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Airbnb council tenant fined £100,000
A council tenant in London was fined over £100,000 for sub-letting his home to Airbnb guests, reported the BBC on the 29th of July. Westminster City Council took exception to…
Fraudulent tenancy applications on the rise
Fallout from the recently introduced ban on tenant fees may be responsible for an increase in the number of fraudulent tenancy applications. An article in Letting Agent Today on the…
38% of landlords consider selling up if Section 21 is scrapped
New research reveals that nearly four in ten private landlords will consider offloading their properties if the government scraps Section 21 in England and Wales. Responses from landlords concerning the…
Sharp Increase in Number of People with Second Homes, Buy to...
New data suggests that more than one in 10 people in Britain own a second property, worth a combined £941 billion. These second properties consist of second homes, buy to let…
Demand for BTL in prime central London showing signs of ‘resurgence’
LandlordToday reports that in prime central London the demand for buy-to-let (BTL) property has increased in recent months – with the trend looking set to continue throughout 2019 as rental…
The Price of Home Insurance Drops, Despite Rising Subsidence Claims
A new study reveals that homeowners have benefitted from a 1.2% drop in average home insurance premiums in the past year – despite rising subsidence claims. Data from analytics firm Consumer…
Crisis in the private rented sector
A crisis may be looming as more and more landlords are leaving the rented accommodation marketplace and selling up their let properties says the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). Their departure,…
Landlords and agents in Wales banned from charging extra fees from...
From September, Landlords and lettings agents in Wales will be banned from charging their tenants fees for viewing a property to let, for signing a tenancy agreement or for renewing…
Brits spent £48bn on home improvements in the last 5 years
British homeowners are into home improvements in a very big way, revealed a report by Property Wire on the 2nd of April. As we start National Home Improvement month, a…
Most And Least Affordable Towns For First-Time Buyers Revealed
On the 23rd of February, the Daily Mail newspaper published the latest survey from the Halifax of house price affordability for first-time buyers. The nationwide survey looked at both the most affordable and…
The Average First Time Buyer Takes 24 Years to save for...
Shocking statistics from The Money Charity (February 2019) have revealed that it would take the average first time buyer on an average income, 24 years to save for a deposit based on…
Renting in the Private Sector Becomes More Affordable
Amidst widespread reports that the shortage of private rental accommodation is pushing up rents, recent studies show that renting is, in fact, becoming more affordable for the average tenant. And…
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