With the coronavirus pandemic affecting the country, it has been revealed
that private landlords have been offering their tenants more help than
social landlords have done.
That's one of the findings from the English Housing Survey
With students across the UK being told by the Government that they should
return home in a travel window, some universities are reminding students
about their obligations to their landlords.
Recent research released by accommodationforstudents.com demonstrates that
students are overwhelmingly happy with their student accommodation. In
addition over 60% of students indicated that their accommodation was good
value for money.
A late surge from students wanting accommodation in London and the Home
Counties led to the number of viewing figures reaching a 10-year high,
figures reveal.
The research from Knight Frank, the real estate firm, found the viewing
figures f
Plans by the government to extend their current evictions ban could see
landlords going without rent for up to two years, one landlords'
organisation is warning.
The National Residential Landlords' Association (NRLA) has written to the
Prim
Students have considered a broader range of accommodation choices as a
result of Coronavirus. In a recent survey undertaken by
www.accommodationforstudents.com 40% of respondents had considered living
in a houseshare rather than a hall. 22% a flat or apart
It has been a challenging time for the student accommodation sector since
late March. Despite this it has been positive to see the sector responding
in innovative way.
Landlords and potential BTL investors will be pleased to hear that the UK's
buy to let mortgage market is beginning to show signs of recovery after the
Covid-19 lockdown, figures reveal.
The findings from Moneyfacts show that the number of BTL f
A growing number of universities in the UK are looking to charter flights
in a bid to bring overseas students to study in the country this year, it
has been revealed.
The news will bring relief to those landlords with private student
accomm
Growing numbers of landlords are choosing not to increase rents in a bid to
help their tenants financially because of the Covid-19 lockdown, it has
been revealed.
According to Arla Propertymark, the proportion of rent increases being
imposed on tena
Currently the Higher Education sector is experiencing an unprecedented
level of disruption and as a result there is a significant amount of
uncertainty about what will be happening in the 2020/21 academic year.
The majority of letting agents and landlords responding to our recent poll
believe that allowing letting agents to re-open in England was a good idea. 80% of respondents agreed that the decision was the
correct one and just 4% f
Accommodation for students has conducted a survey of both students and
landlords to find out how Coronavirus has impacted on them. It is clear
that the current circumstances have had a dramatic impact on both students
and private landlords, with both sides
Landlords Gear-Up For A Post-Lockdown Buying Surge
Growing numbers of landlords and property investors are gearing up for a post-Coronavirus lockdown buying surge to enjoy bargain property prices, research has revealed.
Student landlords are increasingly facing the prospect of a rent strike after hundreds of students joined forces in protest at student accommodation providers refusing to cancel rents for the summer term.
With landlords around the UK facing the prospect of a huge jump in the number of tenants applying for Universal Credit, a call has been made for them to understand how this will impact them.
Student landlords who are facing long void periods since students were ordered home from universities and colleges, should reconfigure their student accommodation to suit mainstream tenants, one firm says.
While the Government has made clear that tenants cannot be evicted by landlords as part of the Coronavirus Act 2020, landlords say that more clarity is needed over the paying of rent.
Financial Help For Landlords Hit By Coronavirus Urged
With growing numbers of landlords and tenants being affected by the coronavirus pandemic, two organisations are urging the government to offer financial help.
The government's buy to let tax clampdown has hit tenants the hardest and there are clear warning signs of a looming rental crisis that are being ignored, two organisations warn.
Government Urged To Offer Landlords Coronavirus Guidance
With the number of Coronavirus patients in the UK increasing, one organisation is urging the government to offer landlords guidance on what they should do.
A proposal to introduce rent controls in London will lead to landlords being 'forced out' of the private rental sector and the number of rental homes being available will be significantly reduced, the capital's
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, is being urged to use his first budget to help landlords and reverse the decline in the supply of homes for rent.
The government's plan to remove restrictions on pets in rental properties could lead to confusion between landlords, letting agents and tenants, one inventory service provider says.
84% of tenants are breaking their landlord's rules
Most tenants are engaging in behaviours and actions that their landlord would disapprove of - and it is mainly down to the fact they are not familiar with their tenancy agreement rules.
