Recent Articles in Student property checklists

We did it – together we raised the roof!
Aug 4, 2015

In the midst of a housing crisis George Osborne’s Summer Budget brought a seemingly small announcement with large consequences for homeowners and renters alike. The Chancellor announced that from April 2016 the Government will increase the tax-free amount home owners can earn by renting out a room from the current rate of £4,250 to £7,500. This is exactly what SpareRoom's Raise the Roof campaign has been calling for for the last six years. As you can imagine, we were delighted to get a call from the Chancellor’s office to tell us the change was going into the Budget.

Is build to rent a good or bad thing for investors, landlords and tenants?
Aug 3, 2015

At last we are starting to make some inroads into the lack of property stock in the UK. With a predicted one in five or more people expected to rent in the future, just building new properties for sale via Help to Buy or 20% discounted homes for first time buyers, isn’t going to help us out of the current hole we have in our stock levels. So what is build to rent?

Rental capital growth and yields - data from LSL and RICS
Jul 23, 2015

Included in each rental summary is an overview of the demand and supply of rental property, together with capital growth and yields for buy to let investors. Here's the latest summary of what's happening and includes data from LSL, RICS and Paragon.

Kate's rental summary with data from LSL, Paragon and RICS
Jul 22, 2015

Each month we take a look at the various monthly and quarterly rental sector reports. Some cover the UK and some cover just England and Wales, with some measuring advertised rents, some new lets and others, existing rents, which is why they might fluctuate. This is a summary of the report headlines and latest data together with Kate Faulkner’s commentary on the implications for landlords and tenants.

The General Election and What’s Next for the Private Rented Sector
May 12, 2015

John Stewart gives his verdict on what the General Election results will mean for the Private Rented Sector in this guest article. John exposes governmental plans - what they mean for consumers and the limitations that the Conservative's small majority could be forced to combat over the next five years.