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Average tenant deposit set to drop for first time since 2015...

Research by Hamilton Fraser’s deposit alternative scheme Ome, has revealed the current cost of the average deposit facing UK’s tenants and how this has changed since 2015. The data shows that so far...

Halifax House Price Index up 2.1%...

The latest Halifax House Price Index report has been released. House prices in November were 2.1% higher than in the same month a year earlier with the average house price now £234,625. However, on...

Scotland is home to the highest rental yields...

Lettings management platform, Howsy, has revealed the most appealing markets for UK landlords based on the annual rental return available as a percentage of the property investment cost. Across the UK...

Christmas is not the time to find New Build bargains...

The latest research by new homes specialist, Stone Real Estate, has revealed that the level of new build properties being sold accelerates as we head into December, while sales across the regular market...

2019 Property Investors Awards recognise sector’s most...

The Property Investors Awards is delighted to announce the winners for 2019. The annual event, celebrating excellence in property investing, included a glittering evening of fine dining and entertainment,

AML rules to include landlords and tenants involved in rental...

Although the upcoming general election has grabbed all the headlines, letting agencies should not forget the important changes to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules that come into force on January 10th...

No surprise tenants have suffered intense rent increases this...

As we near the end of 2019, Propertymark has analysed its sales and lettings data to reveal trends from the year. ARLA Propertymark’s overview of the private rented sector: – The supply of rental...

Crisis Christmas appeal for £28.87 very different to Shelter...

The Crisis Christmas appeal is for donations of £28.87 to reserve someone a place for their support package this Christmas and introduce them to the education, training and support to help end their homelessness...

Lack of focus on elderly housing could cost billions...

Lord Best, Chair of the Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People, warns a lack of political action is opening the UK to an unforeseen crisis. In an interview with the Elder Magazine...

38% of battery powered fire alarms failed...

The Local Government Association is encouraging all home owners, landlords and residents to test smoke alarms and replace batteries if required amid worrying failure rates and Christmas being a high risk...

Next year Rodney we’ll all be miwwionaires...

Christmas is a time to collapse on the sofa and watch your favourite TV shows after eating yourself into a coma and GetAgent.co.uk, the estate agent comparison website, has looked at the cost of some of...

Pivotal landlord votes...

Votes of private landlords could be pivotal in deciding the outcome in over 100 constituencies. Analysis of data obtained by The Times from HMRC has found that in 124 constituencies across the UK, the...

Bumper winter for rats and mice!

Rentokil Pest Control have released figures indicating the recent wet weather has driven large numbers of rodents indoors, and that Britain could witness a bumper winter for rats and mice. The flooding...

Rental industry giant, Hamilton Fraser, to launch deposit alternative...

UK lettings and landlord insurance industry giant, Hamilton Fraser, has announced the launch of its own in-house deposit alternative brand, Ome. Having previously highlighted the problems surrounding the...

Founder of Landlord Action, Paul Shamplina, wins Best Seminar...

Founder of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador for Hamilton Fraser, Paul Shamplina, has won ‘Best Seminar Speaker’ at The National Landlord Investment Show Awards, after receiving nearly 40% of the...

The cost of an ASBO hotspot...

Research by Springbok Properties, has looked at the property cost of living in one of the nation’s most anti-social areas based on the average house price in locations with the largest number of ASBOs...

Housing market performance – Labour v Conservative...

House Price Growth Higher under Labour: From 1974-2019, house price growth (taking inflation into account) from all four Labour prime ministers’ terms in office, added together (119%), significantly...

SNP Manifesto – PRS Lite...

The SNP have released their 2019 general election manifesto. This has been very briefly summarised with the key points of interest for Landlords and the PRS industry. Download the full manifesto here After...

Leasehold risk for over 55s...

More than half of older homeowners who own one of the 2.3 million leasehold properties in England and Wales would consider buying the freehold or extending the lease suggests new research* from independent...

Nationwide, Crisis, and Generation Rent support scrapping Section...

The Nationwide Building Society has reported on an event held by players in the rental and housing sector, with the main outcome being that organisations must work more closely together in order to effect...

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