New research has found that over half of all UK letting agents believe the new stamp duty surcharge on buy to let properties will push up rents.  52% of letting agents reported increased interest from buy to let investors before the new stamp duty charges come into force in April.  After 1^st April, 63% of letting agents believe supply will fall as landlords are ...

Rents rose faster in Brighton, Bristol, Edinburgh and Newcastle than they did in London in the last year.  Brighton and Bristol saw an 18% increase whilst Edinburgh and Newcastle rents rose by 16%.  The fastest rising rents were in Liverpool, Glasgow, Coventry and Leeds with average rents at £673, £636, £754 and £691 respectively.  Martin Totty of Barbon Insurance Group ...

New research has revealed the struggles some landlords face with the demands placed on them by their tenants.  A third of landlords found the full time nature of the role significantly more stressful that they initially thought it would be.  The survey also revealed that 76% of landlords say their tenants don’t understand their responsibilities and 10% of landlords develop ...