- Written by: Graham Norwood
At least one trade body has expressed an apparent scepticism about whether the rebranding of the Department of Communities and Local Government will actually achieve anything to help issues in the rental and sales markets. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
So here it is … a very Merry Christmas from Letting Agent Today and Angels Media, with our very best wishes to all agents and their families for a peaceful and relaxing time. ...
- Written by: Conor Shilling
A London letting agency is opening a new branch thanks to continued high demand from EU nationals looking for rental property in the capital. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Political uncertainty across the UK and increased restrictions on buy to let are leading many landlords to raise rents and review their portfolios, according to a lender. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Activity in the super prime London market, where tenants are prepared to pay £5,000 or more per week for a home, continues to strengthen according to Knight Frank. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A trade body has welcomed a government U-turn on implementing the ‘Making Tax Digital’ initiative - but it says the decision does not necessarily mean the authorities have actually listened to the concerns of the industry. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The government’s proposal to limit tenancy deposits to one month of rent and reservation fees to one week of rent will directly hurt tenants, warns lettings guru David Lawrenson. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Rents in Scotland dropped 2.3 per cent on average in the month leading up to the General Election according to Your Move. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
After criticism of many younger voters allegedly failing to turn out during the June 2016 EU Referendum, new analysis of voter registration by a tenant referencing firm shows more young renters are now registered following this month’s General Election campaign. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Queen’s Speech, outlining the government’s proposals for the next two years, has confirmed a pledge to introduce a ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants in England. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The weakness of the pound since Britain’s decision to quit the European Union a year ago means that holiday properties are now generating double the annual income of residential buy to let units, a vacation investment firm claims. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A trade body wants independent inventories to become mandatory across the lettings sector - and it pledges to mount a campaign to achieve this. ...
- Written by: Conor Shilling
The prospect of today's General Election as well as ongoing uncertainty surrounding Britain's exit from the European Union is having a negative effect on tenant demand. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A group of letting agencies in Yorkshire have proposed to the government a radical alternative to the proposed fees ban - instead, they want a levy on every rental transaction with proceeds to go to homeless charities and social care ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A string of corporate letting agencies plus ARLA Propertymark have again called on the government to reconsider its proposed ban on agents’ fees levied on tenants in England. ...
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