Fiona Wilks, Author at Property118

My house burnt down – landlord insurance question?

17th October 2023, 2 years ago

appoint your own independent Loss Adjuster, who will work for you, rather than accepting the one your insurance will put up for you., ,be prepared for a long and at times stressful trip.

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Selective licensing schemes are an unnecessary expense and should only be used as a last resort – Special Report

13th September 2023, 3 years ago

the country is effectively broke, so they need to find new sources of income. The public believe LLs are well off, so are quite supportive of all this, esp with Shelter's offerings. We will be back to a window tax...

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Birmingham landlords urged to get licensed or face penalties

5th September 2023, 3 years ago

This is the council that has just sent out MARS voluntary redundancy notices to all its 10400 employees last month amid news that it is about to go bankrupt.. so you can bet that they will chase the non-registered landlords

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How do the government expect us to afford to achieve EPC C rating?

20th July 2023, 3 years ago

many 1930s homes do not have a cavity wall...1 property we had was lagged, combi boiler, double glazed, low energy lights etc....EPC D. told to get to C, needed to take up and lag the concrete floor, and to clad...

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Landlords continue selling up – but it’s not an exodus

21st June 2023, 3 years ago

how does Zoopla know if you are selling a rental property.....if a tenant leaves and the property is subsequently sold with vacant possession?