How can you keep your home cool this summer?
Temperatures in the UK have soared over the last week, with the mercury at Heathrow airport yesterday hitting 34 degrees Celsius! As Britons though, we love a moan about the weather, and despite our longing for summer, many have been complaining that they are too warm! Keeping Cool In...
Tenancy Deposit Cap Announced in Yesterday’s Queen’s Speech
A tenancy deposit cap of one month’s rent was revealed as part of Government proposals announced in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. This is one of several measures designed to “make the private rental market more affordable and competitive”, the Government said. It takes forward plans announced by the Chancellor, Philip...
What are the top-ten most popular home improvements?
Buy-to-let landlords looking to make renovations to their investment property will be interested to learn of the top-ten list of improvements made in the last five years. A new report from GoCompare Home Insurance has indicated that a new bathroom is the UK’s most popular home improvement, with 39%...
Estate Agents Unite to Find Accommodation for Grenfell Tower Survivors
Estate agents are uniting to urgently find accommodation for the survivors of last week’s Grenfell Tower fire in North Kensington. One week ago, on Wednesday 14th June 2017, a fridge fire spread throughout a 24-storey tower block in North Kensington. The country woke on Thursday morning to the shocking...
Many landlords brand UK rental sector as unfit for purpose
A new piece of research conducted by online letting agency LetBritain has uncovered some of the sentiments of UK landlords. The findings from the report, which quizzed 2,000 UK adults, reveal 37% of British landlords feel let down by the country’s present rental system. Many have described the rental...
10 Ways that Landlords can Cut Their Tax Bills
If you want to be a successful landlord, it’s essential that you’re tax efficient. Portico London estate agent has asked experts for ten legitimate ways that landlords can cut their tax bills: Know your expenses The first step in making your lettings business tax efficient is knowing which expenses...
Be savvy about home security when you are on holiday!
With Britain baking in temperatures of over 30 degrees centigrade, it appears that Summer has arrived! As the end of another academic year fast approaches, this glorious weather will be exciting a lot of families planning their holidays in the next few months. However, while millions of Britons will...
Where in the UK is it most expensive to be a landlord?
A new piece of research conducted by specialist mortgage lender Kent Reliance has indicated which regions of the UK are most expensive to be a buy-to-let landlord. Unsurprisingly, London came out on top as the most expensive place in which to be an investor. The average cost to run...
Tenants Without Passports Less Likely to Access Rental Housing
Nearly half of landlords are less likely to let rental housing to tenants without a British passport, due to the Right to Rent checks that they have to make, found a study by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). This means that for the 17% of British citizens who don’t...
Would-be homeowners most drawn to clutter when viewing property
An interesting new study has revealed that a quarter of time spent by would-be tenants and buyers viewing a property is focused on looking at clutter and mess! The report from Anglian Home Improvements used eye-tracking technology in order to ascertain what house hunters really focus upon when looking...