Week Ending 20/01/2017

What next for the rental market in 2017?… Estate Agent Today (14/01/2017)

Demand for buy-to-let set to fall in Q1 2017 … Landlord Today (16/01/2017)

Landlords ditching buy-to-let for HMOs Property Reporter (16/01/2017)

Average cost of renting in Wales rises to £700 per month ITV (16/01/2017)

Cost of renting grows at slowest pace in seven years – but is set to pick up again as landlords pass on extra charges Mail on Sunday (16/01/2017)

Dramatic slowing in London rental increases in 2016 could dampen prices in 2017 says HomeLet The Wharf (16/01/2017)

Welsh Social Landlords take new approach to January Debt
24Housing (16/01/2017)

Don’t abandon letting fees ban, say tenants The Telegraph (17/01/2017)

Tax changes see one in four buy-to-let landlords sell up
CHH Daily (17/01/2017)

Buy-to-let activity down by 26% year-on-year Landlord News (17/01/2017)

Buy-to-Let Landlords Start Buying Commercial Properties Instead
Landlord News (17/01/2017)

BTL lending hits post-stamp duty high: CML Property Reporter (17/01/2017)

2017 will be the ‘year of paperwork’ for landlords
Specialist Finance Introducer (17/01/2017)

4 Ways The German Rental Market Works Better Than Ours
The Debrief (17/01/2017)

Agents told not to fight letting fees ban but concentrate on making it work Property Industry Eye (18/01/2017)

‘Harder to escape homelessness’ on zero hour contacts
24Housing (18/01/2017)

Ten things to look out for in housing in 2017
The Chartered Institute of Housing (18/01/2017)

The Government has dropped its one million new homes target, report claims The Independent (19/01/2017)

Landlords and tenants leaving lettings market in London
Landlord News (19/01/2017)q

Private sector rents rise in line with wages … Landlord Today (20/01/2017)

Trade group warns politicians over new tax powers
Letting Agent Today (20/01/2017)

Are you a buy-to-let mortgage prisoner? Brokers warn rising number of landlords are trapped by Government tax crackdown Daily Mail (20/01/2017)