The Latest Private Rented Sector News
It’s Business. But it’s Personal Property: GDPR and Leases
Few of us will need to be reminded that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force earlier this
MPs blast banks for restrictions on buy-to-let mortgage lending which discriminates against tenants on benefits
The Work and Pensions Committee says the government needs to address concerns that a housing blacklist has effectively been created
Revealed: the areas where landlords need a licence for buy-to-let
A growing number of councils in the UK now require landlords to hold a licence – even as thousands of
Tenants want to stay in rented homes when landlords sell to another investor
A growing number of tenants say they want to stay put in their rented home even if the landlord sells
84% of those who appeal tenancy deposit deductions get cash back
Five out of six tenants who appeal to a deposit protection scheme after their landlord withholds cash get at least
Landlords warned that arrears and evictions have doubled under Universal Credit
New figures from the BBC’s Panorama programme have revealed that tenants claiming Universal Credit have more than double the rent
Britain’s worst landlord to take nine years to pay off string of fines
Property owner, with a multimillion pound portfolio, has at least 60 convictions for housing offences. The fines cases heard at
Government unveils proposals for new Housing Court
The Government is seeking views on the creation of a specialist Housing Court to provide a single path to raise
Rental growth hits an eight-month high but are tenants actually better off than ten years ago?
Rental growth last month hit its highest level since February, according to data from Countrywide firms. The agency’s figures, sourced
The latest UK yield hotspots for landlords revealed
Shawbrook Bank has released new data that shows exactly where the current best investment opportunities for landlords are in 2018.