landlords

Best places to be a landlord

Top 3 Best Places to Be a Landlord in the UK Revealed

These are the 3 best cities to be a landlord, according to landlords.

Landlord Resource have analysed Zoopla data to identify the UK's highest-yielding buy-to-let locations and share top tips to find the right rental area for a return on investment.

The top 3 highest-yielding buy-to-let cities in the UK revealed:

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City

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Poor property maintenance

Poor property maintenance could wipe £59,000 from the value of the average landlord investment

The latest research by property management specialist, Rushbrook , has revealed that landlords who fail to adequately maintain their rental properties could see as much as £30,172 wiped from the value of the average buy-to-let investment across England, with this potential loss climbing to almost £59,000 in London.

Rushbrook analysed landlord-specific property values across each...

Renters

Street.co.uk simplifies Renters' Rights compliance

Street.co.uk has integrated the government's official Form 4A directly into its rent review workflow, enabling letting agents to generate, sign and serve the mandatory rent increase notice without leaving the platform.

Since the introduction of the Renters' Rights Act, landlords and letting agents proposing a rent increase on a periodic tenancy have been required to use the...

Property rents

London rents near £2,300 as international tenant base drives demand for guarantor solutions

The latest research from Zero Deposit has found that average rents in London have risen to £2,294 per month, almost 50% higher than the UK average, reinforcing the capital's position as the most expensive rental market in the country and driving increased demand for alternative guarantor solutions.

The research analysed average monthly rental values across London and the wider UK...

Renting Property

Nearly one in five landlords have informally rented to someone they know – with one landlord left facing property damage

Almost two-thirds (64%) of landlords have rented to someone they know, with nearly one in five (18%) doing so informally, according to new research from specialist insurer Hiscox.

The findings come after one of the most significant reforms to the UK rental market is decades, with the Renters' Rights Act published in May.

While renting to friends or family may feel like a...

Landlords

Buy-to-let mortgage costs climb by as much as 64% in a decade as landlords face mounting pressure from rental reform

The latest research from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has revealed that the average monthly cost of a buy-to-let mortgage has climbed by as much as 64% over the last decade, as landlords continue to face mounting financial pressure alongside sweeping reforms introduced via the Renters' Rights Act.

Benham and Reeves analysed the change in buy-to-let mortgage...

Legionella

Devon landlords warned to guard against deadly legionella and the risk of prison

Residential landlords could face heavy fines, and jail time in worst-case scenarios, if they fail to address the risks of legionella in Devon rental properties.

Under the new Renters' Rights Act landlords could be hit with fines of up to £20,000 if their property is not compliant to regulation or face a custodial sentence if a tenant dies after contracting Legionnaires' disease....

Zero Deposit

Zero Deposit launches Guarantor+, and JLL the first major partner announced

  • The product already has 24% market shar

Zero Deposit today announces JLL as the first firm to be publicly named among a group of leading lettings agencies and build-to-rent providers that have selected its Guarantor+ product, giving it a 24% share of the market. The solution offers clients a fully regulated alternative to traditional personal guarantors, designed to meet...

Front loaded increases for renters

Did landlords frontload rent hikes ahead of the RRA?

The latest insight from Inventory Base suggests that, despite the incoming Renters' Rights Act limiting rent increases to once per year, only around a quarter of landlords appeared to pre-empt the change by front-loading rent rises ahead of the 1st May deadline.

This comes amid wider policy uncertainty in the rental sector, with the UK government this week reportedly rowing back on a...

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