Landlords urged not to dismiss tenants on housing benefit
According to the poll of 1500 landlords, more landlords are turning away housing benefit claimants than ever before with almost six in 10 landlords (57%) refusing to accept anyone on benefits. Landlord Assist, the nationwide landlord services firm, is warning...
Property Predictions for 2014
With 2013 becoming a distant memory we find ourselves facing 2014 pondering the changes that will occur in the property market. Nick Carlile, Managing Director, Platinum Portfolio Builder (PPB), would like to share his predictions for the year ahead when...
Landlords urged to find the right tenant despite buoyant market conditions
Tenant eviction and rent recovery service Landlord Assist is encouraging landlords to prioritise their efforts in 2014 on finding good, reliable tenants rather than go searching for high rents despite the unusual prospect of a buoyant sales and rental market taking...
Rental market set to become more tenant-friendly?
Success of Help to Buy could help to stabilise the highest rents. Landlord Assist says demand for the Government’s flagship Help to Buy Scheme coupled with an expected rise in interest rates could be the catalyst for the buy-to-let sector becoming more...
