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As a live event, 2020 has presented us with exceptional challenges. Our response is to lead the market by delivering the first-ever online show dedicated solely to the UK buy-to-let market. Partnering with an established digital events platform, the National Landlord Investment Show will be delivering 3 online events throughout October and November. Click Here Visitors will still be able to connect with their favourite brands and discuss their needs in person, easily browse the s

I served a S21 on my tenant. Since then, he has been on a mission to hurt me! He has now got a no win no fee solicitor who has sent me a letter of claim for disrepair. The tenant has refused access to the flat for many months. Workmen have been turned away. I now have a solicitor to help with a s8 because of anti-social behaviour and the Police have issued a CPW, but he doesn't care. The solicitor agreed to send me the housing protocol (the protocol says he should have sent it

To cut (an inevitably long story short!) I had a tenant who declared a change of address away from my property completely unknown to me. As a result, the Managed Payment to Landlord (MPTL) arrangement that existed for my property was cancelled on the date he reported the address change. I only found out after no rent payment the following month later. The DWP say they are not responsible as they paid the tenant, so he owes me. Of course, he has fled, so I'm owed. Apparently I s

Any firm or solicitors offering a specialist eviction service can operate under a Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) licence. However, if they operate without an SRA licence they will not have the legal authority to complete many parts of the process. This has created a grey area into which many unlicensed firms, many calling themselves ‘lawyers’ have leapt offering cut-price services that often fail to deliver the same level of service or competencies as a licenced operati

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to maintain the Bank Base Rate at 0.1% and for the quantitative easing stock to remain unchanged. Economic outlook is particularly uncertain, but the bank’s central growth projections still assume the direct impact of Covid-19 on the economy will dissipate gradually and assume an immediate...

Property118 are looking to appoint self-employed Marketeers throughout England. Unlimited income potential No fixed hours No setup costs Training and support provided The opportunity and role of the Marketeers is to appoint Estate Agents and Mortgage Brokers as Introducers of new business to the Property118 Tax Team....

The latest market research from Rightmove may suggest that if you want to sell a property quickly you should set a realistic asking price and stick to it. Rightmove reported on over 300,000 properties listed for sale between 13th May and 31st July looking to see if the price was reduced or if they were under contract to sell at the asking price before the 1oth September....

Businesses will be protected from the threat of eviction until the end of year, providing commercial tenants with greater security, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced. The government will also extend the restriction on landlords using Commercial Rents Arrears Recovery to enforce unpaid rent on commercial leases...