Why Buy a Rental Property in Wickford or Basildon?
17th Jan 2021You might be wondering ‘why buy a rental property in Wickford’? After all, we’re in the midst of a global pandemic, and a trip to the shops is stressful enough!
However, all the findings suggest that now is a great...
Essex in Tier 4: What it means for tenants and landlords in Basildon
20th Dec 2020As of today, a new area of Essex has replaced Basildon as the Covid capital of England. Yesterday (Saturday, December 19), Basildon, Essex, was announced as the worst-affected area in the week leading to December 14. But today...
Self Management: Cost saving, or a false economy?
24th Oct 2020Why do some landlords work with lettings agencies while others prefer to go it alone? A survey carried out this month by insurance provider Hamilton Fraser may help us to understand. It found that 48.3% of more than 2,200...
The end of the Furlough Scheme: What next for Essex renters and landlords?
14th Oct 2020The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to help employers deal with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Official estimates...
Right to Rent checks: finally moving to online platform
13th Oct 2020The Home Office is proposing a new online service to make it easier to check that prospective tenants fulfil the much maligned 'Right To Rent' requirements.
Right To Rent was introduced in 2015 after a six month trial in...
Tenants Queuing Up: demand outstrips supply
30th Sep 2020The number of new prospective tenants is at its highest level ever according to the August 2020 Private Rented Sector report just released by ARLA Propertymark.
The average letting agency branch registered 101 new tenants...
Post Ban Evictions: New Regulations announced
23rd Sep 2020The government has set out confirmation of the new regulations and protocols that landlords will have to follow if they wish to restart or request a possession hearing and evict a tenant.
“This guidance is to help...
Race into Essex: Renters happy to pay more for larger homes in smaller towns
16th Sep 2020New research suggests that tenants are joining home buyers in a trend towards leaving big cities and heading for more spacious homes in smaller towns and the suburbs.
Between May and August 2020, 34% of tenants that...
New Eviction Ban Rules: What has changed?
23rd Aug 2020It didn't come as a shock to many within the industry when Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick extended the ban on evictions for another 4 weeks just 2 days before courts were due to resume eviction hearings on the 23rd August....
'The New Normal': What's next for the rental market?
29th May 2020Well 2020, you've certainly kept things interesting...! As the UK begins to bounce back from the Coronavirus lockdown, analysts begin to speculate on what the future holds for the UK economy. Here at Baillie White, we are going...