Writings for Landlords
The proportion of owner-occupied homes in England and Wales has fallen to 64%, say new figures analysed from the latest Census conducted in 2011.
An HMO landlord escaped with a lighter sentence because the court was not told that he had been convicted of similar offences just three months earlier.
Housing benefit tenants looking for private rental properties have soared over recent months, with demand heavily outstripping supply.
Smaller properties provide a better return than larger ones, with one- and two-bedrooms providing average yields of 6.8% and 6.4% respectively.
Half of landlords do not use agents, new research from an independent marketing consultancy has said.
The Association of Residential Managing Agents has made it clear it will fight on for the full regulation of letting agents.
Rent levels have reversed a four-month downward trend, to stand 4.2% higher than a year ago.
A landlord who illegally rented out rooms in an unlicensed HMO has been ordered to repay more than £30,000 in housing benefit that he received for the flats.
A majority of private sector landlords do not believe George Osborne’s Budget will improve the private rented sector.
An important test case with implications for valuers, lenders and buy-to-let purchasers has been unexpectedly withdrawn from the Supreme Court.
