Everything you need to know about the Bath rental market in February 2022. Reside General Manager Toby Martin summarises rental activity over the last month, with the latest facts and figures from the local market. Reside is an award-winning independent letting agent in Bath. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss any aspect of

Some Bath landlords could face bills of between £11,000 to £14,000 as Michael Gove, the Housing Minister, declared an attack on poor quality private rental homes. 2,114 Bath rental properties could require upgrading. The Government announced in their ‘Levelling Up’ White Paper last week, they plan to introduce a new minimum standard for private rental properties.

Reside’s Toby Martin explains why video tours have risen to prominence over the last 18 months. When England went into its first national lockdown in March 2020, it prompted a significant change to our industry. For years, property agents have relied on glossy promotional photos and in-person viewings to sell or let properties, but our

The government has announced that landlord notice periods will be reduced to four months, starting from the 1st of June 2021. Under temporary legislation introduced in August 2020, notice periods were initially increased to three months, and more recently to six months, to provide tenants with greater security in their homes at the height of

 Those who tuned into the Queen’s Speech on the 11th of May can be forgiven for missing the very brief promise to ‘enhance the rights of those who rent’ – seemingly a very general pledge to review standards across the sector. A delve into the detailed briefing notes, however, reveals three details that will

AWARDS RECOGNITION FOR RESIDE We are delighted to have been recognised as the leading Bath lettings agency in the recent Bath Property Awards, an annual event hosted by Mediaclash (the terrific people behind Bath Life, Bath Boules) to celebrate the city’s property sector. In an enterprising online ceremony, the panel of local judges commended Reside on

There has been continued demand for rental properties in Bath throughout February 2021, maintaining the trends we saw in January when demand outstripped supply. Smaller, more ‘typical’ investment properties have let very easily throughout the month, and while there has been fair demand for family homes, there have been precious few available on the market.