Property & Real Estate

Build to Rent and Community Benefits

Build to Rent and Community Benefits

The concept of Build to Rent (BTR) and more specifically, its regional iteration, BTR suburban communities, is a relatively new property type. BTR, together with private market housing and affordable housing, falls within the C3 Use Class. But developers and operators of this innovative form of property development are now asking the question, should it be bound by the same limitations as traditional...

What to do if your tenant stops paying their rent

What to do if your tenant stops paying their rent

If you’re a landlord over the long term, the reality is that you’ll probably have a tenant default on their rent at some point. They may simply have forgotten to make payment; it could be a bank error, or they might be in financial difficulty and having trouble making ends meet, or they could be deliberately withholding payment.  Generally speaking, tenants falling into serious arrears, where...

Property is still the Preferred Asset Class for UK Investors

Property is still the Preferred Asset Class for UK Investors

A report conducted recently that questioned 1,100 investors from across the country, shows that nearly a third of UK investors are planning to invest their money in a traditional asset class such as property during the coming financial year. Their research indicated that up to nine million investors turn to property investments in times of economic woe due to it being perceived as a safer option than...