Rental market
News covering the Private Rented Sector with relevance to letting agents and landlords and the wider residential property industry.
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Rental market enters its “winter cool down”
Goodlord’s latest Rental Index shows slowing growth in rents and increasing voids as the market enters its quieter period.
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Landlords face crisis of confidence despite resilient profitability
Pegasus Insight’s 15-year comparison reveals an ageing population and changing borrowing needs among landlords.
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Impact of landlord tax hikes becomes clearer with new figures
Property owners could face a jump in their Income Tax bills of more than £1,000, according to Rathbones' Charlie Newsome.
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Landlords struggled to secure rent rises in September, research claims
Mark Hosker of Cyborg Finance warns landlords need to be ready with evidence to support rent rises since the Renters' Rights Act.
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Chancellor defends tax hike on property owners
John Healey told the BBC he was targeting those with assets after raising a planned increase in landlord tax.
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New Government guidance reveals how landlord database will work
The registration responsibilities and information needed from landlords and lettings agents have been clarified.
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Big agencies face ‘714 days’ to upload data onto landlord register
An agent managing 10,000 rental properties would need 714 days to load them onto the new rental database, Shadow Housing Minister Gareth Bacon has told MPs.
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Property owners face new Income Tax hikes
Landlords will be required to pay extra 2% on rental income than planned from April, Chancellor John Healey announced.
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Buy-to-let investors suffer 32% jump in losses
Landlords have seen the value of their property investments fall, according to David Floyd, of Bowmore Wealth Group.
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Landlords tighten reference and guarantor requirements
Vicki Hextall, of EMPO, says property owners becoming more careful about who they let to now Act in force.
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