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Lettings agent association warns of economic impact of fees ban in England
The proposed ban on letting agent fees in England will cost tenants who stay in properties the longest hundreds of pounds, it is claimed. According to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA Propertymark) it is loyal tenants who will be hit the hardest but it also believes that there are 4,000 jobs at risk […] The post Lettings agent association warns of economic impact of fees ban in England appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Landlords who let tenants carry out work could benefit in the long term
Tenants in the private rented sector in the UK are increasingly keen to personalise their rental properties and landlords should facilitate this trend, a new report suggests. The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) believes that landlords should be more open minded to tenants’ requests to make home improvements and they could benefit in the […] The post Landlords who let tenants carry out work could benefit in the long term appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Last year saw second highest number of new homes in UK in almost a decade
More than 150,000 new homes were registered by warranty and insurance provider for new builds, the NHBC, in 2016, the second highest in almost a decade. The figures show that a total of 151,687 new homes were registered but this was a slight fall of 2% compared to 2015 when 155,504 new homes were registered. […] The post Last year saw second highest number of new homes in UK in almost a decade appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →