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Email to Dash accreditation list: Licensing is forcing tenants into homelessness. Linda, Tell Licensing I'd like full refunds please, I don't want the houses any more. Tell em I'm in Mexico for a month. All houses running fine. Full access to builder's. However now licensing is here there is a problem. Housing Aid, can you start to go round all them houses now, and arrange alternative accommodation for them, because I don't want the houses any more. I'm only keeping the hou

Despite offering opportunities for letting agencies and landlords, the fast-growing short-term lettings market could benefit from regulation, according to PayProp. The professionalisation of short lets, akin to that seen in traditional lettings, is needed to provide the necessary protection for all stakeholders.  Regulating the fledgling market would reduce the number of negative experiences and allow more people to benefit from the availability of short-term rentals.  Huge g

Safeagent, a not for profit accreditation scheme for lettings and management agents, has released it's own manifesto of policies for political parties to consider promising the Private Rental Sector going into the December general election. Click here to download the full document. Isobel Thomson, safeagent CEO, said: “With 20% of all households now living in the Private Rented Sector, the importance of this sector cannot be underestimated. We want to see standards raised across

The proportion of homes in Great Britain let by overseas based landlords rose to 11% during the first 10 months of 2019, up from 7% (a record low) during the same period last year. This is the first year-on-year increase since our records began in 2010 when 14% of homes were let by non-UK based landlords. The increase was mainly driven by areas in the South, with the East of England and London recording the biggest rise in the proportion of homes let by overseas landlords. The pro

I finally got a reply! Here is my original article “A day in court with Shelter and the council’s impartiality?” We got an email about another property of ours: Hi Xxxx I am emailing with regards to the above letter that was sent to Xxxxxx on 14th October 2019....

I wonder if anyone could comment on this case. Two sisters own an unencumbered (mortgage free) leasehold flat with share of the freehold on the residue of a 999-year lease, value approximately £1.2-1.5 million, in London as tenants in common....

An article was published in the Daily Telegraph that resurrects the idea the Conservatives should introduce a new Right to Buy from private landlords in their manifesto. It’s not unknown for articles to be floated in the DT to test for a public reaction...

There was no Monetary Policy Committee vote in October until today, supposedly post Brexit. Unsurprisingly the MPC voted by 7 to 2 to maintain the Bank rate at 0.75%. The next MPC meeting is now due post general election on the 19th of December....