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Typically, rents rise in line with wages - which, in turn, tend to track inflation or increase at a slightly lower...

We believe a well-functioning housing system is one that meets everyone’s housing needs. There will always be people who can’t or...

The demise of the buy-to-let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a 3% stamp duty surcharge, and...

The government has talked plenty about improving the energy efficiency of private rented homes, but despite this rhetoric, only 5% of private...

The rental sector has doubled in size in the past 20 years, with an estimated 19% of households (11 million people)...

You may have heard people say that as the coronavirus continues and a possible recession approaches, this spells the end of the...

While more people come into the world every day, the size of the earth remains exactly the same. Today, 55% of...

A huge sum of tenant money is thought to be held by landlords and agents without protection via a deposit protection...

The commitment of landlords and property investors to improving properties has contributed towards a drastically improved standard of rental accommodation in...

Official figures released this week by the English Housing Survey show that some 84% of private tenants are satisfied with their...

PropTech startup RentalStep has questioned whether long-term lifestyle tenants should have to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between...

With more than a quarter of homes in the rented sector (PRS) failing to meet the government’s Decent Homes standards, a...

Landlords and property investors must prepare for long-term tenancies, according to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC). The organisation says heightened...