Writings for Landlords

The next Property Investor Show is to be held at London’s ExCeL from October 11 to 13.

Shelter is calling for the introduction of a new renting contract which would last five years.

Shelter’s call for five-year contracts would not go down well with the large majority of people who share rental flats and houses.

The Green Deal, due to launch officially on Monday, could take years to get off the ground, the minister responsible has admitted.

Estate agent John D Wood is to hold a property investors evening, for those primarily interested in buying in London and the South East.

Think tank the Resolution Foundation has called for letting agents to be put on the same legal footing as estate agents.

Landlords across the UK could be among the biggest beneficiaries of the Green Deal when it fully launches in early 2013

The largest local authority in the UK has announced that it plans to charge full council tax on empty properties from next April.

A rise in accidental landlords is contributing towards a surge in availability of smaller, newer flats and maisonettes to rent, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents.

Rents have risen for a fifth consecutive month to reach a new record high of £734 a month.