Week Ending 26/08/2017

Airbnb boosts property values in the UK as they are ‘ideal’ for renting out
The Express

Paying rent ‘in full and on time’ should boost a tenant’s credit score, says RLA Home.co.uk

Tenants will suffer as supply of rental homes dwindles Landlord Zone

Landlords back rent payments being used to calculate credit scores
Property Wire.com

New requirements for portfolio landlords with buy-to-let properties
Daily Telegraph

Tenants in the UK stay for an average of almost two years, new research shows Property Wire

Letting fees: MP Kevin Hollinrake initiates Parliamentary debate on ban Property Industry Eye

Tax changes mean a third of Landlords plan to hike rents Landlord Today

Rogue Landlords still letting to illegal tenants Landlord News

Multiple property ownership up 30% as young squeezed out 
Mortgage Solutions.co.uk

Getting a buy to let mortgage set to become harder in the UK Property Wire

A quarter of all UK households will be private tenants within eight years, forecast Property Industry Eye

Average tenancy in UK is now 20 months – and many are longer
Letting Agent Today

London landlords ‘avoiding £200m in tax’ by not declaring income
The Independent

Bad landlords beware, there is now a way for tenants to fight back
The Guardian

‘Landlord tax’ stamp duty changes raise £2bn a year from buy-to-let and second home owners – double the amount expected The Telegraph

New fines for rogue landlords ITV

Jon Snow: Grenfell Tower highlighted media’s disconnect with ordinary people Windsor Observer

Rents fall up to 10% in prime London despite increased activity
Letting Agent Today

London microflats attract investors after millennials priced out of traditional housing market The Independent

Could digital tax system be unwanted burden for landlords?
Landlord News.co.uk

How the property market will look in 2019:house prices forecast to rise across Britain over next two years Homes and Property.co.uk

Why has our national housing regulator been silent on Grenfell?
The Guardian