The Latest Private Rented Sector News
BTL lenders fuelling discrimination against tenants on housing benefit
A significant number of landlords are being prevented from renting to tenants receiving housing benefit by discriminating buy-to-let lenders, fresh
Buy To Let Bubble May Have Burst At Last, Say Lenders
The bubble seems to have finally burst for buy to let as banks and building societies blame tax changes for
Call for new housing court for landlords and tenants
Court is one of six policy suggestions pitched in Residential Landlords Association (RLA) election manifesto. The country’s largest landlord body
Sharp rise in landlords quitting the PRS
There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let sector due to higher stamp duty
Landlords Warned About Energy Efficiency In Rental Property
Residential landlords have been warned about the new energy efficiency laws for rental properties due to be introduced next year.
Do student properties make a good investment?
A record 535,200 people took up higher education places through Ucas in 2016, which means the need for good student
Women Make Up 40 Per Cent Of UK Landlords
The number of female buy to let investors is on the rise, with two in five UK landlords now women,
Quick-win opportunities for landlords and their tenants
Whether you are new to the industry and are looking for your first property, or an experienced landlord with an
HMO renting could be solution to ‘tenant tax’
79% of tenants could not afford the average rent rise needed for most landlords to remain profitable as a result
Dozens of landlords fined after new immigration checks
Dozens of landlords have been fined under a crackdown on illegal immigration. Financial penalties totalling £37,000 were handed out in