Right to Buy from a Private Landlord - Could This Happen?
Tenants having the right to buy from a private landlord. Could it happen? Well, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), a charity that...
Government Releases its Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper
The government released its Fairer Private Rented Sector white paper recently, leaving many landlords and letting agents unhappy about...
Pros and Cons of Renting to Students
The Tenancy Deposit Service recently carried out a survey of landlords over their attitudes towards renting to students. The results show...
What do Tenants Really Want from a Rental Property?
Landlords and letting agents are always trying to appeal to as wide a selection of renters as possible in order to fill up their...
How is the Cost of Living Crisis Affecting Lettings?
The cost of living crisis is affecting most people in the UK and around the world right now and, unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it...
The Energy Bill Support Scheme - How it Affects Landlords
The Energy Bills Support Scheme was announced by the government in February as a reaction to rising household energy costs. It will...
Right to Rent Checks Simplified for Landlords
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the government allowed for emergency changes to the right to rent checks that landlords must carry out on...
Marketing a Rental Property to Older Tenants
New research by the Social Market Foundation says that more than half of rental properties will be headed by someone over the age of 45...
Should There Be a Mandatory Inventory for Lettings?
Inventory management firm No Letting Go has called for a mandatory detailed inventory for lettings to ensure that landlords and letting...
Should We Have 24-Hour-a-Day Landlord Requirements?
The High Court has ruled that landlords of houses in multiple occupation (HMO) in Belfast must be on call 24 hours a day. The ruling...
