Writings for Landlords

So-called accidental landlords are at danger of being on the losing end of disputes over tenancy deposits because they do not get to grips with the rules.

A ‘prolific’ landlord who endangered the lives of children by placing them at fire risk has been fined £23,000 with costs of £2,890.

A landlords guide to listing property on Rightmove for free.

Summary of the Rightmove Consumer Rental Forecast for 2013

Just one in four intends to put rents up, and of those, only around one-third plans to hike the rent by more than 5%.

Lack of official data on rents is fuelling misinformation and leading to a false portrayal of the private rented sector.

A new duty will mean that private landlords or their agents in Scotland will have to give their tenants a Tenant Information Pack from next year.

Some private landlords with buy-to-let mortgages are being prevented by their lenders from letting to people on benefits.

London is once again showing that, as a market, it does its own thing.

Homelessness charity Broadway has launched an investment fund for the private rented sector.