Recent Articles in Renting Property Checklists

Could we see some real and sustained rental growth for the rest of the year?
May 1, 2014

Most of the rental indices back rents are pretty much the same month on month, although Homelet and LSL are
showing increases year on year, and this is likely to be down to past rises in London. Belvoir, which hasn’t a huge
presence in London but is strong in the rest of the UK, shows rents have hardly changed throughout the last 15
months at all. So, could we see some real and sustained rental growth later the year?

Belvoir's Quarterly Rental Index
Apr 28, 2014

The Belvoir Lettings Index is a really good guide to what’s happening in your local area for rents. On a monthly basis, rents are analysed by region, but quarterly, they are analysed at county level – one of the few indices to go down to this level. Better still, the report isn’t just on rental statistics, it includes some great expert commentary from agents who are running their lettings business on a day to day basis, so really know what’s happened and what’s happening now.

Belvoir Rental Index
Apr 3, 2014

The Belvoir Lettings Index is a really good guide to what’s happening in your local area for rents. On a monthly basis, rents are analysed by region, but quarterly, they are analysed at county level – one of the few indices to go down to this level. Better still, the report isn’t just on rental statistics, it includes some great expert commentary from agents who are running their lettings business on a day to day basis, so really know what’s happened and what’s happening now. 

Universal Credit: We talk to Rentify on how it can be made to work?
Apr 1, 2014

According to Rentify, the Department for Work and Pensions released figures that showed in November 2013, there were nearly five million people claiming Housing Benefit. Currently, the new way to pay people via Universal Credit is being implemented in a number of areas, for single people who have recently become unemployed. What it means is, that all other benefits stop – including housing benefit – and all payments are ‘lumped’ into one. Can Universal Credit work?

Are property rents really starting to rise?
Mar 27, 2014

Despite many a comment about ‘rents being at their highest’ or ‘crazy prices’ they aren’t. One thing we have learned from the credit crunch is even in areas where demand is higher than supply, unlike when buying, property rents are still very much linked to wages. As wages have hardly moved since 2007, neither have rents. Read my article to find out what why are some rental indices are recording increases.