New data shows buy-to-let landlords are failing to identify and deal with major household hazards posing serious danger to tenants. Property compliance company, VeriSmart conducted more than 60,000 inspections of rental properties over the last 12 months and …
Furnished properties in London are more likely to be let quicker than unfurnished ones, according to one of the capital’s leading letting agents. Benham & Reeves found that around 80% of the tenants on their books prefer fully-furnished …
A tenant-landlord intermediary firm have been criticised by housing charity Shelter for charging tenants up to £25 for “excessive use” of management services. A joint investigation by the BBC and the University of Bristol’s student newspaper Epigram, found …
Four tenants in Leeds won their rent back after successfully taking their landlord to court for not having the correct licence. The landlord had failed to acquire a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) License, which any rented property …
New research has shown that tenants are embracing the idea of schemes designed to replace traditional tenancy deposits. The You Move survey found over half of the 3,752 tenants asked would be interested in an alternative approach to …
The Co-operative Bank have become the latest buy-to-let mortgage lender to drop its restrictions on landlords letting to benefit claimants. Platform, the intermediary mortgage brand of The Co-op, will not be enforcing letting conditions restricting landlords from renting …
A new lettings platform that will reward existing tenants to find their replacement is launching soon. The unique online platform is designed to benefit landlords by making the changeover between tenancies smoother through passing control over to the …
The average age of people buying investment property has fallen by more than three and a half years in the past nine months. The research by online estate agency, yieldit, found that those purchasing buy-to-let property as an …
A new study conducted by blinds specialist Hillarys, has found that one in three people would happily rent for the rest of their lives. Of the 2,000 people interviewed, just over half of them (52%) said that they …
Tapping into would-be tenants likes is the key to avoiding void periods and finding the perfect property match. Data from Zoopla has published the most used search terms on its website by people looking to rent. According …
