Recent Articles in Buy to Let

SpareRoom Index monitoring room rents
Jun 5, 2014

Renting a room is becoming increasingly popular in expensive areas like London, where renting or buying a house is out of the price range of many people. In this article I explore the nature of room rents for both landlords and tenants.

Are London property prices really slowing?
Jun 3, 2014

Whilst our latest property price tracking survey indicates that prices in many London boroughs are still on the rise (Source: Land Registry), with some areas extremely 'hot', there are some more up to date indices which indicate that London house prices may have peaked. Buyers and sellers beware through - this doesn't mean they are going to come crashing down! Find out what's happening in your borough.

English regional rental update
May 30, 2014

As with national property prices versus regional ones, rental trends vary for each area, even to postcode level, but not as much as property prices. In the regional analysis, we include average monthly rents from LSL, Homelet and Belvoir for April 14 vs April 13, compared to the Move with Us average monthly rent for Q1 14 vs Q1 13. Whether you are a landlord or tenant, it's important to carry out research for the local area you are looking to rent or let a property in.

Have Shelter's calls for tenant fees to be dropped increased rents in Scotland?
May 29, 2014

In previous articles I have discussed the impact of dropping tenant fees. In this analysis of the rental market I look at whether Scotland's rents may have been affected by the mere possibility of tenant fees being dropped.

What's happening to National Rents?
May 29, 2014

Average rents are pretty flat at the moment but are still showing increases above inflation.