68% of landlords have properties with EPC ‘D’ rating
Currently, the proposals are that new tenancies must be C rated by 2025 and for existing tenancies it is 2028...
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Landlords increasingly asking for greater guarantees
With supply continuing to be an issue the result is likely to be that many renters may be unable to...
UK property rents rise as demand outstrips supply
Rents have been rising at their highest level in 13 years as the number of tenants looking for homes has...
Half of renters want to buy out their landlord, finds study
42% of tenants said they would like to buy their current rental home, if it were feasible, according to a...
Record 47,400 UK buy-to-let companies created in 2021
The bulk of new buy-to-let companies set up in 2021 were in London and the South East, with the two...
Council warns agents to adhere to health, safety laws
Telford & Wrekin Council is reinforcing that message after Metro Home received a fine for failing to provide current electrical...
Council approves new landlord licence scheme for HMOs
The scheme will be introduced in April 2022, with a three-month grace period for landlords, and the council starting enforcement...
Concern expressed over proposed rent controls
The latest Scottish Housing Survey published in 2019, reveals that 14% of the Scottish population or nearly 340,000 households, live...
Landlords optimistic about UK property investment prospects
New research has revealed that 34% of landlords plan to purchase at least one more property over the coming year...
Tenants face ‘postcode lottery’ over standard of homes
There are an estimated 4.4 million privately rented households in England – and the system relies heavily on tenants being...
