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Virtual Viewings and Community Living, How the UK's Rental Market is Changing

By Rent Guarantor on 08/06/2021

As England moves another week towards further easing of coronavirus-related restrictions, recent reports highlight that the way in which the lettings industry operates and tenants engage with it, are changing. One report shows that the number of tenants signing a new letting agreement after a virtual viewing has risen. Meanwhile, a build-to-rent developer has won approval to create a rental scheme with shared community spaces.

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Agents

Right to Rent Video Check Scheme Extended as Supply of Rental Homes Falls

By Rent Guarantor on 01/06/2021

The UK government has extended temporary rules allowing Letting Agents to conduct Right to Rent checks via video rather than in person, from May 17 to June 20, 2021. This allows agencies to continue conducting the checks in a safe and convenient manner and keep the rental market moving ahead of the planned next lockdown easing on June 21st.

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How Rent Guarantors Can Help Universities Support Their Students

By Rent Guarantor on 24/05/2021

With Universities welcoming back in-person learning, many students will be planning to return to their student homes. At the same time, first year students for the 2021-2022 academic year will also begin considering where they will live when they take their next step in higher education. However, the past 12 months have been tough and while universities are struggling with tighter budgets, some families whose children will start university in September might also be in a difficult position when it comes to being a suitable rent guarantor.

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Should UK's Letting's Industry be More Regulated?

By Rent Guarantor on 21/05/2021

With more people in the UK renting than ever before, there have been an increasing number of calls for more regulation of the lettings industry including qualifications and licensing requirements. While there are cases of rogue landlords and letting agents, numbers remain low even as local councils take on more oversight through different agent and landlords registers. Indeed, throughout the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic there have been numerous cases of landlords and letting agents being helpful and supportive of their tenants. 

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News

More Support for Pets in Rental Properties

By Rent Guarantor on 13/05/2021

Following some parliamentary support to encourage more landlords and letting agents to permit pets in rental accommodation - subject to certain rules - another group has put forward its views on the subject. The National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH, has launched a new campaign to allow pets into privately owned and social sector rental homes and includes details on the mental and physical well-being of the tenants as among the benefits of doing so.

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Tenant

Tenant Preferences Changing Following the Worst of the Pandemic

By Rent Guarantor on 07/05/2021

As the UK emerges from the worst of the pandemic and strict lockdown rules, letting agents are witnessing a change in the major preferences among tenants.

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