Letting agent fee guidance on way from ASA

The annual AFS Student Lifestyle Survey explores key characteristics of students’ life at university including course satisfaction, finances, social life and eating habits. In 2018, the survey also included questions about equal opportunities, diversity an

Spiralling landlord costs has led to nearly 4,000 buy to let properties being sold every month last year, official figures reveal.

It's the first drop in the number of rental homes being available in the UK for 18 years.

The figures are contained in a Ministry

Despite the gloom over the UK's buy to let sector, landlords are being encouraged that the market will surge over the next seven years.

Research from estate agency Hamptons International says that despite anti-landlord legislation increasing rec

We have continued to make further enhancements to www.accommodationforstudents.com over the last few months, resulting in significant improvements to the user experience and ultimately,

Since 2013, AFS have regularly conducted the Landlord and Agent Letting Survey trying to achieve a complete picture of how landlords and letting agents view the student. accommodation market. In early 2018 we conducted a further survey among our registered

The Labour Party is pledging to introduce a ‘living rent’ for tenants that will be at one third of the area's local average income.

This will make the homes dearer than renting social housing but cheaper than renting from a private landlord.

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Landlords are being urged to forget the old adage of ‘Location, location, location’ and instead focus on rent costs.

According to Dlighted, the most important factor for tenants who are choosing a rental property is not where it is located

For those landlords wondering where the best and worst areas in England for rental growth are, then a new survey has revealed all.

Landbay says that the average rental property grew by 0.64% in England in the 12 months to April.

With rents fall

The best buy to let property investment hotspots in the UK have been revealed and it appears that the Midlands offers the best opportunities.

According to LendInvest, the property finance experts, the Mid

The flagship government Right to Rent scheme which compels a landlord to check the immigration status of their potential tenants has been criticised by a government inspector.

David Bolt, the Borders and Immigration’s independent chief inspector,

The government says that rental deposits being charged to tenants should be capped at five weeks’ of rent.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government committee has been struggling to find an acceptable level for deposits that are demanded from

The rate for an average five year fixed buy to let mortgage has fallen to 3.43%, a figure not seen since last October, data reveals.

The Moneyfacts website says this drop in rates is down to lenders wanting to attract potential borrowers who are consid

The Northwest of England is offering buy to let landlords the best opportunities of increasing yields, says one vital specialist.

Sequre Property Investment says that the latest index from Hometrack highlights that the UK’s house price inflation

The future potential of the Northern Powerhouse has been highlighted as a global property investment hotspot for property investors.

Property investment firm IP Global has carried out research by analysing the world's leading property investment market

The government is to create a new housing watchdog that will tackle rogue landlords over the state of home repairs.

The watchdog will have the power to resolve disagreements between tenants and landlords and also the ability to name and shame those who

There has been a big rise in the number of accidental landlords over the last three years, say researchers.

The findings from estate agents Bairstow Eves reveal that growing numbers of those who are currently letting a property had previously tried to

A third of property professionals and landlords in the UK are looking to expand their portfolios this year despite a growing number of challenges, a survey reveals.

The bridging finance firm MTF says that 33% of landlords in the buy to let sector are l

As part of our ongoing upgrade of www.accommodationforstudents.com we are currently focusing on improving the highest traffic areas of our website. The latest improvement is the launch o

Growing numbers of buy to let investors are starting to unload their properties, according to NFU Mutual.

The financial advice firm made the announcement after analysing the tax receipts in January and found that the Treasury raked in £5.5 billio

Over the last five years www.accommodatoinforstudents.com have worked closely with Glide, a company that specialise in shared bills for students.

During this period, the proportion of properties advertised

Landlords who say they will not accept DSS tenants in the private rental sector may be breaking the law.

The news comes after a recent legal case when a single mother won compensation from her letting agency after winning her claim for sex discriminati

Landlords in England are being warned that they should prepare for more regulation after the government published a consultation.

The warning comes from Tim Miles who is a partner at law firm Clarke Willmott.

He says that the Government is cons

One of the key criteria for a thriving student accommodation market in a city is a successful University.

The better the reputation of the University, the more likely the student population is to grow and increase the demand for accommodation. T

Student habits can change pretty quickly and what was once a new trend can quickly become an established feature of a dynamic market.

For this reason www.accommodationforstudents.com

As part of our ongoing programme of research we regularly review rents. We do this by using the rental data from our website as well as from external sources.

