New Landlord, Letting Agent Focused Proptech Comes Online
While the coronavirus pandemic has proved challenging in a variety of areas, the development and use of technology has been among the beneficiaries of this difficult time. After rising in the past couple of years, the rate at which new property technology, or proptech, with new services and apps to support letting agents, property investors and landlords has come online has accelerated.
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New Online Tool Launch Aims to Help Resolve Landlord and Tenant Disputes
The UK government and Ministry of Justice have launched a new online tool designed to help landlords and tenants understand their rights and responsibilities in relation to repairs.
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Property Bodies Warn Over Government Benefit Cut Plans
As the UK begins to enjoy some normality after 18 months of Covid-19 fears and restrictions, the government is continuing to withdraw financial support from a variety of areas.
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PRS Reform Plans Move Forward as Industry Body Attends Govt Talks
As the UK government attempts to look ahead to life without restrictions, it is once again moving forward with discussion on reforms to the country's Private Rental Sector (PRS).
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PRS Tenant Demand Hits Record High in July
As more typical activity returns across the UK, a recent industry survey shows that demand from tenants for homes in the private rental sector (PRS) surged in July 2021 to the highest level on record.
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PRS Tenant Demand Hits Record High in July
As more typical activity returns across the UK, a recent industry survey shows that demand from tenants for homes in the private rental sector (PRS) surged in July 2021 to the highest level on record.
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Rental market bounces back in 2021
While the property sales boom has been one of the surprise success stories of the past year and a half, the overall strength of the rental market has been less clear. Reports and news stories have tended to focus on particular issues like arrears or evictions, rather than getting a sense of whether the private rented sector is in a better or worse position than it was in 2019. However, a few recent studies have tried to shed a bit of light on this.
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Rental Property EPC's Can Be Improved for £100 or Less
As the UK government promotes its aspirations for homes across the country to have an energy or EPC rating of C or above, some tips have been shared to help landlords achieve this.
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Rental Property EPC's Can Be Improved for £100 or Less
As the UK government promotes its aspirations for homes across the country to have an energy or EPC rating of C or above, some tips have been shared to help landlords achieve this.
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Rental Supply Falls as Demand remains Upbeat
The UK's supply of rental homes is once again coming under pressure as demand from tenants across most regions continue to recover from the lows seen during the height of the pandemic. Two separate surveys report that demand from tenants is rising across the country with London in particular experiencing a sustained period of increased interest.
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Rents Rise as Detached Properties Retain Popularity Despite Low Supply
Two separate reports show that rents have risen in recent months as demand for property in the lettings market remains high. The data suggests the recovery in demand for rental homes has continued over the third quarter of the year with one stating it expects demand to remain strong and push rents higher.
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Right to Rent Video Check Scheme Extended as Supply of Rental Homes Falls
The UK government has extended temporary rules allowing Letting Agents to conduct Right to Rent checks via video rather than in person, from May 17 to June 20, 2021.
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Should UK's Letting's Industry be More Regulated?
With more people in the UK renting than ever before, there have been an increasing number of calls for more regulation of the lettings industry including qualifications and licensing requirements.
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Student Rental Demand Seen Recovering in the 2021-22 Academic Year
With expectations growing that learning will be more 'normal' in the coming academic year, data suggests that demand for university housing will post a strong recovery from the patchy 2020-21 performance.
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Tenant Safety must come first in Tier 4 areas
Tenant Safety Must Come First
As the country is once again living in lockdown, the government’s latest guidance to Letting Agents is to put the safety of their tenants first.
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UK Rental Homes Rise to Record High in 2020
A recent survey snapshot suggests the number of rental homes across the UK rose to a record high in 2020 with letting agents managing over 200 properties on average. The survey also shows that even as many landlords and property investors chose to sell up, only around one third of tenants experienced rent rises.
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UK Rental Homes Unaffordable for Under 25s
As the UK increasingly homes a growing number of renters, research from a youth charity suggests renting remains unaffordable for working adults aged between 21-25.
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Upbeat Outlook for UK Lettings Market Despite Lower Central London Rents
With the UK's Covid-19 vaccination programme progressing well, optimism appears to be returning to various areas of activity in the UK.
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