The UK rental market can be a weird experience for would be renters arriving from overseas.  There are many landmines to negotiate, and a major one is in the shape of the so-called Right to Rent law.

The current state of the rental market in London, and indeed across the UK, coupled with its many other challenges for renters from overseas, require a different approach now.

In this, our first episode of 2022, Tony is joined, not by Christine, but by the head of Saunders 1865's destination support team for international #TalentRelocation.

Are UK renters being exploited because of a fatally flawed law? Until recently, I knew nothing about employee relocation. Since joining the team at Saunders 1865, I’ve been learning about this amazing profession at breakneck speed. I’ve learnt that our firm provides businesses all over the world with international relocation services that support their efforts to ACQUIRE and RETAIN the…

In my special message last week, I set the scene for the big reveal about an important side benefit of having the right relo support solution in place. Here's what I promised - the podcast is out and the so is the secret, HIDDEN BENEFIT to employers who are engaged in winning the global battle for critical talent; the hidden…

When I first got into employee relocation back in the 1980s, new talent got the least in terms of relocation support, if indeed they were given anything at all.

The original Right to Rent law came into effect on 1 February 2016. Effectively, the law now placed a legal obligation on landlords/property agents to verify that tenants had the right to live/work in the UK.

Since the start of the listing of the COVID restrictions, we’ve been seeing corporate clients moving aggressively to take on fresh talent. What we’re seeing a lot of is agile firms moving to acquire the brightest young minds available in the global talent pool.

Should responsible businesses engaged in relocating employees to the UK take steps to check that their rented homes are electrically safe?