Archived Industry News - June 2008
Lettings regulation should focus on 'consumer protection'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Regulation of the residential lettings industry must focus on consum...
30-Jun-2008
Different tenants 'want different things'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Differing tenant requirements must be considered when advertising resi...
30-Jun-2008
Wimbledon offers short-term let opportunity
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Letting agents in London are getting premium rates for short-let pro...
30-Jun-2008
CML attempts to quell rental uncertainty
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has sought to quell uncertainty...
30-Jun-2008
Report defends homebuilder landbanks
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareThe Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has claimed that so-called landbanks a...
27-Jun-2008
Peter Ellis purchases Humberts' Weston offices
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemEstate agent Peter Ellis has purchased the offices of the bankrupt le...
26-Jun-2008
Rental market taking up the housing market 'slack'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software The rental market is "picking up the slack" in the housing m...
26-Jun-2008
Rental yields hit two-year high
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Rental yields are at their highest for two years, according to the P...
25-Jun-2008
Agents face high rent risk
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemHigh rents risk leaving residential lettings unoccupied for months, o...
25-Jun-2008
Tenants 'queue up' for residential lettings
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Tenants are "queuing up" for residential lettings amid furth...
25-Jun-2008
Many residential lettings 'under-insured'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemLetting agents should ensure that landlords have sufficient insurance...
24-Jun-2008
Lettings agents urged to prepare for EPC deadline
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareLetting agents have been urged to ensure they have energy performance c...
24-Jun-2008
Homeowners cut property prices under mortgage pressure
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Homeowners have cut asking prices on their properties by 1.2 per cen...
23-Jun-2008
Letting agents benefits from 'relaxed' buyer attitude
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareA more relaxed attitude among first-time buyers is providing a boost to...
23-Jun-2008
Chancellors to focus on efficiency
Chancellors, one of the largest independent groups of estate agents in the UK, is working hard to make sure the process of renting out property is muc...
20-Jun-2008
Short notice scrutiny from the Audit Commission
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemLetting agents and housing associations will be put under scrutiny at...
19-Jun-2008
Cities 'need more residential lettings construction'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe government needs to build more city homes for the purpose of resi...
18-Jun-2008
Scotland urged to draw on 'experience' over deposit protection
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareMPs in the Scottish parliament should draw on the experience of the res...
18-Jun-2008
Lettings difficult in 'very competitive market'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Letting agents must be on the top of their game in areas where letting...
18-Jun-2008
Savills appoint new regional head of lettings
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Letting agents Savills have appointed a new head of lettings for the w...
17-Jun-2008
Training 'crucial' for letting agents
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemInvestment in training is "crucial" for residential letting...
17-Jun-2008
Deposit protection offer in times of hardship
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemA new tenancy deposit protection offer could be of benefit to letting...
17-Jun-2008
6% rise in UK rent over last 12 months
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Residential lettings have increased by nearly six per cent on average ...
16-Jun-2008
Arla praises call for lettings agents training
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemTraining and regulation remains an important part of the residential ...
16-Jun-2008
Professional sharers offer prospect of higher rent
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Residential lettings agents should focus on professional sharers becau...
13-Jun-2008
Rental yields at their best in one-bedroom flats
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemOne-bedroom flats provide the best rental yield in the current climat...
13-Jun-2008
Residential lettings deposit disputes 'lower than expected'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThere has been a lower than expected dispute rate between tenants and...
12-Jun-2008
Now is a good time to 'expand property portfolios'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe current market is providing plenty of opportunities for any landl...
12-Jun-2008
Libor changes welcomed for mortgage lending
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemChanges to the Libor could help stabilise the buy-to-let mortgage len...
11-Jun-2008
Sale and rent back needs 'legal basis'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareA code of practice for sale and rent back should be done by a "leg...
11-Jun-2008
New report throws lettings a lifeline
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Property developers are set to hand the under pressure residential let...
11-Jun-2008
800,000 to ditch homes for residential lettings
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system More than 800,000 homeowners plan to sell up and move into rented ac...
10-Jun-2008
Quirky homes 'attractive to some tenants'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareUnusual and unique homes may attract bigger rental price tags than conv...
10-Jun-2008
Fewer people are buying houses, figures suggest
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareThe number of housing transactions fell during May, according to figure...
10-Jun-2008
Tenants told to seek independent lettings
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Tenants have been urged to seek out property among private landlords...
10-Jun-2008
Landlords feel the pinch in residential lettings
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemLandlords are facing increasing problems resulting from the non-payme...
09-Jun-2008
Landlords enjoy high rental demand
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Demand for residential lettings is outstripping supply, according to t...
09-Jun-2008
New No Deposit solution to end landlord headache
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Residential property management is set to become less of a headache ...
06-Jun-2008
Potential home buyers 'driven into rental market'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Uncertainty in the housing market is driving would-be purchasers int...
06-Jun-2008
Residential lettings are the housing industry's saviour
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Residential lettings are proving to be the "white knight" of...
06-Jun-2008
BoE holds interest rate at 5%
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareThe Bank of England's (BoE) decision to hold the base rate of inter...
05-Jun-2008
Rental high 'set to continue'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareBritons are increasingly opting to rent rather than to buy, one industr...
05-Jun-2008
House prices fall by 2.4% in May
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system House prices fell by a further 2.4 per cent in May compared to the p...
05-Jun-2008
NLA sets out guidance for sale and rent back
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareLandlords of residential lettings are to be issued with a code of pract...
04-Jun-2008
Experienced landlords set to sit tight through buy-to-let turmoil
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareOnly "a few" landlords will be looking to add to their portfo...
04-Jun-2008
Renewal fees putting landlords off letting agents
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareThe renewal fee is discouraging many landlords from using letting agent...
03-Jun-2008
Property repair costs soar
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemA landlord will have to pay up to one quarter more than two years ago...
03-Jun-2008
Mortgage approvals fall once more
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareMortgage approvals for house purchases were lower in April than in Marc...
02-Jun-2008
Buy-to-let still performing well
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareThe buy-to-let mortgage market is performing "no worse" than ...
02-Jun-2008
