Interest rates have now risen to 1%, and this is not the last time they will be raised, so what does the future hold for property prices and how can property investors battle the inflation in the market? Stay tuned to find out in the video below: 

My neighbour is a council tenant and is not the best neighbour it is possible to have. Her children have made the fence fall down and that has taken my tenant’s privacy. The fence belongs to the council and as such declined me from putting it back up as it is considered as council’s land. […]

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has released its opinion, with the collaboration of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), on the use by agents of the term price on application (POA) in property listings. The settled decision was that this contravenes consumer protection legislation. This opinion was requested to provide […]

I am wondering what subscribers think about the new trend of large build to rent developments. I can see the attraction to young people, with communal hubs, IT suites and on-site coffee shops etc. It means that if their own home is the size of a box they can go and hang out in other […]

The latest Halifax House Price Index figures indicate House prices increased for the tenth consecutive month by 1.1% in April, the longest run since 2016. House prices are up £47,568 over the last two years with the average property price reaching £286,079 and Northern Ireland is now the UK area with the strongest house price […]

The number of people in the UK renting their homes is at a 13 year high and, as a result, the amount of people looking for temporary and reversible interior decorations online has increased by 200% over the last 12 months. Fortunately, there are many ways to decorate without breaking the bank, losing the deposit, […]

The Monetary Policy Committee have voted by a majority of 6-3 to increase Bank Rate by a quarter-point to a full 1% with 12 month CPI inflation rising to 7.0% in March, around 1% higher than expected in the February Report. This is despite the vast majority of inflationary pressure coming from external global costs […]

The NRLA is warning that government efforts to dampen investment in rental housing are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. All at the same time data shows demand for rental property is at a record high. Since 2015 the Government has embarked on a deliberate effort to reduce […]

Having recently let a two-bedroom flat to a young couple through my local letting agent, the tenants have recently moved in another person to the second bedroom. My letting agent says this new person, who would not pass their vetting procedure and was moved in without my knowledge or consent, needs to be on the […]

Hi everyone, I have recently been to court and got an order for a tenant who is in arrears with over £15000 of rental payments. The tenant was given until the 27th of April by the court to move out. However, he is still there and we can not instruct the bailiffs as the court […]

It is nearly 17 months since the Government’s consultation on improving the energy performance of privately rented homes closed. On Friday, 29 April 2022, iHowz landlord association wrote to Kwasi Kwateng, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), to push for the publication of the findings of the EPC consultation together […]

The NRLA has sent an open letter to the Chief Executive of Shelter, Polly Neate CBE, looking to redress the imbalance of the latest Shelter press release: Dear Polly, I write following the publication of Shelter’s research: “Every seven minutes a private renter is served a no-fault eviction notice despite a government promise to scrap […]

Does anyone have the same issues with insurers as I have? My insurance company has refused to renew my policy and every broker I have contacted since then comes back with the same reply – The Underwriters are unable to cover me. The problem is a result of a fire in my property in October […]

I own four Buy to Let flats outright/unencumbered. I also have 4 grandchildren all due to attend private schools with correspondingly costly term fees. My question is: What is the best way to use my accumulated equity, but not cash wealth to support the parents with the school fees? Should I consider – Equity release, […]

Is there a simple answer to the question? If I put solar panels on a residential BTL property as a sole trader, in Scotland. 1) Can I offset the cost as an expense in the current year. 2) Is it just Capital offset at the point of sale. I understand there may be, or seem […]

Hello, I have inherited my fathers semi detached house that forms part of a four block. There is two blocks and they all own the freehold shared eight ways. However, they all have individual leases, the lease on our now inherited house has a 936 years left on the lease. My father was the company […]

I recently purchased my share (one third) of the freehold in a block of three flats together with the other two flat owners. We jointly purchased it through a limited company in which we have one equal share each. Since this has happened I have voluntarily been doing all the administrative work for the company […]

In the wake of an influx of landlords who are choosing to downsize and sell their portfolios, we sat down and chat with Roy, a landlord who did just that and did it in an astonishing 3 weeks. Roy got into property by following in the footsteps of his father, with his first house purchase […]

I have a tenant who’s been on Housing benefits since April 2005. The council have stated that his claim and the eligible rent used in the calculation is decided with regard to October Deregulated tenancies and any rent increase must be referred to the Rent Officer (HB regulations 2006 regulation 13). The Council have stated […]

Section 8 Notices seem to lack substance currently, with mandatory and discretionary grounds for possession. With the likelihood of Section 21 Notices becoming a thing of the past, what measures would you put in place to make Section 8 Notices more robust? This is extremely important given that this could potentially provide one of very […]

The new Renting Homes (Wales) Act has been published. I am wondering what people feel about the changes to Section 21 and if they feel that would be a compromise if it were implemented in England? >> https://gov.wales/housing-law-changing-renting-homes I have copied a small part of it below: Renting Homes (Wales) Act – Changes to evictions […]