Archive

There have been “significant leaps forward” in the standards of the private rental sector in the past four years, but safety...

A specialist buy to let mortgage lender says buy to let investors should act now - even if it means borrowing...

A petition has appeared on the government’s e-petition website calling for a review of a city council’s newly-introduced selective licensing system. Nottingham...

Landlords are most likely to have invested in a boiler upgrade in the last 12 months to boost the energy efficiency...

Buy to let landlords are on the way out and Build To Rent will dominate the sector in the foreseeable future.  That’s...

A trade body says it has evidence that families take up the least amount of property management time when compared to...

A leading property law specialist has warned that many buy to let investors remain unaware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

The buy to let sector still requires £400m spending on improving the energy efficiency of its stock in order to conform...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that “thousands” of landlords simply are not ready for energy efficiency changes coming...

The consumer group Which? says the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards starting next weekend could affect 300,000 buy to let properties.  From...

A specialist buy to let lender is making changes to its lending conditions to ensure its residential and commercial borrowers conform...

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has selected a software supplier to handle some of the exceptions to the...

With only three weeks to go to the introduction of the first phase of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, a specialist mortgage...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members - and all letting agents - of the need to be...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members to tell landlord clients that they have only a month to...

An ‘instant EPC ratings check’ has been created on the website of Mortgages for Business allowing agents to check the ratings...

Buy to let expert Kate Faulkner says tenants should undertake more research on agents, landlords and properties before choosing a place...

Harrison Murray, the lettings division of the Nottingham Building Society, has launched a portal for landlords and tenants. The agency says it...

The Residential Landlords Association says it welcomes the government’s decision to reduce the likely maximum payment by landlords for energy improvements...

A local authority currently consulting on private rental licensing is using improved energy efficiency as one of the criteria for landlords...

A new online service backed by newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror says it wants to enable tenants to bypass lettings agents. HomeRenter offers what...

The government has published long-awaited guidelines for the implementation of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the private rental sector.   The hefty 95-page...

The CLA says the energy efficiency regulations for the lettings sector coming into effect in April are “fundamentally flawed” when it...

One in 20 lettings properties breach minimum standards set to come into force next April, according to a survey for an insurance...

The Residential Landlords Association has secured a £1.5m funding pot from energy company E.ON - the only such funding dedicated solely...

An energy efficiency lobbying group says it backs new government energy efficiency guidelines to improve 300,000 private rented homes - but...

Training organisation Solvo Vir is inviting letting agents and landlords to attend courses to bring them up to date with new...

The Residential Landlords’ Association has been told in no uncertain terms by the government that changes to Energy Performance Certificate scheduled...

Proposals in Scotland for a minimum energy efficiency standard for privately let homes could damage the sector, especially in rural communities.   That’s...

Agents and landlords are unwittingly issuing incorrect Section 21 notices, resulting in thousands of pounds being wasted on aborted possession claims...

Property marketplace TheHouseShop.com has announced a partnership with home services marketplace Plentific. Users of TheHouseShop will now be able to use Plentific’s...

An investment company says agents and landlords should start taking measures to ensure their properties comply with the new Minimum Energy...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a property management agency to prepare for the next round of energy-efficiency regulation changes...

The Scottish Government has opened formal consultation on its attempts to introduce minimum standards of energy efficiency for the private rented...

This weekend marks one year to go before the introduction of new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - which are expected to...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

As the introduction of new energy efficiency regulations moves closer, landlords are being urged to check the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)...

The need for letting agencies to assist landlords with the increasingly-complicated private rental sector has been hammered home by the results...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

  An attempt is underway to resuscitate the Green Deal which many buy to let and other residential property investors used to...

Around one in 12 properties currently available on the rental market could become un-rentable by 2018 if government energy efficiency plans...

Tenants are becoming increasingly eco-conscious according to a new survey.   Some 80 per cent of those questioned agree that landlords or their...

Three quarters of a million private renters are stuck in the coldest and draughtiest homes, claims the Citizens Advice organisation -...

One of Britain’s most senior letting agents says landlords should take the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the Energy Performance...

Rent4sure is pleased to announce we are now working with Home Telecom to give your tenants fast, flexible and unlimited broadband plus...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Failing to provide an energy certificate and not complying with an improvement notice has resulted in a landlord being ordered to...

Government policy to improve the energy efficiency of the UK’s housing stock will increase rents for tenants. New laws mean that from...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

There is growing concern over a predicted £5,000 cost to make some buy to let properties energy-efficient under new government plans.   An...

An online lettings agency claims that 58 per cent of tenants who have requested energy improvements to their properties have been...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is urging landlords and agents acting on their behalf to bring themselves up to date...

An ‘ethical lettings charter’ set up over a year ago by a pressure group for improved private rental sector housing has...

A leading chartered surveying firm is stressing the differences that exist between new English and Scottish energy efficiency rules hitting the...

Today sees the first step of a long-term government drive to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector through the...

This week sees the first step in a long series of reforms - the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - aimed at...

The government has announced new dates for energy efficiency compliance in rental properties. The Residential Landlords’ Association says they are as follows: April...

A new survey conducted for an online lettings agency shows four fifths of tenants wanting double glazing as a ‘must’ in...

Who are you? I’m the managing director of Fixflo and before starting Fixflo I worked as a property lawyer in London and...

Franchise agency Belvoir is urging landlords to budget and plan for mandatory changes to the energy efficiency of rental properties, coming...

No one likes to be called and told, your boiler has broken down or a burst pipe has caused damage to...

A group of renters who have formed the Acorn group in Bristol - which has already held protests against letting agents...