How can landlords attract families?
Families have overtaken young couples to become the most common household type within the UK’s private rented sector. Figures from the National Landlords Association show 48 per cent of landlords now let to families; the first-time families have been the most frequent tenants in the rental market. It is also a stark contrast to 2012, […]
Letting agents celebrate new protection for landlords and tenants
Littlefairs Property Company supports new Government measures on Client Money Protection The Government has announced that it intends to make Client Money Protection (CMP) mandatory for all letting agents. ARLA Propertymark has campaigned for the last six years for this decision, which will protect consumers by ensuring all agents holding rent money and deposits must […]
Government Announcement on Electrical Safety Checks
Last month, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced that mandatory five-year electrical installation checks on private rented housing in England will be introduced in a phased approach. Housing Minister, Heather Wheeler MP, announced that renters will receive better protection thanks to new measures designed to ensure mandatory electrical inspections are carried […]
