Recent Articles in Renting Property Checklists

Are rents going up or down? Belvoir and Homelet help us find out.
Aug 21, 2014

Every month we do summary of the various rental indices to help you understand what’s really happening to rents both nationally and at a regional level.  

It’s unfair to accuse landlords of ‘raking it in’
Aug 18, 2014

For many landlords, 2014 has been a year of ‘relief’. Unless you have been lucky enough to find a bargain in an area which has recovered its value, landlords’ earnings have had a pretty rough time over the last six years.

Are letting agent fees fair? How much should I pay and why?
Aug 15, 2014

This is a tough question as it is very rare for any industry to charge both the customer and their client for help, so the idea of charging both tenants and landlords does seem quite unfair when you first look at it. In this article I look at these questions.

Headlines are not reflecting the reality of the success of the Private Rental Sector
Aug 14, 2014

There is a new campaign in town suggesting that tenants ‘deserve better’. But the reality suggests they are doing better and are, in the main, quite happy.

What to think through when choosing a letting agent
Aug 13, 2014

Despite the fact that there are in excess of 100 checks a property needs to pass to be legally let, the government, local authorities and people like trading standards do very little to make sure a letting agent is operating a legitimate business. In this article I look at how to choose a letting agent.