5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (742+ words) All of us in the Scottish private rented sector understand the nature of difficult decisions. Many of us have friends and colleagues who are currently considering whether to remain in the sector, downsize their portfolios or simply leave it entirely....

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (412+ words) A professor has warned the Renters’ Rights Act has caused changes in the private rented sector which are proving “ineffective or have perverse outcomes”. Writing in the Telegraph, Tim Leunig, professor of economic history at the London School of Economics,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (462+ words) Hello, Portugal also has a housing crisis, apparently the stats. say on average people are paying 82% of their incomes in rent! Please see below extracts from Idealist publication, summarising how the government is helping landlords to enter the rental market....

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (980+ words) There have always been bad landlords, just as there are bad operators in every industry, and nobody is suggesting councils shouldn’t act when tenants are being put at risk. But something else appears to be happening in the private rented…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (522+ words) Poorly maintained rental properties could wipe nearly £60,000 off the value of a landlord’s investment in London, new data reveals. Research by Rushbrook found landlords across England could lose up to £30,172 from the value of the average buy-to-let property if it…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (395+ words) Tenant demand has risen to its highest level in two years, as concerns over landlords selling their properties continue to grow. Data from Pegasus Insight shows 63% of landlords now describe tenant demand in their areas as either ‘very strong’ or…...