View Agents, the reputation management platform, which focuses purely on the property industry has launched its BETA platform. The platform, which uses a review aggregator from the biggest social media platforms, branch/staff analytics, a bespoke review platform, reporting tools and transparency to help estate agents manage and improve their online reputation, has revealed its latest Reputation Top 25 list. Highlighting …
Busy for Christmas….
We are preparing for a very busy run up to Christmas with our welcome bags for new tenants. We still have properties available to view so call us on 01295 275909 to schedule a viewing.
Name and shame rogue lettings agents, says top industry figure
One of the highest profile figures in the rental sector says rogue letting agents should be named and shamed as a warning to innocent landlords who risk being conned…..
Green Homes Grant
Vouchers for up to £5,000 are available for selected home improvements, including insulation. Find out if you’re eligible for this government grant and how to apply.
Eviction ban could leave some landlords without rent for two years
Some landlords could find themselves without rental income for two years if a ‘perfect storm’ of circumstances affects their lettings and they find themselves unable to evict unsatisfactory tenants. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has said that the Government is asking landlords to subsidise struggling renters and rewarding those who are wilfully …
Rental sector relatively strong despite Covid and eviction issues
The latest survey of buy to let landlords suggests a relatively healthy private rental sector notwithstanding the challenges of the Coronavirus and the evictions ban.
Vroom with a view – investment homes for sale at Silverstone
A developer working in collaboration with Silverstone race circuit is creating homes inside the track, near one of the motor racing world’s most legendary sequence of corners. Lifestyle-led development firm Escapade Living is marketing a total of 60 two to four bedroom residences priced from £650,000 to £1.65m close to the Maggotts, Becketts and Chapel sequence at the Northamptonshire circuit. …
Optimistic outlook for buy to let … except for one location
The latest house price index, produced by the website Home, gives a broadly optimistic outlook for landlords and other buy to let investors – except, that is, in London. Home’s director, Doug Shephard, says the capital is in short term lettings difficulties because of a glut in supply – up a jaw-dropping 30 per cent on this time last year, …
Coronavirus is reshaping tenant demands, says lettings agency
Research by a lettings agency suggests the pandemic has radically reshaped tenants’ demands. – and the process is still going on. Benham and Reeves surveyed over 1,700 tenants asking them to rank several rental property features on their importance, before comparing this to the same survey results from last year. The 2020 figures show that fast broadband is the …
Stepping Stones Number 1 in North Oxfordshire.
Stepping Stones are still happily sitting at number one in the Rightmove rankings for the North Oxfordshire area. Rightmove rank all of their agents on four levels, Available Stock, New Instructions, Let Agreed and Property Views. Once again we have been ranked number one across the board showing that we are the most popular agency in the area. We have …