Benefits Ban on Tenants Is Discrimination, Rules Judge

by guildy | 15 Jul 2020 | Advertising a Property for Rent (Wales), Advertising a Property To Let (England), Housing Benefit and Universal Credit (England), Housing Benefit and Universal Credit (Wales), News, Tenant References (England), Tenant References (Wales), Unlawful Discrimination (England), Unlawful Discrimination (Wales)

Having a blanket policy refusing to rent a home to a tenant claiming benefits is against the law, a judge has ruled. Sitting at York County Court, District Judge Victoria Mark decided that a letting agent who rejected an application to rent a home from single mum of...

Coronavirus Hits Landlord Plans to Put Up Rents

by guildy | 12 Jul 2020 | Changing the Rent (England), Changing the Rent (Wales), Coronavirus COVID-19, News, Rent Setting (England), Rent Setting (Wales), Statistics

The grip the coronavirus pandemic has had on landlords is revealed in the latest data from the letting agent trade body. ARLA speaks for letting agents who handle almost half of the UK’s 4.2 million private rented homes. The latest Private Rented Sector Report for May...

Buy to Let Rents Still Rising Despite Coronavirus Impact

by guildy | 29 Jun 2020 | Coronavirus COVID-19, Investing in a Property (England), Investing in a Property (Wales), News, Rent Setting (England), Rent Setting (Wales), Statistics

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the rental market seems minimal, according to the latest official figures. The Office for National Statistics says private tenants saw rents across the country rise by 1.5% in the year ending May 31 – the same rate as in...

Regulations Allowing Viewings in Wales Published

by guildy | 25 Jun 2020 | Advertising a Property for Rent (Wales), Conducting Viewings (Wales), Coronavirus COVID-19, Moving in a Tenant (Wales), New Legislation, News

The latest amended version of the The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) Regulations 2020 have been published. As previously announced, they include provisions relating to moving home and ancillary services such as preparing a home for rent or...

Coronavirus Ban Eases for Landlords in Wales

by guildy | 22 Jun 2020 | Advertising a Property for Rent (Wales), Conducting Viewings (Wales), Coronavirus COVID-19, Moving in a Tenant (Wales), New Legislation, News

Landlords in Wales can accept viewings and let tenants move if homes are empty as the coronavirus pandemic ban is partly lifted. The Welsh Government is still cautious about a resurgence of the disease but wants to try to return the housing market to normal as soon as...

Lockdown Rents Rise as Tenant Demand Evaporates

by guildy | 22 May 2020 | Coronavirus COVID-19, Investing in a Property (England), Investing in a Property (Wales), News, Rent Setting (England), Rent Setting (Wales)

This article applies to . Lockdown buy to let rents have continued to grow on trend, according to the latest official figures. Private renters saw the cost of a new home rise by 1.5% in the year to the end of April and 1.4% between March and April, says the Office of...