Landlords Offer 'Lavish Extras' To Attract Foreign Tenants
With falling tenant demand from overseas and post-Brexit worries, one organisation says that landlords are increasingly going 'above and beyond' in a bid to attract new tenants from overseas.
The number of buy to let landlords who have increasingly moved into short-term lets could create a major rental crisis in the UK, one organisation is warning.
Government urged to give EU citizens proof of residence
A physical document that EU citizens could use post-Brexit to show they have the right to rent a home would be a 'pragmatic and common sense way' to deal with the problem, the Residential Landlords Associa
2020’s London Property Investment Hotspots Revealed
Landlords looking for buy to let investment opportunities in London in 2020 should look towards the east of the city for success, research has revealed.
Landlords around the UK have seen the annual growth for private rents nearly doubling, with rising demand and falling rental supply leading to the rise.
The findings from Zoopla reveal that there's been an 8%
Fewer landlords let homes to housing benefit tenants
One landlord’s association says there has been a big drop in the number of landlords who are willing to let their home to a tenant receiving Universal Credit or local housing allowance.
One firm that helps landlords deal with the eviction process through the courts says these cases are now taking longer than they have ever done thanks to administrative errors and frustrating court delays.
A landlords' organisation is urging the new government to look carefully at rental sector reform so that landlords can repossess their rental property when legitimately entitled to do so.
Landlords who are upset over Conservative and other political party policies for the private rented sector could hold the keys in 124 constituencies, a survey reveals.
Ever since the autumn statement in 2016, the potential impact of the tenant
fee ban has received widespread coverage. While many tenants were positive
about the changes it did present the prospect of a major change for the
letting agents.
The student accommodation sector remains vibrant, with a positive long term
outlook.
This is driven by continued strong demand for university places. This year
560,000 students applied for a place at a UK University. This was the first
increase for
Landlords are calling for dedicated housing courts because they are facing longer times in getting their repossession case judgements processed, figures reveal.
The best areas in the UK for landlords wanting the best yielding buy to let properties - and to avoid the worst areas – then two new surveys will help.
Despite some regions seeing big rent rises, it appears that 24% of landlords are looking to sell at least one of their rental properties in the near future.
Time-Wasting Tenants Are A Distraction For Landlords
One-in-four landlords say they have been plagued by time-wasting tenants with nonsensical complaints, including the changing of a light bulb, research reveals.
The amount landlords spend on refurbishing a rental home has seen the quality of properties in the private rental sector improving drastically over the last 10 years, one report reveals.
Warning Over Inventory 'Misuse' For Landlords And Tenants
A campaign is to be launched in a bid to stem the rising issue of inventory misuse so all inventory reports are checked within a week by those receiving them.
A massive exodus of buy to let landlords from the rental sector is getting close as they become increasingly fed-up with the hostile environment created by the government.
Labour Slammed For Discounted Rental Home Buying Plan
Plans by the Labour Party that could see tenants being offered the opportunity of buying their rented home at a discount have been slammed by landlord organisations.
The majority of landlords are committed to the country's buy to let sector and want to increase or maintain their number of properties over the next year, a report reveals.
Over the last 20 years, AFS has been the home of student accommodation.
Throughout this period we have always offered the full range of student
accommodation and featured over 200,000 student houses on the site in every
University City in the UK.
There has been a big rise in company landlord numbers which have reached their highest level since 2011, according to research.
Real estate firm Hamptons International says that 12% of rental homes in the first half of this year were let by a company landlord.
That's up from
Plans to introduce rent controls in London along with a bid to reform the capital's lettings sector have been criticised by leading organisations.
The Residential Landlords' Association (RLA) says that London Mayor Sadiq Khan's plans for powers to reduce rents and carry out a t
Research has revealed that areas with high crime rates tend to deliver higher rental yields for landlords.
The findings from a national lettings platform looked at how crime rates impact on yields and found that the landlord's returns will increase along with the level of crime
Unless the government's promise to open up the 'Rogue Landlords' database to tenants comes with enforcement action, it will be a pointless exercise, one organisation warns.
The National Landlords' Association is responding to a consultation unveiled by the Ministry of Housing,
The costs of being a landlord in the UK have been revealed with landlords spending thousands of pounds every year on their properties.
