Archived Industry News - April 2008
Landlords and tenants 'should work together to improve property security'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Landlords and tenants should liaise with each other to make sure the...
30-Apr-2008
Landlords 'might turn to professions for mortgage advice'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Landlords will increasingly turn to independent financial advisers (...
30-Apr-2008
Landlords 'are increasingly looking for long-term returns'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.A new report has suggested that the buy-to-let market in the UK is bec...
30-Apr-2008
House price falls 'reflect decrease in mortgage approvals'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemApril's UK house price falls, announced by Nationwide today (Wedn...
30-Apr-2008
Buy-to-let properties in London 'represent very good value'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemPeople looking to rent buy-to-let properties in London will find that...
30-Apr-2008
Rents 'should be looked at in perspective'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemDespite widespread reports of turmoil in the UK property market, incl...
29-Apr-2008
Demand for rented accommodation 'still strong'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemDespite the withdrawal of certain buy-to-let mortgage products, conti...
29-Apr-2008
Expert tips prefabricated developments
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Landlords looking to add to their property portfolio with low-cost and...
29-Apr-2008
Landlords urged to make sure gas engineers are properly qualified
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Landlords have been urged to make sure they get properly qualified e...
29-Apr-2008
Negative equity fears 'discouraging home buyers'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemWith the impact of the credit crunch continuing to be felt throughout...
29-Apr-2008
Developers finding small flats difficult to sell
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareProspective homebuyers are turning their noses up at recently developed...
28-Apr-2008
Big towns best for buy-to-let investors
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Landlords should avoid investing in buy-to-let properties in places ...
28-Apr-2008
Private rented market offers a 'flexible option'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemFor those people struggling to access London's increasingly diffi...
25-Apr-2008
Landlords warned against unregulated letting agents
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemBuy-to-let landlords have been warned against the dangers of using un...
25-Apr-2008
Landlords should ensure aesthetic appeal of a property
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemBuy-to-let landlords can make their properties more attractive to pro...
24-Apr-2008
First-time buyer difficulties not eased by government scheme
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThose struggling to gain access to the UK's property market have ...
24-Apr-2008
Buy-to-let landlords holding on to properties
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemChanges in Capital Gains Tax (CGT) have not had a significant impact ...
23-Apr-2008
First-time buyer numbers down
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemFirst-time buyers continue to flounder in the UK's difficult prop...
23-Apr-2008
Buy-to-let outlook favourable say brokers
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemBrokers remain optimistic about the prospects of the UK's buy-to-...
23-Apr-2008
Property investors 'need to do their research'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThose interested in property investment need to carry out "lots ...
22-Apr-2008
Landlords 'must not cut corners'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemBuy-to-let landlords have been urged not to take advantage of current...
22-Apr-2008
Landlords 'unfazed' by falling house prices
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemMost buy-to-let investors are not concerned about the fall in house p...
21-Apr-2008
Rental sector could solve housing crisis
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareThe British Property Federation (BPF) has suggested that the rental mar...
21-Apr-2008
Tenancy deposit protection scheme is a 'success'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe tenancy deposit protection scheme (TDP), which came into force on...
18-Apr-2008
Gross mortgage lending decreases
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemFirst-time buyers could find it even more difficult to get a foot on ...
18-Apr-2008
Landlord to appeal against fine for letting without right licence
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemA landlord from Cirencester has been fined for renting out part of a ...
17-Apr-2008
No 'massive influx' of buy-to-let properties for sale
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemChanges to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) will not result in a large number ...
17-Apr-2008
Home insurance less expensive in low crime areas
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemHome buyers, including buy-to-let landlords, will find that house ins...
17-Apr-2008
House prices fall according to chartered surveyors
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemNew data published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (R...
16-Apr-2008
It is 'important' to take a long-term view of property investment
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThose who are looking to invest in UK property should ensure that the...
16-Apr-2008
Government measures to help first-time buyers are a 'drop in the ocean'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemNew additions to the Open Market HomeBuy scheme (OMHB) have been desc...
15-Apr-2008
Landlords urged to check home insurance policy
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Buy-to-let investors are being urged to buy insurance that is aimed ...
15-Apr-2008
New mortgage service launched by NLA
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe NLA announced today (Monday, April 14th) the launch of a brand ne...
14-Apr-2008
Multiple occupation legislation needs to be 'totally consistent'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemHouse in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licences, which were brought in to...
14-Apr-2008
Interest rate cut will not encourage first-time buyers
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe latest base rate cut, announced by the Bank of England's Mone...
11-Apr-2008
Buy-to-let rates reduced by GE Money
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemGE Money Home Lending announced yesterday (Thursday, April 10th) that...
11-Apr-2008
New scheme may discourage landlords from renting to benefits claimants
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe local housing allowance (LHA), a new government reform which is b...
10-Apr-2008
Renting currently considered 'a better option' than buying
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemDespite the Bank of England's announcement of a quarter point cut...
10-Apr-2008
Property ladder may be 'out of reach' for graduates
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemDue to the current turbulence in the UK economy, students who come ou...
10-Apr-2008
Bank will announce further interest rate cuts
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe Bank of England will make further cuts to interest rates tomorrow...
09-Apr-2008
'All borrowers' affected by withdrawal of mortgages
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemAlthough first-time buyers are the "natural victims" of the...
09-Apr-2008
House prices fall further in March
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemLast month saw UK house prices continue to fall, reflecting the conti...
08-Apr-2008
Carrying out home improvement work alone is inadvisable
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemWhen planning and carrying out improvement work on a property, homeow...
08-Apr-2008
Private rented sector experiencing rapid growth in demand
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemA large number of landlords in the UK maintain that there is currentl...
08-Apr-2008
Interest rates predicted to fall
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe Bank of England is likely to reduce interest rates from 5.25 per ...
07-Apr-2008
Increased rental demand in Scotland
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe credit squeeze has boosted Scotland's buy-to-let market, forc...
07-Apr-2008
February sees little change in mortgage approvals
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemMortgage lending remained fairly static in February, it has been reve...
04-Apr-2008
Tenancy deposit protection scheme has been 'extremely effective'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe vast majority of tenants have recovered some or all of their depo...
04-Apr-2008
Returns for landlords increase in first quarter of 2008
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe first quarter of 2008 has seen an increase in returns for buy-to-...
03-Apr-2008
House prices in England and Wales remain static
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemFebruary saw property prices in England and Wales remain static, refl...
03-Apr-2008
Buy-to-let investors should look to Scotland
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemBuy-to-let landlords stand to do well from investment in Scotland, wi...
02-Apr-2008
Owners of flood-prone properties can still get insurance
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThose people with property located in areas prone to flooding will st...
02-Apr-2008
Higher mortgage repayments will increase rental demand
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemBuy-to-let landlords stand to benefit from an increase in mortgage re...
02-Apr-2008
'Serious' landlords undeterred by uncertainty of housing market
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemBuy-to-let landlords, particularly those who are in it for the long h...
01-Apr-2008
Home movers opting to rent first
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemAn increasing sense of caution in the UK property market could spell ...
01-Apr-2008
