The majority of buy to let landlords in the UK have increased rent in the past year, mainly to cover higher mortgage costs, a new survey reveals. The findings from Landbay, which polled 1,000 landlords, revealed that 76% of them have raised rent over the past 12 months, with 51% citing mortgage payments as the […]

Hello, benefit claimants will reportedly have their bank accounts monitored under new “Big Brother” anti-fraud plans drawn up by the UK government. The law change was introduced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. According to reports, benefit claimants could have their bank account checked every month to verify whether the claimant is telling the truth about […]

The Renters’ (Reform) Bill will scrap fixed-term tenancies (ASTs) and introduce periodic ones that could expose landlords’ properties to more damage, NoLettingGo warns. The managing director of the inspection specialists, Nick Lyons, said: “With ASTs there is a tenancy timescale in place from the start – 6, 12, 24 months – whatever it may be. […]

Hi, I have just received a letter from the leasehold managing company informing me they are no longer going to manage in the future and that a new company will be taking over in January. My question is should I have been consulted on this? Can they just transfer to the new leasehold managing company […]

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is calling for the legal power to impose a rent freeze in the capital AND reinstate the minimum EPC requirement for rented homes. He says that London’s renters could be paying more for their energy bills for years to come after the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ditched the need […]

Hello, I have provided the How to Rent literature to my tenants when they moved in (and used a great deal of my printer ink!). I have since heard that I need to serve all my existing tenants with the Government’s latest version of this leaflet? If this is correct, am I alone in thinking […]

Hello, I’m considering replacing a combi boiler. However, in view of proposed changes in legislation regarding home heating that may (or may not) come into effect in the next few years, is now the time to reconsider what kind of heating system I should replace it with. I am considering different options such as a […]

Hello, Where does the landlord stand from the legal point on the following scenario? Tenant paid deposit when he moved in but apparently the letting agent didn’t register the deposit with any of the government backed schemes. Tenant had signed his AST tenancy agreement which stated that his deposit will be deposited with DPS. The […]

Most renters (76%) are happy with their current rented home, and more than half (54%) live in their preferred area, but many are dissatisfied with their landlords and letting agents, a new report reveals. The findings from OSB Group also found that tenants also value the flexibility of renting, as it allows them to move […]

Hello, I’m looking for some advice please. I had an EICR carried out a while ago, all arranged by the agents who arrange my ‘tenant find service’. The report came back as unsatisfactory, however, the agents have entered me into a tenancy agreement with the new tenants anyway. I am in the process of arranging […]

A new initiative to combat criminal landlords who exploit vulnerable tenants and engage in criminal activities has been unveiled by one city council after it received £2 million from the Department for Levelling Up. Councillors on Liverpool City Council say its Private Sector Housing Intelligence and Enforcement Task Force will disrupt those landlords who work […]

Rents have increased across England by 7.3% compared to November 2022, despite the onset of the winter season, a leading rental index reveals. The latest report from Goodlord shows that the average price per property in November 2022 was £1,087, while the current figure is £1,166 – a £79 rise. The firm also says there […]

New data paints a picture of a widespread surge in rental prices across the UK. The ONS has published for the first time data, showing trends in rental price movements for local authorities in England and Wales and regions of Scotland. The figures reveal rents have spiked across England with Bristol seeing a staggering 60% […]

Uncertainty in legislation is causing high rents in the private rented sector, according to a new report. Propertymark’s Housing Insight Report, reveals 44% of letting agents have seen rents rise in October. One agent told the report that the Renters (Reform) Bill has caused landlords to become somewhat cautious. More carrot and less stick Nathan […]

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Evicting a tenant is never an easy decision and usually, it’s the last choice any landlord wants to make. With piles of paperwork to complete, it’s a decision that should not be made lightly. We’ve made a guide for landlords on how to evict a tenant in England and will produce guides on how to […]

Hello, My tenant hasn’t paid a penny since he moved in in May 2023, so I have been trying to get him out, serving him a Section 8 Grounds 8,10,11 & 14 and when he didn’t move out, I eventually went to court where the judge said he’d give him 14 days to move out. […]

Hello, Has anyone had any experience with the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) for market value case? History is, tenant moved in and given 12 month AST in early 2020. They have not been given new AST or had rent raised since. Rent proposed notified by Form 4 (email and sent Royal Mail signed for) to raise […]

The average rent in the UK is now at £1,279, down by 0.3% from last month’s figures – but this is still 8.85% higher than in November 2022, when the average rent was £1,175, one index reveals. The data from HomeLet shows that the average rent in the UK excluding London is £1,066, down by […]

The average new seller’s asking price will fall by 1% nationally by the end of 2024 as the market cools down after the post-pandemic boom, Rightmove warns. The UK’s largest property portal has released its forecast for the housing market and says that sellers will have to price their homes more attractively to secure a […]

Landlords are feeling the squeeze from rising mortgage rates and energy bills, as new research shows that buy to let arrears cases have doubled in a year. According to Octane Capital, a specialist property lending firm, there were 11,540 BTL mortgages in arrears of at least 2.5% of the balance in the third quarter of […]