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![Stamp duty break prompts surge in multi-property landlord deals](/img/default/lat.png)
Some 60 per cent of multi-property landlords have expanded their portfolio since the introduction of the Stamp Duty Holiday last summer...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Plumbing and electrical problems are most common for buy to let](/img/default/lat.png)
An insurance firm has broken down the causes of major problems for buy to let landlords and tenants - and, perhaps...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Cannabis alert for private rental sector as electricity thefts surge](/img/default/lat.png)
New analysis by Direct Line for Business reveals a surge in the number of police investigations into the theft of electricity,...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Should ‘revenue raising licensing schemes’ reinvest in the PRS?](/img/default/lat.png)
Revenue raised by landlord licensing schemes should be used to enforce rental sector regulation, according to PayProp. It says that the money...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Ker-ching! Councils cash in as revenue soars from licensing schemes](/img/default/lat.png)
The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News
!['Agents must accommodate renters looking for deposit-free renting' - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
The chief commercial officer of PropTech startup Canopy says that letting agents and Build to Rent landlords need to accommodate the...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Tighten up - student landlords warned over security ahead of academic year](/img/default/lat.png)
Student landlords and letting agents are being warned by the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA) to tighten up security in their properties...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Yield of Dreams: research reveals the highest buy to let returns](/img/default/lat.png)
A new analysis of rental yields across all of the UK’s local authorities has revealed exactly where the best places are for...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech: Insurer Direct Line invests in deposit-alternative start-up](/img/default/lat.png)
The insurance group Direct Line says it is taking a 15 per cent equity stake in Canopy, an ‘alternative deposit’ company. Canopy...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let expert release video 'shows' for use by agents](/img/default/lat.png)
A series of six video ‘shows’ - ideal for agents to promote to would-be investment buyers - has been launched by...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Survey reveals tenants get along well with agents and landlords](/img/default/lat.png)
New research shows that the image of tenants with fractious relationships with their letting agents or landlords is generally untrue. No fewer than...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Broken boiler warning to agents and landlords - it's still winter...](/img/default/lat.png)
Specialist insurer Direct Line for Business is warning agents and landlords that while winter has so far been relatively mild, February...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Fees ban: here's a calculation of how much it might cost landlords](/img/default/lat.png)
City investment consultancy Jefferies has calculated the impact on landlords if the country’s second largest agency group - LSL Property Services...
30 November 2016
From: Breaking News
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Research smokes out worst areas for cannabis farming in rented flats](/img/default/lat.png)
The problem of cannabis ‘farmers’ using privately rented properties to mass-produce the drug is at its worst in the West Midlands,...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News
!['Landlords need professional help' insist inventory clerks](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents will be pleased to hear that landlords who manage all aspects of tenancies on their own are being warned...
09 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Renters have 18-month average tenancies - but void periods can be lengthy](/img/default/lat.png)
Tenants spend an average of 18 months in a rented property before moving on, according to new research by insurer Direct...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![New survey shows shocking problems for landlords not using letting agents](/img/default/lat.png)
A new survey by insurer Direct Line for Business suggests that landlords who have not instructed letting agents to act for...
06 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Low levels of awareness of new lettings tax regime, survey reveals](/img/default/lat.png)
A substantial majority of new buy to let mortgage applicants are unaware of the mortgage tax relief changes, according to a...
04 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![One-in-six tenants has already sub-let - and more may do so via Airbnb](/img/default/lat.png)
A survey claims that 17 per cent of private rental sector tenants in the UK admit to having rented out part...
23 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Advertising watchdog bans 'misleading' landlord insurance ad](/img/default/lat.png)
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a radio advertisement for Direct Line Landlord Insurance because it has been judged to be...