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Archived Industry News - October 2007

Landlords 'can still expect good returns next year'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Despite the ongoing uncertainty about the UK housing market, an indust...


Arla publishes new guide for landlords

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Arla has published a new guide for landlords which examines the role o...


Tenants 'don't know their legal rights'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.A significant number of tenants are not aware of the legal rights and ...


More repossession forecast in the UK

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.A new study has estimated that more people will struggle to pay their ...


Landlords 'love flats and terraced properties'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Flats and terraced houses are the types of property most favoured by...


House prices drop for the first time in two years

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.House prices dropped in England and Wales during October for the first...


Rising house prices 'will stop people getting on the property ladder'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Housing in the south-west, south-east and east of the UK could become ...


Buy-to-let hotspots revealed

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.A study has revealed that Newcastle, Birmingham and Glasgow were buy...


Specialist insurance 'vital' for all landlords

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.It is vital that landlords think about taking out specialist insurance...


Some landlords 'are struggling to cover mortgage repayments'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.A new study has suggested that many landlords are not receiving enough...


Housing market 'not heading for a major crash'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.The UK housing market is not heading for a major crash as a result of ...


A third of landlords 'don't know about TDS'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.A new study has suggested that more than a third of UK landlords are s...


\"Light touch\"needed for letting agent regulation

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Arla has agreed with a recent report calling for enforced self-regulat...


NLA questions new housing allowance scheme

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.The gradual implementation of the government's new Local Housing A...


New member joins NALS board of directors

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.The NLA has joined the board of directors of the National Approved Let...


NLA 'happy with TDP progress'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Mandatory tenancy deposit protection is about to celebrate its eight...


Expert defends buy-to-let investors

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.A leading property website has criticised the Chartered Institute of H...


TDS uptake 'encouraging'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Despite the fact that some landlords have not yet entered into a ten...


Lender introduces new mortgages for landlords

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.A leading lender from the UK has announced a new range of mortgages ...


Competition for student properties 'remains fierce'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.There is a lack of supply of rental properties for students in the UK,...


Professionals needed for electricity and gas repairs

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Landlords should not attempt DIY work on the boilers or electrical wir...


Landlords 'face TDS headache'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Landlords must be ready to deal with potential problems this month as ...


Some buy-to-let investors 'are already losing money'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.While the public remain confident that the UK housing market will rema...


New guidelines for landlords following Arla/NAEA merger

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Following the recent amalgamation of Arla and NAEA, the two organisati...


Uncertain housing market fuels rental demand

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Uncertainty about the UK housing market has increased demand for ren...


First-time buyer numbers fall

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Rising house prices, rising interest rates and the growing number of...


Self-cert mortgages 'key innovation' in property industry

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Self-certification mortgages for residents and landlords have been a...


First-time-buyers 'disappointed' by government's stance on stamp duty

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.The failure of Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling to cut t...


Inflation remains high for the elderly

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Every age group has faced a slight increase in the rate of inflation...


Mortgage rejections on the up

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.The number of mortgage applications being rejected has risen by 60 p...


UK mortgage market lacking confidence

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Recent events in the mortgage market and wider financial world have ...


Property expected to fund retirement for many

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.As many as 40 per cent of the British adult population are expecting...


NLA: Buy-to-let 'impact' on first-timers too sweeping

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemPeople who claim that buy-to-let landlords are pushing first-time buy...


Auctions offer buy-to-let value opportunities

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemAuctions are a good place for buy-to-let investors to find properties...


Success of Hips still undetermined

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Landlords and other private property owners remain largely unconvinc...


Buy-to-let lending on the up

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Lending for home purchases fell by 11 per cent in the year ending Au...


Rental sector in the UK 'will never reach European levels'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.While the rental sector in the UK will increase in the coming years,...


Second home owners entering the letting market

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.In the future landlords could face competition in the letting market...


Renting 'should not attract any stigma'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.A national body which represents the interest of the UK's landlo...


Landlords 'are planning on buying more property'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Landlords are still looking to add to their portfolios, despite the ...


Lender puts its faith in rental market

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.A leading mortgage lender has signalled that it expects the private ...


Renting 'offers more flexibility than buying'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Costs such as stamp duty and solicitors' fees have made it cheap...


Professor: Renting is better than buying for many

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.A university professor has argued that many people in the UK would be ...


Transport links 'vital for London rental properties'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Landlords looking to expand their portfolio of London property should ...


Landlords 'must use TDP schemes'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.A lending buy-to-let mortgage lender has urged landlords to sign up to...


Private rented sector 'has a key part to play'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.The private rented sector has a "key part to play in tackling the...


Cheapest insurance 'is not necessarily best for landlords'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.It is important that landlords do not simply pick their insurance poli...


Landlords 'need tax relief on interest payments'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.A leading lender for landlords has rejected suggestions that the gover...


Landlords 'are generally aware of their legal duties'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Landlords have a duty to fix any problems in the properties they own, ...


Bank holds interest rates at 5.75 per cent

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.The Bank of England has opted to keep interest rates unchanged this mo...


Environmental improvements 'add value to a landlord's property'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.More and more people are looking to live in properties which have been...


Landlords 'attracted by low deposits'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.A new study has suggested that the size of the deposit is one of the b...


More and more people are becoming 'accidental landlords'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Many landlords enter the sector by accident when they acquire more tha...


Landlords 'would be hit by 6% interest rates'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.A new study has suggested that many of the UK's buy-to-let landlor...


Unoccupied properties 'are an insurance issue for landlords'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Landlords face an insurance headache when they look to cover unoccupie...


Tighter lending conditions 'force people to rent'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Tighter lending conditions brought about by the global credit squeez...


No tenant demand for environmental rental properties

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.While landlords would respond to market pressures forcing more of an...


Student properties 'offer increasing yields for landlords'

This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Landlords with student properties in their portfolios are reporting he...




         

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