The Latest Private Rented Sector News
Landlords may become new ‘border police
Under the new Immigration Act 2014 which comes into force in December landlords have to ask prospective tenants to produce
Top areas for rental income
It’s a commonly known fact that London provides the UK’s highest rental income for landlords, and it seems its influence
Landlords not maintaining safety measures
AXA Business Insurance has researched the largest concerns of the 8.3 million residential tenants in the UK. The research reveals
Gas Safety Week 2014
Gas Safety Week is a national safety campaign to raise awareness of gas safety in the UK’s 23 million gas
English rents almost total £2.7bn pcm
Landlords in England are witnessing a booming rental market, with earnings from rental payments in excess of £32 billion per
Private landlords attack government over support for ‘revenge evictions’ bill
Private landlords today rounded on the government for giving its backing to a private member’s bill seeking to outlaw ‘revenge
Tenants may win protection from eviction by rogue landlords
Nine million private tenants in the UK could be given extra protection from landlords who try to evict them. The
Accidental landlords set to be banned by the EU as directive may force lenders to regulate certain buy-to-let mortgages
Buy-to-let lending currently unregulated unlike mainstream mortgages But from 2016 accidental landlords could be blocked Treasury says lenders will
Landlords are entrepreneurs who should be encouraged
Instead of helping landlords, the Government has come up with a raft of new requirements, including checking that tenants have
Landlords: buy renovated for better returns
The buy-to-let industry is booming. Landlords are increasing their portfolios, rents are rising and the pension freedoms set to grace