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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Fees missing from a third of letting agent websites
Chris Painter, founder of ThemeSmith, says 34.5% of letting and property management company websites has no mention of fees.
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Closer EU ties could squeeze rental supply, landlords warned
Legal for Landlords boss Sim Sekhon has cast doubts on the rental sector’s ability to handle more tenant demand.
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Half of agents more cautious about new tenants
William Reeve, of Goodlord, says certain tenants will be more likely to struggle to a secure a home due to the Renters’ Rights Act.
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Landlords hold rent increases to keep tenants
Jennifer Harris of TDS says more property owners are keeping rents static due to worries about tenant affordability.
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Healey urged to overhaul Capital Gains Tax
Ben Beadle, of the NRLA, says it is absurd that property owners taxed on value gains due to inflation.
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Asking rents hit record high as supply slips
Rightmove data shows average asking rents are above £1,400 outside London and are approaching £3,000 in the Capital.
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Lettings agent use hits two-year high amid rising rental responsibilities
Being a landlord has become more demanding, says Pegasus Insight’s Bethan Cooke, so lettings agents are being called on more frequently.
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HMO tenants seeking more housemate safety
New research calls for landlords to be more transparent about who HMO tenants will be sharing properties with.
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London’s landlords reverse decision to sell-up
One in four of the Capital's property owners decide to re-let despite opting to sell after Renters' Rights Act.
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Boost for landlords as buy-to-let yields hit new high
Paragon’s Louisa Sedgwick says landlords are benefiting in areas where house prices are lower and rental demand remains high.
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