The research from LV= General Insurance found that landlords are each spending an average of £3,134 on their properties which amounts to nearly
There has been a big increase in demand from tenants after the tenant fee ban was introduced, figures reveal.
According to data published by Rightmove, tenants who are looking for a new rental home grew by 7% between May and June, that is seven times higher than the previous fo
In the month before the Tenant Fees ban came into force, rents across the UK grew, a report reveals.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) also says that tenant demand has increased slightly for five months in a row.
However, they also say there has been a fal
More than a quarter of landlords have confessed they do not understand changes that have been introduced to the market, research reveals.
The findings from Market Financial Solutions is aimed at financial advisers so they can warn their buy to let clients who may be struggling
There has been a steep rise in the number of tenants aged over 50 who are renting their homes, new research reveals.
Hamptons International says that so far this year, around 15% of rented homes are made up of people who are aged over 50. In 2012, that figure was just 11%.
Four in 10 tenants are said to be stuck with a landlord who will refuse to repair their problem-ridden properties, research has revealed.
The findings from the HomeOwners' Alliance highlights that tenants are being left in damp, cold properties with a landlord who is unwilling
Tenants will save £192 million every year under the Tenant Fees ban, research reveals.
The findings from Bunk, a rental platform, used government data to analyse the 860,000 new rent transactions that are carried out every year, with the average tenant having to fork out £223
The government is introducing big changes to the Universal Credit system which will now see a tenant's rent being paid directly to their landlord.
The controversial benefit currently sees a tenant being responsible for making their own rent payments to their landlord.
Now,
Landlords and letting agents have joined together to form a coalition so they can campaign against the scrapping of Section 21, the no-fault eviction process, by the government.
The 'Fair Possessions Coalition' includes the National Landlords' Association, Arla Propert
Nearly half of landlords say they will reduce – or sell off all - their property investments in the private rental sector because of the potential removal of Section 21, research reveals.
Buy to let landlords who decide to abandon the market because of the government clampdown have been earning an average profit of £80,000 for each of the properties they sell.
The confidence levels among landlords in the private rental sector are so low that 25% of them say they will be selling at least one property in the next 12 months, one report reveals.
There has been a big jump in the number of landlords who are returning to the buy to let market after they have come to terms with the extra costs being imposed, says one estate agency.
Manual Underwriting Call From Professional Landlords
More than one in three property investors are calling for buy to let lenders to apply a manual underwriting process aimed at professional landlords, a new survey reveals.
The growing exodus of landlords leaving the buy to let market has led to the highest number of tenants experiencing rent hikes since August, figures reveal.
According to Arla Propertymark, 34% of letting agent
Landlords Can't Afford New Energy Efficiency Upgrades
The introduction of tough new laws covering energy efficiency for rental properties means one in three landlords cannot afford to upgrade, one organisation warns.
The government is being urged to reconsider its BTL tax reforms as rents begin to soar and the number of landlords begins to fall, one firm of estate agents say.
According to data from haart, the number of landlords r
Growing numbers of buy to let investors are looking to the North West of England in the search for better returns than can be enjoyed in London, one real estate firm says.
Landlords Could Be Illegally Letting Energy Inefficient Properties
There could be tens of thousands of landlords who are unwittingly renting out a property illegally because they do not have an energy performance certificate of at least an 'E', one technology f
Students Call For The End Of 'Landlord Exploitation'
The National Union of Students is calling for an enquiry into the way landlords and agents are letting homes to students after a survey found many have adopted 'unfair practices'.
Landlords are facing a 'watershed' this month because of tax changes being reflected in their tax bills for the first time, one trade association warns.
Despite the commonly held view that landlords exploit student tenants, a survey highlights that students are happy with the services and living conditions being provided by landlords.
Landlords will be deterred by three-year tenancies
The prospect of the Government introducing mandatory three-year tenancies will see 32% of landlords being put off from investing in new rental homes, a survey reveals.
Student landlords are forced into making deductions
Growing numbers of student landlords are having to deduct money from their tenants' deposits when the students leave their rental property at the end of their academic year, research reveals.
Among the biggest gripes for tenants are landlords hitting them with 'out of the blue' rent rises along with being slow to repair faults, a survey has revealed.
