When you are renting a property, it’s essentially a sale. Make a good sale, and you have tenants that might even stay a decade. Imagine that! A perfect tenant, that stays and pays on time. You never have any issues, they look after the property and you never have to worry about your property being empty, with mortgage payments to make – costly renovations, and all the hassle of advertising the property for new tenants. So, how do you get tenants to stay? Well, here are a few helpful tips, to get tenants to stay longer.

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Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: Build to rent sector accounts for 1% of all housing; House purchases up to highest quarterly level since 2007; Lockdown has changed buyers’ requirements for their next home; One fifth of UK homeowners unable to remortgage due to pandemic; Rental market activity remains robust despite lockdown pressures; Stamp duty holiday rumoured to be extended until June… Happy reading and… renting!

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Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: House prices in Prime Central London down 4.3%; UK House Price Growth Hits Six-Year High As Rent Inflation Eases; City centre rents hit hard as tenants move to suburbs; UK mortgage approvals at record high in 2020; UK renters snap up properties 30% faster amid flight for green space; Proportion of UK landlords buying in cash falls to lowest figure on record… Happy reading and… renting!

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Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: UK house prices end 2020 on record high but growth slows; London saw greatest number of homes bought in 2020; Property sector can build UK out of Covid crisis; Top tips on how to get a mortgage if you’re self-employed; HSBC UK will re-introduce 10% deposit mortgages; Coronavirus: 840,000 renters are in arrears; Mayor of London calls for eviction ban extension for private renters; These are the top 20 happiest places to live in Britain… Happy reading and… renting!

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Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: UK house prices dip as sellers eye end of tax break; Housing demand reaches highest level on record for October; Mortgage applications double between 2019 and 2020; Petition calling for evictions after two weeks’ rent arrears hits 10,000 signatures; A Brand New Law Could Give Renters The Right To Keep Pets In Their Homes; Landlords join home-buyer rush to beat stamp duty holiday deadline… Happy reading and… renting!

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Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: UK property still looks to Europe; Scottish rental market is fastest – and cheapest – in the UK; Lockdown returns but lending continues; Mortgage holidays to be extended for up to six months amid England lockdown; UK Finance: 2.6 million mortgage deferrals have been approved; Rent in Great Britain rises for the first time since March 2020; One in eight renters unable to meet housing costs in full; When do people purchase their first property?… Happy reading and… renting!

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