This year we have reviewed rents across private housing, private halls and univer

A big rise in the non-payment of rent in those areas where universal credit has been introduced has been predicted.

The National Landlords’ Association (NLA) says that universal credit will lead to a decrease

With the recent cold snap comes advice to help landlords winter-proof their properties in a bid to protect them from plunging temperatures.

The offering from Simple Landlords Insurance is to help landlords avoid a

Following on from the government’s announcement for a national mandatory HMO licensing scheme, comes news of new minimum room size requirements for HMO rental properties.
The government says this will help reduce the issues of over-crowding and also deal with po

The rents being paid to landlords in all parts of the UK fell in real terms during 2017, research suggests.

The findings from HomeLet reveal that rents in November rose by 0.7%.

That's the 11th straight month that rent increases have fallen beh

Moves by the Government to change Universal Credit so direct payments for a tenant's rent can be made to landlords more easily have been welcomed.

The Residential Landlords' Association (RLA) has been campaigning for the move since the introduction of

Despite the recent changes to the tax relief system, buy to let investors can still enjoy around £16.7 billion worth of tax relief, say researchers.

The revelation from estate agents ludlowthompson points to the fact the money is available over t

The provision of student accommodation in the UK will continue to grow through 2018 after a record-breaking 2017, says one real estate firm.

Cushman & Wakefield has carried out research that reveals 30,000 bed

Most tenants say they have been deterred from renting a property because of misleading property adverts or having a bad experiencing when viewing one, according to research.

The findings from online letting agency Upad reveal that 80% of tenants say th

Landlords are apparently increasingly willing to rent their properties to Universal Credit claimants but say the government needs to address their concerns.

Research carried out by the Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) reveals that 36% of

Landlords could push up rents more quickly after the first interest rate rise for 10 years and could lead to the sector being 'galvanised', according to the Landbay Rental Index.

The founder of Landbay, John Goodall, said that landlords have been facin

Landlords around the UK have seen rents fall in October with the biggest falls being in the South West, according to one index.

The HomeLet rental index reveals that every region was affected with the south west seeing a fall of -2.9%, while in the sou

The main reason why tenants see deposit deductions being made has been revealed by research from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA).

The organisation says that tenants who fail to clean their property properly when leaving is the top

New legislation has been unveiled that will see letting agent fees being banned and hefty fines being imposed on those who try to charge them.

In addition, agents in England and Wales also face imprisonment if they have already been fined £5,000

The levels of confidence amongst landlords is improving after suffering from historic low levels, according to one index.

BM Solutions says landlords expressing confidence in their business has seen its biggest improvement to 41%, an increase of 5% on

Landlords with rental properties in England and Wales have seen rents increase in most areas over the past year, according to the latest index.

The findings from Your Move show that the strongest rent growth was seen by landlords in the North West.

The average rent for a buy to let property grew by 2.1% in the year to September, an index has revealed.

The figures from HomeLet show that the average rent now being paid is £927 every month.

For landlords in London, rents rose by 1.9% o

The best tenants being favoured by landlords are childless couples, says a new survey.

According to Intus Lettings, these couples are considered to be the 'perfect tenants' by landlords with 29% stating that couples without children are their preferred

It has been revealed that one in 20 properties in the UK's private rental sector are failing minimum energy standards.

The findings from AXA Direct also reveal that landlords are making progress towards meeting the sector’s required standards.

One leading firm of letting agents is warning that buy to let investors are beginning to exit the sector.

The warning comes from Belvoir who say that while the numbers of landlords leaving is not huge, there is a trend appearing.

The firm's chi

Landlords around the UK are increasingly looking to sell one or more of their investment properties over the coming 12 months, according to a survey.

The Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) questioned nearly 3,000 landlords about their futur

An index has revealed that private sector rents for landlords in England and Wales grew by 1.6% between May and June.

The findings from Your Move's buy to let index show that the average rent being paid is £827 per month; that's 2.1% higher than

Despite the prospect of high yields and profitability, a survey has revealed the landlord confidence around the UK has fallen.

The findings from BM Solutions looked at all the key indicators for the second quarter of 2017.

They say that the lev

Shocking new research has revealed that young tenants are increasingly being turned down by landlords because they fear rent arrears.

The findings from a university reveal that landlords are increasingly likely to refuse a tenant under the age of 35 fr