Researchers from wallpaper firm Graham and Brown q
How much tenants will pay for furnished homes revealed
Landlords can charge tenants up to 21% more per month for renting a two bedroom furnished flat than they can for an unfurnished property, research has revealed.
The best university for buy to let locations revealed
With growing numbers of property investors looking to the student accommodation sector for its impressive returns, knowing where to invest can be an issue and a new survey may help.
Growing numbers of tenants are adopting a long-term view when renting their home with more renters wanting to renew their current contracts, research reveals.
Top agency says landlords are being forced to quit
One of the UK's leading letting agents says the government is forcing more
landlords to quit the rental sector because of punitive tax policies and
increasing legislation.
Our friends at Glide Student, glide.co.uk know what makes students tick. In
the best tradition of successful student businesses, Glide was set up by
James Villarreal who was a student himself at the time.
Because landlords are being squeezed by the government and many are deciding to sell up, rents could rocket over the next five years by 15%, one organisation is warning.
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) sa
Finance firm reports 30% rise in company landlords
There has been a big rise in the number of company landlords incorporating their portfolios between the first and second quarters of this year, a finance firm says.
Five year mandatory electrical checks for landlords
It will become mandatory for electrical checks to be carried out every five
years for all landlords in the private rental sector, it has been revealed.
Despite rising fees, there has been a substantial rise in university applications across Britain, meaning that more young people than ever are heading off to university.
The main findings of increased applications point to a definite increase and were taken and d
With more and young people not expecting to get themselves onto the
property ladder until their 30s, it looks like more millennials are heading
down the route of renting, with many set to continue in the renting sphere
for many years.
A recent study by Accommodation for Students has revealed that two thirds
of students have more than one form of income, meaning that thousands of
students around the country are now working jobs on top of their degree
just to support themselves.
According to a report by Accommodation for Students, there are 207
million higher education students worldwide, a figure that has more
than doubled since 2010.
The annual AFS Student Lifestyle Survey explores key characteristics of
students’ life at university including course satisfaction, finances,
social life and eating habits. In 2018, the survey also included questions
about equal opportunities, diversity an
We have continued to make further enhancements to
www.accommodationforstudents.com
over the last few months, resulting in significant improvements to the user
experience and ultimately,
The first step to developing a good relationship with your student tenant
is understanding what they are looking for from the accommodation. For a
number of years, Glide have surveyed landlords and students and used these
results to enhance our understanding
Since 2013, AFS have regularly conducted the Landlord and Agent Letting
Survey trying to achieve a complete picture of how landlords and letting
agents view the student. accommodation market. In early 2018 we conducted a
further survey among our registered
The flagship government Right to Rent scheme which compels a landlord to check the immigration status of their potential tenants has been criticised by a government inspector.
David Bolt, the Borders and Immigration’s independent chief inspector,
A third of property professionals and landlords in the UK are looking to expand their portfolios this year despite a growing number of challenges, a survey reveals.
The bridging finance firm MTF says that 33% of landlords in the buy to let sector are l
As part of our ongoing upgrade of
www.accommodationforstudents.com
we are currently focusing on improving the highest traffic areas of our
website. The latest improvement is the launch o
As part of our ongoing programme of research we regularly review rents. We
do this by using the rental data from our website as well as from external
sources.
This year we have reviewed rents across private housing, private halls and
univer
Following on from the government’s announcement for a national mandatory HMO licensing scheme, comes news of new minimum room size requirements for HMO rental properties. The government says this will help reduce the issues of over-crowding and also deal with po
Most tenants say they have been deterred from renting a property because of misleading property adverts or having a bad experiencing when viewing one, according to research.
The findings from online letting agency Upad reveal that 80% of tenants say th
Landlords are apparently increasingly willing to rent their properties to Universal Credit claimants but say the government needs to address their concerns.
Research carried out by the Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) reveals that 36% of
Landlords could push up rents more quickly after the first interest rate rise for 10 years and could lead to the sector being 'galvanised', according to the Landbay Rental Index.
The founder of Landbay, John Goodall, said that landlords have been facin
The best tenants being favoured by landlords are childless couples, says a new survey.
