Articles in the Lettings Category
2010 to be a tough year for private rented sector
While 2009 was a difficult year for the entire property market, 2010 looks likely to present an even greater challenge for the private rented sector (PRS), according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA).
Posted in 2010, ARLA, Landlords, Lettings, Renting on 7 January 2010
Uneasy landlords advised to hold steady
With many ‘reluctant landlords’ now looking to return to the sales market as house prices strengthen, those able to continue letting can now benefit from a firming rental market, says email4property.co.uk, the UK’s largest online network of estate agents.
Posted in 2009, Landlords, Lettings on 1 October 2009
Demand in rental market returns
The residential rental market is beginning to stabilise with property oversupply decreasing across the UK and the number of new tenancies increasing, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA).
Posted in 2009, ARLA, Landlords, Lettings, Renting on 28 September 2009
Millions of pounds wasted on housing benefit reforms
The National Landlords Association (NLA), the UK’s largest representative body for private-residential landlords, has claimed that millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is being wasted by a new method of paying housing benefit, the Local Housing Allowance (LHA).
Posted in 2009, Landlords, Lettings, NLA on 9 September 2009
Rental falls slow as supply starts to dwindle
A slowdown in the number of properties coming on to the rental market saw the rate at which rents decreased ease slightly in the three months to July, says the latest RICS Lettings Survey.
Posted in 2009, Lettings, RICS, Renting on 9 September 2009
Is your landlord claiming to be a professional?
Many thousands of tenants are using landlords that are claiming to be professionals yet who lack even the most basic understanding of how to manage their lettings business, the National Landlords Association (NLA) has warned.
Posted in 2009, Landlords, Lettings, NLA, Renting on 1 September 2009
Private landlords see the value of their properties fall by around £118 billion
Sainsbury’s Finance estimates that as house prices have fallen, private landlords have seen the collective value of their properties fall by a staggering £118.4 billion between the first three months of 2008 and the same period for this year.
Posted in 2009, Landlords, Lettings, Sainsburys on 23 July 2009

