Landlords should choose letting agents that have client money protection schemes. Summary: BPF tells landlords to choose safe letting agents These include ones that are members of official bodies This will ensure their money remains protected The British Property Federation (BPF) has given advice to landlords to protect their money carefully by picking the right [...]

Rental costs increased by 3.9% year-on-year to April 2013. Summary: The typical rental cost in England and Wales is £736 per month This is an increase of 0.2% from March 2013 Rents rose by 3.9% between April 2012 and April 2013 Average rental costs in England and Wales have increased by 3.9% between April 2012 [...]

More first-time landlords are entering the buy-to-let market, according to Paragon. Summary: There has been a growing number of first-time landlords in the UK since 2009 22% of buy-to-let business is from first-time landlords Property investor landlords are boosting the buy-to-let market The number of landlords buying their first buy-to-let property is continuing to increase. [...]

Landlords who manage their own properties should remember all the safety checks they have to undertake to make sure their renters are not put at risk. British Gas and Shelter released research that revealed more than 900,000 people living in rented accommodation said their landlord had failed to provide them with a gas safety check [...]

The amount of money lent to buy-to-let buyers has risen from the first quarter of 2012 to Q1 2013. Summary: £4.2 billion was lent to landlords in Q1 2013 This is a rise from £3.7 billion during the first three months in 2012 Buy-to-let mortgages accounted for 13.4% for all home loans lent during this [...]