Local Housing Allowance Seminars: After the success of the first seminar and due to high demand from landlords, LandlordAction have added three more Local Housing Allowance seminar dates: 14/May/2010: Manchester 11/June/2010: Birmingham 02/July/2010: London Learn how to make the system work for you: www.LandlordAction.co.uk/LHA. In association with Settled Housing Solutions, LandlordAction have designed a comprehensive [...]
The UK’s leading letting agent has announced the launch of its new mortgages service. The Martin & Co Mortgage service will be offered throughout the UK’s 175 letting agents and also online via www.martinco.com. The service allows landlords to access the buy-to-let mortgage finder which, based on a landlord’s personal circumstances, will search all of [...]
The recession has a positive effect on Edinburgh’s rental market Occupancy levels in rented property reached an all-time high in 2009, with rents set to increase even further in 2010 as a result, according to Edinburgh-based Cullen Property. The flagging property sales market and reduction in approved mortgages has had a positive effect on the [...]
PADZ.com is a new property rentals portal which has been launched and allows users to advertise and find any type of rental accommodation worldwide. Frustrated with the lack of a professional rental property portal that was open to both agents and landlords, the founders who are both private landlords decided to set about developing their [...]
03 February 2010 – The Government today published a consultation document on the role the Private Rented Sector should play in supporting the economic recovery and increasing supply in the housing market. The Private Rented Sector is a vital and growing part of the UK housing market, representing around 14 percent of all households in [...]
During 2009, rents around the Peterborough area fell by 10-15% as extra properties to rent came onto the market from frustrated sellers. This allowed tenants for the first time in some years to ‘pick and choose’ the properties they wanted to rent – and negotiate hard on the price! 2010 however looks like it’ll be [...]
Date of Issue: 13th January 2010 Over the past 12 months Landlord Action, a company specialising in tenant eviction, has seen a 15% increase in the number of overcrowding cases they are dealing with, with more cases in London than anywhere else in the country which, they believe, is a direct result of the recession. [...]
2009 was a difficult year for most businesses but not for Martin & Co. The letting agent’s office revenue was up over 40% on 2008 and the company also opened over 25 brand new offices, taking their overall total to over 170 offices across the UK. Far from resting on their laurels the company has [...]
Homeowners who take advantage of the scheme could cut their energy bills by up to a quarter per year. Today sees the launch of the Boiler Scrappage Scheme[1], underlining the Government’s aims to upgrade household heating systems, cut carbon, save money on fuel bills and sustain work for the heating industry. Up to 125,000 households [...]
The Residential Landlords Association has pledged support and practical legal assistance for a north west MP’s Private Members Bill to protect tenants from losing their homes if the landlord defaults on a mortgage. The first reading of the bill yesterday (16 December) was an initial step to becoming law and, the RLA maintains: “it’s important [...]
