Landlord Action has taken over many eviction cases following the malpractice of other eviction firms. With repossessions for landlords now taking on average 43 weeks, Landlord Action says landlords simply cannot afford to restart the process due to compliance errors. It is calling for unregulated eviction companies to become part of a redress scheme. As the private rented ...

The proportion of foreign landlords owning property in the UK has fallen to a new low according to Countrywide. The fall is most evident in London where the proportion of overseas landlords has fallen from 26% to 11%. Tax changes appear to have discouraged some of them, whilst others have bought properties in cheaper areas. The biggest fall in London has been from European ...

Research by property management firm LSL has thrown up some interesting statistics concerning what tenants are prepared to pay more rent for. Top of the list is allowing pets with 24% of respondents willing to pay a higher rent for this. This is followed by high speed internet (21%), a garden (16%), parking (15%) and satellite/cable tv (14%). Lower down the list is having a ...