental Index has revealed that 91% of landlords will not be charging their tenants more to rent their home. However, 34% of landlords […]
Landlords still face cleaning as top check-out dispute
Being handed back dirty properties at the tenant’s check-out stage is still the number one cause of disputes between landlords and tenants, according to a new report. Imfuna Let says that cleaning accounts for 58% of disputes and that the number has risen by 5% on last year. The next […]
BTL landlords ‘don’t assess true costs’
The boom in the buy to let sector is seeing growing numbers of landlords not assessing properly the true cost of their outgoings, says one BTL specialist firm. According to Platinum Property Partners, this means the landlords have no idea about whether a property investment will be profitable or not. […]
Landlords increasingly looking to sell up
A new sentiment survey of landlords has revealed that a growing number of them are looking to sell their properties because of the upcoming buy to let tax relief changes. The sentiment survey from Your Move and Reeds Rains says that the tax change is a ‘major concern’ for landlords […]
Are landlords in the UK ethical?
With so much publicity in recent months about the activities of rogue landlords around the UK, Saga Home Insurance decided to find out whether the UK’s landlords are ethical. Their findings will not come as a surprise to the majority of landlords with rental properties since most tenants (77%) said […]
Landlords warned that DIY inventories could cost them dearly
It might be a tempting way to save cash but landlords are being warned that producing their own inventory may see them make common mistakes which could lead to a costly tenant dispute. The warning comes from Imfuna Let who say that the mistakes are made at tenant check-in and […]
Tenants take just 60 seconds to choose a rental property
A tenant will take just 60 seconds to decide whether a rental property is for them, according to research. More impressively, 7% of surveyed tenants said they made the decision to move into their rental home after just 10 seconds. The findings from Rentify show that around 63% of people […]
The most profitable areas for landlords are in…
The top 10 areas that provide landlords with the most profit in England have been revealed in a new survey. Towns in Hertfordshire and Essex dominate the list to give the best returns on property outside London. The survey has been published by property website Rightmove who say that the […]
Rent arrears hit a two-year high
The number of tenants in the UK’s rental properties with severe rent arrears has reached a two year high, according to a new report. In the Tenant Arrears Tracker, which is put together by Your Move and Reeds Rains, found that there are more than 74,000 tenants who owe more […]
Reforms will see landlords facing a tax bombshell
More than 60% of landlords with private rental properties face being pushed into higher rates of income tax because of Government reforms, according to research. The Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) says this is no time for landlords to feel complacent after the Chancellor George Osborne announced in his budget that […]
