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Landlord incorporation: who profits from telling you it went wrong?
11+ hour, 39+ min ago (1575+ words) If you are the landlord receiving that warning, the anxiety is yours and so are the consequences of whatever happens next. You deserve a clear explanation of the alleged problem, the available options and the full cost of changing course....
Rent caps are good for growth claims Renters’ Reform Coalition
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (481+ words) A tenants’ group is calling for rent caps to be introduced, claiming they are “good for growth”. Writing in LabourList, Renters’ Reform Coalition director Clara Collingwood claimed that “out-of-control” rents were pushing up the cost of Local Housing Allowance and…...
Building policy in shaky foundations making things worse for tenants?
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (440+ words) Many landlords have stood dazed, on the ropes – taking blow after blow. Confused and unable to think they have been the target of an indiscriminate government-led beating. Here is some clarity as to why the process will continue to fail…...
Edinburgh has the biggest flatshare rent shortfall
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (363+ words) Edinburgh’s flatsharers face the biggest gap between what they budget for a room and what landlords are asking, according to SpareRoom. Edinburgh flatsharers were looking to spend £748 for the average room being advertised at £834, an annual difference of £1,028. Elsewhere, the…...
Should you still consider a ‘rent to buy’?
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (238+ words) I’ve recently been asked a number of times if this still works under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, I guess because I wrote and published the first book on what the Renters’ Rights Bill 2024 proposed. My response is that for private…...
Professor warns Renters’ Rights Act has backfired on tenants
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (412+ words) A professor has warned the Renters’ Rights Act has caused changes in the private rented sector which are proving “ineffective or have perverse outcomes”. Writing in the Telegraph, Tim Leunig, professor of economic history at the London School of Economics,…...
Scotland's house prices rise 1.8%
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (368+ words) Average house prices in Scotland rose by £3,471 over the year to June, taking the average from £191,884 to £195,355. The figures from DJ Alexander Scotland show that the 1.8% annual increase was higher than in England and Wales, where average prices rose by…...
Tell your Mum your brain needed a wash”: What my first mentor, Bob Patmore, taught me
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (1212+ words) One evening in the late 1980s, I came home from one of Bob Patmore’s training sessions absolutely buzzing. I told my mum everything he had been teaching me and why I suddenly saw so many possibilities that I had not seen…...
Renters' Rights Act piles work on letting agents
1+ week, 3+ day ago (364+ words) Landlords using letting agents may face slower communication and decisions as the Renters’ Rights Act adds to their administrative workloads. Research from Propoly found that 73% of letting agents have seen their workload rise since the legislation came into force on…...
Garden shortage gives landlords an edge
1+ week, 4+ day ago (245+ words) Landlords offering a home to rent with a well-kept garden could have an advantage when attracting tenants, as outdoor space is absent from almost two-thirds of advertised rentals in major UK cities. Research by CIA Landlords found that only 36.2% of…...