Times are good for landlords with insurance for rented property - but they could be even better.
There are, it is claimed, too many barriers for investor entry to the UK residential housing market to ensure that future demand will be met. Read more…
The spectre of higher tuition fees continues to hang over those landlords with buy to let insurance who specialise in student accommodation.
As a result, student landlords are being urged to consider carefully how university tuition fee increases will impact on their business plans. Read more…
More landlords insurance holders are having complaints placed against them for carrying out rogue practises, according to a national charity.
Shelter reports that over the past 12 months overall complaints about landlord insurance holders have gone up by 23 per cent. Read more…
Home owner insurance holders saw the amount of enquiries for their properties go up last month, according to Britain’s estate agents.
A market report for March by The National Association of Estate Agent’s (NAEA), shows a rise in the number of house hunters registered with agents across the UK.
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Rents keep rising throughout the UK as letting demand continues to strengthen for property owners with landlord insurance.
And the situation is unlikely to change in high-cost areas such as London where it has been revealed that property prices are nearly twice the UK average. Read more…
While rents have been reaching record levels, the rest of the property market has been suffering a rollercoaster ride as landlords with buy to let insurance see the value of their assets rise and fall.
But it appears the recent slide in property values could be coming to an end as a significant rise of up to 5% is expected through the rest of 2011 by one expert observer.
The latest Assetz House Price Watch has seen UK house prices record steady growth in the first quarter of 2011 with the average price now £197,153 – a rise of 0.67% since the start of the year. Read more…
Landlord home insurance holders could soon have to increase the green energy credentials of their properties, should a UK political party get its wish.
The Green Party wants to see a mandatory register of private landlords who comply with the law on Energy Performance Certificates. Read more…
