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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Stamp Duty holiday fails to fuel buy-to-let spending spree by investors
Little sign that large numbers of new investors are buying buy-to-lets despite the Stamp Duty holiday, according to new report.
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LATEST: ARPM collapsed despite £245,000 government-backed Covid loan
Accounts for year ending May last year show company was lent the money via the HMRC's CBILS programme.
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Estate agency’s short-lets launch goes head-to-head with Airbnb
JLL says its Short Stays initiative will offer travellers and business people access to properties within professionally-managed blocks.
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Tenants now able to lodge rental deposits direct with TDS and Mydeposits
New tech from RentProfile integrated with the two deposit schemes cuts process from days to minutes, but agents still in control.
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Kitchen chaos main cause of deposit disputes
Cleaning topped the list of most frequent reasons for tenancy deposit disputes since 2020, with kitchens often the dirtiest room at check-out.
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Landlord offers his entire property portfolio to fleeing Afghan refugees
Controversial figure Fergus Wilson, who is best known for complaining about curry smells created within his properties, has surprised many with his offer.
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Propertymark push for rent arrears support
Propertymark is urging the UK government to come forward with a package of emergency financial support to clear tenants' rent arrears.
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Through-the-roof house prices makes renting cheaper
For the first time in six years, it's finally cheaper to rent a property than buy in most areas of the UK, thanks to soaring house prices.
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Rent rises are beginning to run out of steam, says leading index
HomeLet's latest index reveals that monthly rent increases have slowed to just 0.1% in May, but the UK average remains at an all time-high.
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‘Boom to last until end of year’ says agency following 81% sales surge
Company says pent-up demand has driven extraordinary activity in market so far this year for its sales, lettings and mortgage divisions.
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