Letting Agents
New criminal offences for UK landlords over right to rent immigration checks
Controversial Right to Rent legislation in the UK has been upgraded from today with the introduction of tougher penalties for landlords and letting agents, including prison, if they fail to carry out immigration checks. The Right to Rent rules were introduced in February this year requiring all landlords or their letting agents to make immigration […] The post New criminal offences for UK landlords over right to rent immigration checks appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Research reveals the costs of setting up as a buy to let landlord
More than one in five, some 21% of UK landlords have to wait longer than four months before signing up their first tenants, according to new research into buy to let purchasing. But 53% of landlords have paying tenants within a couple of months of completing their first buy to let but for other delays […] The post Research reveals the costs of setting up as a buy to let landlord appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Rent rises slowing in UK but fee ban set to reverse the trend
The number of rents rises in the UK recorded by letting agents has reaches the lowest since December last year but the decision to ban letting agent fees in England will reverse this slow down, it is claimed. The latest private rental sector report from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) reveals that just […] The post Rent rises slowing in UK but fee ban set to reverse the trend appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →