Escalating energy bills has seen a collapse in the number of landlords offering a tenancy that has the ‘bills included’. That’s according to new research from lettings tech specialists Vouch who say that there has been a steady decline this year in the number of properties offering fixed costs for rent plus bills. Vouch processes […]

Simon Zutshi, founder of the property investors network, hasn’t exactly been quiet lately about what he thinks is the buying opportunity of the decade. It’s a new opportunity, a direct consequence of the current (crazy) market conditions. Specifically, there’s a moment RIGHT NOW to take advantage of the huge trend of landlords leaving the property […]

What are the benefits of Property Investment through a limited company? In this video, Alex Norian from Property118 and I will show you the benefits Buy to Let Landlords gain when they incorporate. This is part 3 of our 4 part mini-series on Incorporation.

Hello everyone, I am a leaseholder in a small block of 6 flats that is self-managed through a limited company in which each leaseholder has an equal share (the Management Company). The flats were created in 1989 by converting a 5-storey Victorian house. The leases for each flat, drawn up in 1989, specify a fixed […]

Action by the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) will see landlords who are leaseholders paying a doubled ground rent receiving a refund from the rip-off practice. And nine more companies will remove these costly terms from their leasehold contracts. Sarah Cardell, the interim chief executive of the CMA, said: “For years leaseholders have been plagued by […]

While the number of landlord insurance claims increased by 13% during the pandemic, those for malicious tenant damage were among the fastest growing causes of a claim, research reveals. And the firm’s lead claims specialist says the huge rise for malicious tenant damage could be that ‘Some tenants might have grown to feel resentment towards […]

Almost a quarter of all HMOs in England are located in London (24%), however, it is the South East and East Midlands that currently offer the most opportunities for investors. That’s according to the latest market analysis by Revolution Brokers, who looked at how HMO levels are distributed across the nation. They also looked at […]

Low-income tenants across England are facing a ‘housing black hole’ due to soaring rents and the freeze on housing benefit leaving a huge shortfall in genuinely affordable homes, according to a new report. The research reveals that only 12% of rental properties listed in the last year were affordable to those in receipt of housing […]

The effect that the rising cost of living and record rents are having on people searching for a new place to rent has been revealed – with news that ‘bills included’ has jumped into the top position for the users of one property platform. According to Rightmove, users who prioritise their search results by choosing […]

I have a flat I rent. It is 1 of 4 in a block. It is located on the first floor. The other flat on the same floor is also rented. The 2 flats on the ground floor are both privately owned. The flats have an EPC rating of D. This is going to cause […]

Airbnb is working with a council to stop social housing tenants from using the site to illegally sublet their homes. The short-term rental platform will give payment data to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea who believe that some tenants are renting out their properties on the platform to tourists. And, if this process […]

As the government continues to work on the proposed Renters Reform Bill, we will be urging them to reconsider the impact of proposals in the white paper on multiple occupancy properties.  Although the Bill specifically exempts purpose-built student accommodation, there is no clear mention of excluding professional or student Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). Some […]

Landlords are being warned that their rental property maintenance costs now account for more than a fifth of the average rental income of a property. According to research by property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, the average cost of repairs has risen by 4.7% since the start of the year. The firm has analysed […]

Only this week, Citibank predicted that UK inflation would exceed 18% by January next year and that the Bank of England would feel compelled to increase the base rate to 6%. How many of us are prepared for this? Whilst some of our readers will have have vague recollections of high inflation in the 1970’s […]

Government plans to abolish controversial section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions could lead to a quarter of landlords selling their property, research reveals. A poll of more than 700 landlords gauged reactions to the government’s ‘Fairer Private Rented Sector’ white paper, which sets out a range of proposals – from removing ‘no fault’ evictions and the […]

The National Residential Landlords’ Association (NRLA) has hit out at Rent Smart Wales after concerned landlords contacted them to say the helpline service has been closed. As a result, NRLA contacted the organisation to discover why the service had been closed. Rent Smart Wales (RSW) confirmed that the service – which is run for the […]

Hello everyone, All of us as landlords are affected in different ways by the raft of HMRC taxation and government regulation. As a student landlord of 25 years I am struggling to understand how the end of fixed term tenancies will benefit student tenants despite listening to arguments from Shelter and NUS. Their arguments made […]

Good buy-to-let mortgage deals are getting harder to find, with interest rates rising and products being pulled from the market. Landlords looking to buy or remortgage face a much more restricted choice as the Bank of England (BoE) starts to hike interest rates. Data from Moneyfacts shows that the average fixed-rate buy-to-let deal has now […]

There is a lane at the back of one property (well, at the back of the entire terrace). I don’t know how to find out whether it is private, just unadopted or what. I want to find out as I think the Council might be trying to take it over in order to build on […]

Over the last decade, more than 23,000 homes have been sold under the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme to London’s council tenants which equates to 5.6% of the total local authority-owned housing stock. The market value of the homes sold via RTB across the London market is an astonishing £3.415bn in the last 10 years. […]

Haringey Council are the latest to introduce Selective Licensing, but this latest iteration of far too many Council’s preferred money grabbing scheme to swell their coffers includes additional EPC rating conditions that are highly likely to further exacerbate the acute shortage of quality rental properties in their area. Landlords who let their properties in the […]