All posts by Mary Latham
Zoopla Making £29.5m From Landlords and Tenants While...
I didn’t want to start a New Year talking about a negative issue but this is too important to ignore.
The biggest change that has happened to my business in the last few years is being able to find...
A call to convert 66,000 student HMO’s back to family...
I have been having a catch up on my on-line reading over this weekend and I have just come across an article which, in my opinion is very ill-informed.
“Housing supply in many UK cities is being...
Does my Buy to Let lending criteria make sense?
While fully acknowledging that I am not a financial specialist I do know the residential property market. I have a proven track record of making money from letting property for 40 years. In my first...
How ADR works in tenancy deposit disputes...
After sharing in discussions on two separate threads (links below) I realise that there is some misunderstanding about how Tenancy Deposit legislation works when there is a tenancy deposit dispute. ...
How to help bring about changes to legislation post...
One of the things that are uppermost in landlords’ minds at the moment is the concern that we are vulnerable to possible litigation following the “Superstrike” case. The degree of that...
Birmingham City Council – “We support good...
Birmingham City Council have sent a strong message to landlords who let in the city – “We support good landlords”
Senior officers of the city council have been in discussions with the West...
Maslow’s Theory Applied to Landlords and Tenants...
In the West Midlands we are addressing the issue of educating the young to understand their future housing options, financial obligations and choices. I work on behalf of NLA with a consortium called...
Mary Latham questions landlords rights to reposess...
“Why are landlords being denied our legal right to repossess a “dwelling house” Under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988?” – Mary Latham – Landlord
After reading and...
Landlords face possibility that they may not be able to...
I have just read a thread on Property Tribes that says Hounslow Council have been prevented so far from evicting a tenant because she is claiming that they are contravening her human rights under...
Reducing/avoiding rent arrears – I’ll have some of...
After reading Experian launches rent payment profile for tenants, I am perfectly prepared to give a person a chance for a new start but I cannot afford to take people who will not pay their rent. Many...