Archived Industry News - December 2007
House price growth 'set to remain flat in 2008'
House price growth 'set to remain flat in 2008'This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software While some area...
31-Dec-2007
House price fall 'only a short-term boost' for first time buyers
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe demand for rental property from first time buyers (FTBs) unable t...
28-Dec-2007
Montrose prices make it buy-to-let hotspot
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareMontrose recorded the biggest house price increase in 2007, making it a...
27-Dec-2007
Rics predicts buy-to-let damage due to rising costs
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareThe buy-to-let housing market could be damaged by rising costs, accordi...
24-Dec-2007
Buy-to-let could be hit by rising costs
The effect of the credit crunch on house costs could cause a number of landlords to sell properties, resulting in a lack of rental homes, it has been ...
24-Dec-2007
Tenant void time is falling
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Landlords are managing to find tenants quickly, because of strong dema...
21-Dec-2007
Let-to-buy mortgages 'to be popular next year'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareLet-to-buy mortgages are likely to be popular in next year's "...
21-Dec-2007
ARLA welcomes private rented sector review
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has welcomed an i...
20-Dec-2007
Entering into a joint mortgage with a stranger 'extremely risky'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemBuying a property with someone you don't know is a venture that i...
20-Dec-2007
Oversupply will affect impulsive investors
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemEstablished landlords who make a living from investing in property wi...
20-Dec-2007
'Self-funding' buy-to-let mortgages make let-to-buy redundant
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Let-to-buy mortgages have been made redundant because lenders consid...
19-Dec-2007
Planning authorities improve their performance
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Local planning authorities have managed to continue their better per...
19-Dec-2007
Rics: Rents still on the increase
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemRental growth remains firm as people are turned off buying houses as ...
18-Dec-2007
Confidence in buy-to-let is 'dented'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Confidence in the buy-to-let sector appears to be wavering as landlo...
18-Dec-2007
Marketing and take-up for key worker homes 'bad'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareThe marketing of and take-up for key worker homes have both been bad, a...
18-Dec-2007
Professional tenants are 'cream of the crop'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemProfessional tenants are ideal for landlords renting properties.That ...
17-Dec-2007
Buy-to-let yields break 20% mark in 2007
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareBuy-to-let investors enjoyed an average return on investment of 21 per ...
17-Dec-2007
Tracker mortgages set for popularity
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Tracker mortgages provide homeowners with an attractive alternative ...
14-Dec-2007
Demand for rental property 'to stay strong'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Buy-to-let investors are likely to find that 2008 remains a good year ...
14-Dec-2007
Buy-to-let returns hit a 28-month high
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareTotal annual returns from buy-to-let investments have reached a 28-mont...
13-Dec-2007
Proposed tax changes could hit buy-to-let couples
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemCouples who own a portfolio of residential lettings could be hit by g...
13-Dec-2007
Buy to let landlords 'still confident' about the future
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Buy to let landlords are still confident about the future, especially ...
12-Dec-2007
Landlords looking to expand portfolios need to 'do their sums'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemWhile expanding a buy-to-let portfolio still represents an attractive...
12-Dec-2007
Landlords have increased portfolios and yields in 2007
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareUK residential landlords have increased the size of their residential l...
12-Dec-2007
Fresh call for all landlords to get licences
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemFire chiefs and council officials in the North-East of England have b...
11-Dec-2007
'Buy-to-leave' fuelling empty homes problem
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Up-and-coming areas in towns and cities across the UK are witnessing g...
11-Dec-2007
Students 'a safe haven' for buy to let landlords
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Ownership of student lettings is set to represent a safe haven for b...
10-Dec-2007
House price growth slows in October
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software UK house prices continued to grow in October, with the value of reside...
10-Dec-2007
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Now is a good time to invest in the Northern Ireland property market...
07-Dec-2007
FT: House prices up slightly in England and Wales
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software A new survey indicates that house prices in England and Wales increase...
07-Dec-2007
ARLA warns against off-plan investment
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemOff-plan developments are not so much buy-to-let as buy-to-flip becau...
07-Dec-2007
London to weather 2008 price falls
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe prime central London market will remain impervious to any falls i...
06-Dec-2007
Bank of England cuts rates
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted t...
06-Dec-2007
Buy-to-let to continue to be successful
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareThe Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) believes that the ...
05-Dec-2007
Squatters not a problem now but could be in future
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemLandlords need not worry too much about squatters at the current time...
05-Dec-2007
FSA: Lenders should assess credit situation
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued a warning to lende...
05-Dec-2007
Britons concerned about housing shortage
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Many Britons are concerned about the perceived housing shortage in t...
04-Dec-2007
Buy-to-let sector to stay strong next year
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system The buy-to-let sector is set to remain strong going next year, in sp...
04-Dec-2007
Landlords looking to corporate tenants more and more
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareBuy-to-let landlords are increasingly looking to corporate tenants when...
04-Dec-2007
RLA: Accreditation schemes will weed out bad landlords
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has said that private lan...
03-Dec-2007
Craven and Thanet councils join NLA
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemTwo more local authorities have signed up to join the National Landlo...
03-Dec-2007
Halifax survey highlights empty homes problem
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemA new survey from Halifax indicates that there are almost 290,000 emp...
03-Dec-2007
