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December 7, 2018

Need to speed up the sale of your rental property ?

It has been a tough 12 months for landlords. A difficult political climate, new restrictive legislation and less than favorable changes to tax have pushed many into deciding to quit the sector and sell up....

December 5, 2018

Rightmove and Zoopla challenger Rummage4 launches

Rummage4 has been officially launched with the backing of 30 estate agents nearly nine years after it was first conceived. The company’s launch coincides with the first day at work for its new CEO, Anthony...

December 4, 2018

Investment platform for Guaranteed rent , Residently wins extra £2.5 million

Company has been launched earlier this year and now manages £60 million worth of property within London’s Zones 1 and 2 transport areas. A tech-heavy property investment start-up with a familiar business model hoping to...

December 3, 2018

Support offered to the construction industry by ‘Airbnb-style’ landlords

A number of landlords who use short-term holiday rental sites are reinvesting their earnings in refurbishment work helping to provide much needed support for the slowing housebuilding industry. According to the latest government data, growth...

November 30, 2018

Rents to rise in 2019 despite tenants negotiating reductions

There’s been a large jump in the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents. It says September’s 2.0 per cent figure leap to 3.7 per cent in...

November 28, 2018

UK prime property market driven by new builds ?

New data and analysis has revealed that prime new build developments contributed £5 billion (16%) to UK prime property sales in 2017. Research found that high-profile new developments are re-shaping the UK’s prime property market, driving...

November 27, 2018

Could AI play a role in the lettings sector?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Siri to driverless cars and drones – so it’s no surprise that the...

November 26, 2018

Challenges and opportunities surrounding the letting fees ban?

As part of the government’s plans to enforce the upcoming ban on letting agent fees, a new lead enforcement authority will be established for the lettings sector. According to the draft Tenant Fees Bill currently...

November 23, 2018

Developers inflating the prices of homes through Help to Buy?

Is buying through Help to Buy always a cheaper option than renting? The study, undertaken by Compare My Move, found that it takes young and first-time-buyers in this country an average of 12 months to...

November 22, 2018

Research shows that the majority of renters have no contents insurance

The latest research has found that as many as 55% – some 8.4m renters, don’t have any contents insurance and are leaving themselves unprotected by having nothing in place. Of those renters who do have...

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