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Research

Rental Indices
Homelet
RICS Residential Lettings Survey
FindaProperty Rental Index
LSL Property Services
Paragon
ARLA

Knight Frank
Student Property Report 2012

Prime Central London Rental Index (Mar 2012)

Residential Investment 2012

Savills
Residential Investment - An increase in demand
for private rented accommodation creates
opportunity for investors (Autumn 2011)

Prime Rental Markets - Winter 2011/12

Resolution Foundation
Meeting the housing needs of low-to-middle earners

CityLets
Rental Reports Q3 2011 - Scotland and Belfast

Paragon
North Beats South in Yield Table - Q1 2012

Surge in Landlord Buying Activity - Q1 2012

Demand for Rented Property Remains Solid in Q1

Tenant Demand set to Increase Further in 2012

The Daft.ie
An Analysis of Recent Trends in the Irish Rental
Market - Q4 2011

HM Treasury
Investment in the UK Private Rented Sector

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Doing Well by Doing Good

Joseph Rowntree Foundation -
Housing Market Taskforce
The UK private rented sector as a source of affordable accommodation

UK Migrants and the Private Rented Sector

Communities
Private Landlords Survey 2010

English Housing Survey - Issue 4

English Housing Survey 2009-2010 Household
Report

English Housing Survey: Headline Report 2009-10

English Housing Survey Housing Stock Summary
Statistics 2009

TBMC
Landlord Profile Tracking Index - Q3 2011

Conferences/Seminars

Council of Mortgage Lenders
9th Annual Buy to Let and Private Rented
Sector Conference
14th June 2012

Chartered Institute of Housing
Working with the Private Rented Sector
26th June 2012

Landlord & Letting Show (Manchester)
27th-28th June 2012

Chartered Institute of Housing
Housing Development - Planning for the Future
29th June 2012

Landlord & Letting Show (London)
4th-5th September 2012

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Reviews

FSA
Review into sale and rent back finds widespread
poor practice and sees market temporarily
closed (Feb 2012)

Department for Work and Pensions
Local Housing Allowance - Paying benefit and
applying the safeguards A Good Practice Guide

The University of York: Dr Julie Rugg
The Private Rented Sector: it's contribution and
potential

ARLA
Review & Index for Residential Investment Q4 2011

Joseph Rowntree
The Modern Private Rented Sector

Private landlords and buy-to-let

The Supply of Rented Housing Inquiry

Characteristics and functions of the private rented
sector

CML
Private Renting: A Strategic Framework
Response by CML to the Northern Ireland Housing
Executive's consultation document "Private Renting:
A Strategic Framework - A Strategy for the Private Rented Sector in Northern Ireland"

What's Driving Buy-to-Let?

Social Market Foundation
The future of private renting in the UK
Social Market Foundation report into the private
rental sector by Michael Ball

Bradford & Bingley
Myths about the Buy to Let Market

Communities
National Housing and Planning Advice Unit
Rapid evidence assessment of the research
literature on the buy-to-let housing market sector

Savills
(you will need to register for research)
Spotlight on Student Housing 2009 & 2010

Scottish Government
Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011

Review of the Private Rented Sector: Volume 1:
Key Findings and Policy Implications

The Smith Institute
The Future of the Private Rented Sector

Grainger plc
Grainger Public Attitudes Survey reveals increase
in the number of renters expected as part of
long term trend

Guardian
Is the Rental Market Working?

Letting Agent Today
Landlords aren't making enough, warns housing
expert

Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Northern Ireland Housing Market - Review &
Perspectives 2011-2014

Welsh Assembly Government
Review of the Private Rented Sector in Wales
1998/2002

Government Consultation Papers

Open Consultations
Consultation on a Strategy for the Private
Rented Sector (Scotland)
Closing Date: 10th July 2012

Closed Consultations/Results
Review of the barriers to institutional
investment in private rented homes

General consents for discretionary licensing
schemes under Parts 2 and 3 of the Housing
Act 2004: Consultation - Summary of
responses

General consents for licensing schemes under
Parts 2 and 3 of the Housing Act 2004:
Consultation

The Government response to the Rugg Review:
Summary of responses

Lender repossession of residential property:
protection of tenants - Consultation (and
Impact Assessment)

Consulation before disposal to private sector
landlord - statutory guidance: A consultation
paper: Summary of responses

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Presentations

Department for Work and Pensions
Good Practice Guide - paying benefit and applying
the safeguards

Designs on Property
Which properties and locations will deliver long
term growth?

Why not all properties will grow in value or cover
rental costs in the next 10 years

Specialist Databases

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Industry Magazines, Journals, Blogs & Forums

Designs on Property - Independent property website and Forum
Landlordzone - Industry website and forum
Landlord Action - Specialist website dealing with problem tenants
Landlord Law - The legal resource centre for landlords and tenants and Blog
Property Investor News - Industry Magazine
Your Property Network - Buy to Let Landlords' Magazine

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