A pet referencing service is being launched next month - but it expects agents and landlords to pay to see the references. PetsScore says its service will be the first in the world for dogs and cats; it aims to attract agents and landlords operating in the short lets...
A leading supplier says rent rises seen in recent months have been driven by increased taxes and regulations imposed on landlords. The claim comes from Andy Halstead, HomeLet & Let Alliance chief executive, in the light of a new record high UK average rent of over...
A report from UniHomes, has indicated which universities are seeing the greatest rental demand from students for the new academic year looking at the UK’s top 100 universities, highlighting which are currently seeing the highest demand for student rentals. This demand...
We have received the following request for help:- On-bill Finance for Energy Efficiency in The Private Rented Sector University of Edinburgh Research Study Study My name is Alex Brown, and I am a masters degree student at University of Edinburgh. I am completing this...
A Birkenhead landlord says that a long-running row with the local authority over iron bars in front of his apartment windows is threatening the personal safety of his tenants. Mark Holt, who rents out residential flats in Hamilton Square, received a letter from Wirral...
Chichester District residents could be entitled to a free grant of up to £10,000 to make their homes warmer and more efficient this winter. As part of the Government's Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme, people in homes with low energy efficiency and a...
Retailer John Lewis is preparing to become a large private landlord after unveiling plans to build 10,000 new homes on land it owns across the UK. The new homes will be build over the next 10 years on land currently used as car parks and above Waitrose supermarkets....
Jeni Browne, Business Development Director, Mortgages for Business, has contributed the following to the debate:- Every year, energy-inefficient housing emits 64 million tonnes of CO2, accounting for almost 14% of the UK’s carbon emissions. Besides Government...
Mortgage Strategy have run a piece in which they quote the NRLA as saying 'The private rented sector is “not fit for purpose” due to overregulation, with some laws dating back to the 18th century, says the National Residential Landlords Association.' and we agree with...
One of the leading figures in the lettings industry says landlords are not the bad guys of the pandemic, as some would suggest. David Alexander, managing director of lettings company DJ Alexander, writes in his column in The Scotsman that many landlords have...
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