The housing and rental market in Germany is becoming increasingly more competitive, as properties are being rented rapidly and supply is in decline. This directly correlates to the increase in rental...
Read this articleDwellworks Develops Mobile App for DS Property Walkthroughs
Every time a transferee moves in or out of a rental property, one of the lease requirements is to document the property condition. This is an important task, as thorough documentation can improve...
Read this articleMastering Mardi Gras Like a Local
Many visitors see Mardi Gras as one magical night of parades and partying in the French Quarter surrounded by drunk tourists. For locals, it’s nearly a full week of closed roads, odd hours, and...
Read this articleSpotlight On: Poland
Along the coastline of the Baltic Sea in northeastern Europe lies Poland, a country with a varied landscape that includes beautiful beaches, glacial lakes and mountains, and much more. An extensive...
Read this articleLondon Tenants Seek Value Outside Traditional Hotspots
A rising tide of BTL stock has upset the delicate supply-demand equilibrium in London causing rents to fall. However, the collapse in property values predicted by some commentators has (so far)...
Read this articleRising Rent Outside London
Property portal Rightmove has predicted that rents will rise by 4% outside London this year. According to their data, asking price rents rose by 3% outside London last year, and fell by 4.4% in the...
Read this articleAccess to Premises: Ombudsman Clarifies Change in Code
In order to help make the position regarding viewings and access to premises very clear, the Property Ombudsman (TPO) has recently made changes to its Lettings Code which became applicable on 1...
Read this articleLondon: Tenants' Market
It is predicted that political and economic uncertainty will lead to a further drop in London housing transactions as home-owners wait to list their properties for sale. Instead, many of these...
Read this articleTenant Letting Fees to be Banned
In his first Autumn statement, Chancellor Phillip Hammond announced a ban on letting agents fees in England that will begin “as soon as possible.” The Renters' Rights Bill - aimed at reducing the...
Read this articleKeeping the Main Thing the Main Thing
I recently ran across a quote from Stephen Covey. He said, “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” I feel as if it is getting harder every day to focus on our tasks with all the...
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