Landlords around the UK are seeing growing numbers of tenants falling into rent arrears, according to new research. The Tenant Arrears report from Your Move and Reeds Rains reveals that the number of tenants who are more than two months behind on their rent is now 84,200. That’s the highest […]
Read full articleGovernment warned: ‘Lay off landlords’
The government has been warned to lay off private landlords and told to find other solutions to the UK’s current housing crisis. The warning has been made by LSL Property Services which says that landlords are now targets for the Bank of England and Government despite providing a crucial role […]
Read full articleMost tenants say they are happy with their landlord
When asked if they are happy with their landlord, 80% of tenants told researchers that they were. In the survey undertaken by Paragon Mortgages, the tenants also revealed their fears that their landlord may end their tenancy for nearly half of them much sooner than their agreement runs for. Three […]
Read full articleLandlords say they will not be increasing rents
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 […]
Read full articleLandlords 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 […]
Read full articleBTL 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. […]
Read full articleLandlords 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 […]
Read full articleAre 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 […]
Read full articleLandlords 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 […]
Read full articleTenants 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 […]
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