Letting Agent Today

1. Letting agents issue new guidance over hot weather risks

   Apartments and modern homes present potentially greater challenges in hot weather

2. Big rise in HMOs – are they damaging housing markets?

   New research shows that HMOs constitute almost one in 20 properties in some England cities. With increasing numbers of councils clamping down on HMOs, a league table has now been drawn up of those cities outside London. Rank Local authorities Number of Small and Large HMOs Total Number of Houses Percentage of Houses that are […]

3. Investment firm buys hundreds of homes to let out

   The homes are in five commuter hotspots

4. PropTech tool helps agents with paperwork

   The service detects soon-to-expire certificates

5. More woe for Build To Rent as key funding falls

   Overall investment is high but this may be down to three recent sale deals