The
average UK rental amount fell in October, when compared to September by 2.5% to
£763pcm.
Despite
falling the average agreed UK rental amount in October 2011 was still 4.2% higher
than rents recorded in October 2010
Rents in London fell month-on-month, for the first time in a year, by 3.98% to
an average of £1,158pcm
Rents
in London are still 23% higher than October 2009 and remain 8.8% higher than 2010
The
number of tenants sharing a property has increased in the last two years. The
average number of tenants per property was 1.74 in October 2011, compared with
1.4 in October 2009
Average
UK tenant incomes dropped from September to October by 0.64% to £27,201
Incomes for those aged 18 - 21 have dropped by 5% in October 2011 when compared
to October 2010
The
percentage of 36-45 year olds renting after living at home with a relative has
risen from 18% in October 2009 to 23% in October 2011
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Jet-to-Let
after the bubble burst
Jet
to Letters stay closer to home. The £ pound may have dropped to record
lows against the euro and the economy may be going nowhere, but many Britons
in the market for a secure, long term investment are starting to look closely
at the jet to let seqgment once again. This a bery interesting article in the
July?August 2011 NLA magazine "UK Landlord" running to four pages. To
read this you either have to be a member (which is great value for Landlords)
or buy a copy of the magazine by clicking on the image above.
The
Electrical Safety Council have recently produced two documents on Electrical Safety
which can be used by landlords and to answer their queries. More
Information
on this here
Don't
be caught with one of these in your rental property
July
2011 - Leading safety charity, The Electrical Safety Council, launches new guide
for landlords – FREE
Copies available now
A
landlord has been fined £30,000 and given a six month suspended sentence
for letting a dangerous and sub-standard house in Coventry. A statutory notice
was served by Coventry City Council officials following an inspection of the property
which revealed numerous hazards including severe damp, mould, electrical problems
and inadequate cooking facilities. The landlord Steven Boote, was also reported
for failing to provide a gas safety certificate.More
Here
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International property and travel news items can be found in our Internaltional
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see the following stories
and more
Irish
agents Sherry Fitzgerald to sell it's share of Marsh and Parsons in the UK
More on this here
It's
25 years since Suzy Lamplug disappeared and her parents founded the Suzy Lamplugh
Trust More
on this here
Landlords
continue to enjoy record high rents according to Paragon buy to let mortgage specialists
More
on this here
Landlords
from hell Channel
4’s Dispatches programme Landlords from Hell More
on this here
French
Government plans to tax holiday home owners and then scraps the idesMore
on this here
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