Shelter and tenants’ group set up city Fair Renting campaign

Shelter and tenants’ group in a major city have mobilised to set up a campaign called Fair Renting. The campaign is focussed on Bristol, where some 30 per cent of households are now believed to be in the private rental sector, accounting for around 134,000 people according to a Shelter figure.   Click on this […]

Official: Property industry is one of two most Covid-resilient industries

The property industry has been named as one of the two most resilient sectors to pull through the pandemic relatively unscathed. Agents will already be aware of how lucky they have been compared to friends and family working in hospitality, performing arts or travel, but now it’s official.   Click here to read the full […]

Boom! One in every 50 homes in UK has been sold this year

New figures from Zoopla today emphasise just how frenzied the housing market remains. Here are the figures: – so far in the first 15 weeks of this year £149 billion worth of homes have been sold; – this is double the value in the same period of 2020 and 2019; – one in every 50 […]

Vast majority of landlords say Brexit hasn’t had a negative impact on BTL

Brexit has failed to dampen landlord’s prospects, with more than 80% saying it’s either been a good thing or hasn’t changed the state of play, according to a new survey by Intus Lettings. The research found that 56% also stuck by their vote from the 2016 referendum. And, while 32% said they would now change […]

Overseas landlords set a new five-year record during the pandemic

An increase of 19% will now see the number of overseas landlords hit a five-year high of 184,000. Despite the implications of Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic and recent tax changes preventing such moves from happening in the first place, the UK property market has thrived. And, these factors have not been a deterrent for foreign […]

More landlords looking to buy than sell: Paragon

The proportion of landlords looking to expand their portfolios is higher than the percentage who are looking to scale back for the first time in four years, according to Paragon. The survey of 900 landlords commissioned by the lender found that 19% of landlords are looking to add to their portfolio in the next year, […]