Hello all, like everyone I dreaded telling my tenants that their "forever home" might not be forever due to the antics of Ed Miliband and co. I even had a comment to that effect read out by Nigel Farage on GB News last week. Bravely I decided to get my EPC's redone sooner rather than later. One went up a staggering 7 points. I had done nothing in the 5 years of owning the flat. The second went up 10 points making it a C. All I had done was replace a 20 year old boiler. The third s

Tenant activist groups and trade unions are demanding the Labour government “devolve power to Metro Mayors and regional authorities to introduce rent caps”. In a letter to Angela Rayner, groups including Generation Rent and the London Renters Union claim “landlords and letting agents have used the cost-of-living crisis to push up rents”. The group says rent controls are “highly effective at keeping rents affordable”. However, rent controls in Scotland have proved to

The future of the private rented sector (PRS) is a major worry for 75% of landlords, research reveals. The findings from the Simply Business's Landlord Report highlight that the year so far has been challenging for landlords. They've seen increasing costs, evolving legislation and a new Labour government. However, it is Labour's victory in the July 2024 general election which has added to the uncertainty. When asked about the new government's impact on the rental market,