The private rental sector is key to the UK housing market – so why are so many landlords leaving it? There is no doubting the importance of the private rental sector. It provides valuable housing for millions at a time when finding a home is anything but straightforward. Therefore, it shouldn’t come as a surprise …
Often pitted against each other, recent research reveals that most tenants are actually happy with their landlord. Tenants and landlords are usually portrayed as mortal enemies, constantly at loggerheads and always at odds. The reality is quite different, however. It’s just that ‘tenant likes landlord, and is happy with living conditions and service’ doesn’t lend …
Are the rumours true? Is December really the worst time to let your property? It is true that the rental market certainly slows down significantly in the lead up to Christmas. Tenants are more likely to be looking to go home for the festive season than for their next home and landlords are aware of …
We all knew the world would change after the pandemic, but has what renters are looking for in a home changed too? Our lives have either changed or been shaped in a variety of ways by Covid – and some changes, which were forced upon us, are here to stay. Times have changed and things …
Void periods are enough to send a shiver down a landlord’s spine. So how can you minimise the risk? A void period is a stretch of time when your property is unoccupied – literally void. There can be a couple of reasons for this: Renovation. You may be doing some work to the property before …
If you are a customer of an energy supplier that has collapsed, you could be at risk of scammers. Scammers are targeting the customers of collapsed energy suppliers, with criminals looking to exploit the ongoing cost-of-living crisis by posing as debt collectors. Former customers of suppliers who have gone bust, including Solarplicity, Future Energy and …
As competition increases, landlords are seeing bidding wars over renting properties. Would-be tenants looking for a property to rent are sending landlords friendly selfies and sob stories about their pets to try and secure a home. Competition over rental properties is sparking ferocious bidding wars as: Rent has increased by up to 14% over the …
Selling sex is technically legal, but how would you feel about it being sold in your property? In England, Wales and Scotland, selling sex is technically legal, with an estimated 72,800 sex workers in the UK, about 32,000 of which work in London. However, the associated practices are illegal: Soliciting in a public place Kerb …
A shortage of available homes for rent is forcing people hoping to find a property to go to increasing lengths to secure a place to live. The shortage of available homes is pushing up monthly rents, deposits and creating bidding wars among would-be tenants. Some of the lengths tenants are willing to go to include: …
What is ‘stop gap renting’? There are multiple reasons why renting is better than buying, but ‘stop gap renting’ in particular saves buyers from buying the wrong home. An increasing number of people are renting for short periods of time as a ‘stop gap’ for multiple reasons: They have just sold their house and have …