According to Intus Lettings, these couples are considered to be the 'perfect tenants' by landlords with 29% stating that couples without children are their preferred
It's a popular peak time programme and now one industry body says that ‘The week the landlords moved in’ on BBC1 is an eye-opener for the lettings industry.
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) says the biggest issue being
Landlords are increasingly targeting cheaper properties that deliver higher yields, say researchers.
The findings from Mortgages for Business in its latest buy to let index reveals that of the mortgages arranged in the second quarter of 2017, most of t
Landlords could be losing money when tenancies turnover because they have not prepared properly, particularly in the UK’s student rental market, says one organisation.
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) says landlords should p
Following the successful launch of Risk Free Bills Inclusive last year, our partners, Glide, the specialist
student utilities and service provider, have launched an exclusive new
broadband prod
We are pleased to announce that our findings from the 2017 student lifestyle survey have now been released. Over 1000 students took part in the research, answering questions on student finance, term time employment, student social life and future housing aspirations alon
Inventories when done properly can be crucial in a tenancy deposit dispute but many landlords are putting themselves at risk by using a DIY inventory rather than a professional one.
The happiest tenants in the UK are found in the North East of England, according to a survey, where 52% of those questioned said they were happy with their landlord.
The findings from Intus Lettings reveals that tenants in London
One of the most important aspects for landlords is to invest in property that offers the best buy to let returns to make their investment a lucrative one.
Now the average rental yield for 50 cities and towns in the UK have been analysed by Kuflink, a p
While landlords with buy to let properties around the UK have been enjoying low rates for mortgages are now being warned that their borrowing costs look set to rise.
Data from Mortgage Brain reveals that the sector has had several years of strong reduc
Fears have been raised that if the Government’s plans for new energy legislation proceed then nearly 17% of rental properties could become unrentable by 2018, according to data.
Those are the findings from Urban.co.uk who say that the minimum ene
Housing groups and tenants have reacted with fury after the revelation that landlords with a Santander buy to let mortgage must raise their rents by as much as they possibly can.
The revelation was made in a mortgage magazine and the landlord that unco
Landlords and letting agents are being warned to be on their guard against rogue tradespeople who are looking to rip them off with dodgy work on rental properties.
The warning comes from the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) who say th
Accommodation for Students is very pleased to release our latest Landlord
Research Report. Firstly, a big thanks to all those that took part - your
data has been vital!
This year’s survey has shown us that overall attitudes to
Rents for tenants across the UK could rise by between 2% and 3% in 2017 if landlords are forced to pick up letting agent fees that are charged to tenants currently, says one City analyst.
James Fletcher works for Cenkos Securities and he says that for
News that demand from tenants for private rental properties will remain strong should bring a boost for landlords around the UK, according to a report.
Real estate firm Knight Frank says that demand has remained strong despite what is a usual seasonal
The growing problem of tenants damaging their rental property could be resolved if landlords visited their properties more frequently, says one organisation.
Imfuna, a digital inventory app provider, says that issues over
Buy to let investors around the UK have returned to the market following a lull in purchases after the stamp duty surcharge deadline in April, says one report.
Rightmove says in its report that the third quarter of 2016 sa
An organisation representing landlords says that local authorities need to step up their efforts in tackling rogue landlords in a bid to better protect tenants in private rented properties.
The Residential Landlords' Association (RLA) made the announcement in response
Around 40% of students moving into private rental accommodation this autumn expect their landlord will retain about a third of their deposit when they come to move out, according to research.
With data collated from online research between May and July 2016, AFS found that the total average weekly rent value (ARV) for private halls in the UK has increased by £6.36 in comparison to last year.
The UK’s private halls ARV now stands at £144.42, ex
The demand for private rental property in the UK is so strong that one in four tenants say they have been rushed into their tenancy agreement, according to research.
Ocean Finance says 27% of tenants they questioned said t
Thousands of buy-to-let landlords who took out tracker mortgages with the West Bromwich Mortgage Company are set to be refunded more than £27.5 million in total.
The lender, which is part of the West Bromwich Building Society, was forced into handing back cash
Landlords are being warned that around five million tenants in the UK have no plans in place to pay their rent should they fall ill, according to a report.
The report from Royal London Intermediary also highlights that 27% of tenants who work say they know of
