A new lettings agency has been launched by a council to work with private landlords and help homeless families find permanent homes. GBC Lettings is part of Gravesham Borough Council’s response to the rising number of local households living in temporary accommodation, which has reached more than 200. The council says high interest rates and […]

Many landlords are thinking about selling up due to additional stress, costs and additional taxes that landlords now face. However, it’s not all doom and gloom. Anyone taking a long-term view on property investing will understand all the benefits and do very well, however, can everyone weather the storm? Listen to this lively podcast hosted […]

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has appealed to the Renters’ Reform Coalition, a group of organisations that push for tenants’ rights, to work together on improving the private rented sector (PRS). The NRLA has sent an open letter to the coalition’s leading members, including Crisis, Citizens Advice, Generation Rent, Shelter and others. The letter […]

Across the United Kingdom, the rental sector is experiencing an extraordinary growth trajectory. From as it stood at around 2.8 million households in 2007, the number of private renters in the UK has surged to over 4.5 million. With a changing demographic and an increasing preference towards flexibility over home ownership, the lettings industry has […]

Hi, Housing asylum seekers in hotels was a very unpopular move with the public. Now the Government have announced they will be moving them out to alternative accommodation. They can’t all be going to the Bibby Stockholm Barge, so where are they going? According to Hansard “Draft Houses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations […]

Hi all, I’m looking for some help, please. I read somewhere that when sending/taking the N325 to the county court certain documents have to be attached to the form, but I cannot find anything more about this. Is there a way to speed up the process? I have sent an email to the court, but […]

UK house prices rose by 0.9% in October – but the annual rate of house price growth remained negative at -3.3%, the latest figures from Nationwide reveal. The average UK house price is still lower than it was a year ago and now stands at £259,423. Nationwide’s chief economist, Robert Gardner, attributed the monthly increase […]

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies have risen by double digits for the fourth consecutive quarter, reaching up to 19% year-on-year growth in some regions, research reveals. The findings from Citylets point to the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 which introduced caps on rent increases within tenancies as the reason for […]

Landlords looking to buy or remortgage properties can benefit from lower rates and more choices from Landbay. That’s because the specialist buy to let lender has made more than 80 changes to its product range, including rate reductions of up to 0.20% across various products. Landbay offers products for standard properties, small houses in multiple […]

The lettings market in England experienced a post-summer slump in October, with rents on new tenancies falling by 11% and voids increasing by 29%, according to the latest Goodlord Rental Index. The report, which tracks key indicators of the rental sector across seven regions in England, shows that the average rent for a new tenancy […]

Ranjan is back with another video talking all about interest rates. With the Bank of England decision on interest rates expected this week, Ranjan shares his predictions for what lies ahead for interest rates and highlights the opportunities and threats for property investors. Check out the video below:

Property management, whether you’re overseeing a handful of properties or a more extensive portfolio, can often present complex and demanding challenges. Balancing tenant communication, maintenance, rent collection, and cash flow tracking can quickly become overwhelming. Thankfully, property management technology is evolving to make this task more manageable. In this article, we will explore how technology […]

With the Renters (Reform) Bill passing its second reading, one important detail many landlords and tenants will want to know is about tenants keeping pets in their rented home. However, a largely forgotten act already exists that allows tenants to keep a pet rabbit or chicken. The little-known Allotment Acts 1950 allows renters to keep […]

While the Government has announced a new policy to simplify the council tax system for houses of multiple occupation (HMOs), not all types of HMOs will benefit from the change, and many tenants and landlords will still face higher bills, one legal expert warns. Currently, the Valuation Office Agency (VoA) is re-assessing each room in […]

Hello, I’m looking for some help or information please… I own a leasehold flat. The flat sits in a new-build block which is made up of 16 flats over 3 floors. I’ve had this flat for 6 years, it’s an investment property which is rented out. Over the years I have been aware that some residents within […]

Many landlords in the UK are hiking rents to deal with increasing costs, especially higher interest rates and legislation changes, a survey reveals. The findings from The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) show that three-quarters (75%) of landlords have either increased rents in the past year (40%) or intend to do so soon (35%). The […]

Hello all, I’m hoping that someone can help with this matter. Our grand floor flat in a building of 7 flats has an issue with water ingress that has spread from the front corner of the property along a wall that is now making the bedroom uninhabitable. The building’s property management company is siting section […]

Growing numbers of renters are having to work more than one job to make ends meet amid soaring inflation and spiking rents, according to a new report. The findings from SpareRoom, a flat-sharing site, questioned more than 2,000 renters and found that 17% of tenants have more than one job – which increases to 20% […]

Landlords in Middlesbrough have criticised a selective licensing scheme that charges them £800 for a five-year licence – but it only has months to run. Teesside Live reports that the scheme, which covers part of the Newport ward, has been criticised by landlords who say it is a ‘private tax’ that is forcing them to […]

Hi, I’m sure a lot of us landlords watched the BBC programme about the housing market, which disappointingly stopped short of looking at the directly associated PRS problems in detail and the reasons behind the quagmire successive governments which have progressively got the country further and further into. I for one was unaware that a […]

According to HM Land Registry, the average sold house price at the peak in September 2007 was £190,032. However, as of August 2023 that figure is £291,044. But surely that’s a gain of £101,032 I hear you say! Well, from a tax perspective, it is, and if you had purchased an average property in September […]