The Department for Communities and Local Government are under pressure from landlord groups to clarify their announcement that the HMO licensing scheme is to be extended. Currently, an HMO is required for a property of three or more storeys lived in by five individuals making up two or more households. However, the new proposals could affect landlords of much smaller ...

A study by Kent Reliance reveals that the buy-to-let sector is set to increase by some 700,000 households by 2020. This would account for one fifth of the total housing stock in the UK. Currently, the PRS (Private Rented Sector) accounts for 18% of all housing stock. Andy Golding, Chief Executive of Kent Reliance says “Buy-to-let has come of age, moving from a niche asset ...

Following the General Election result in May, 90% of ARLA letting agents were happy with the outcome of a majority Conservative government – with almost all agents (95%) believing the result is good news for the Private Rented Sector. More than one in ten (13%) of those agents said this was because the Conservatives will interfere less with the industry and a tenth (11%) ...