Hallelujah! At last, the Council (or in this case Council’s) are realising that the risk is way too high for a private LL to ‘give’ their property to the Council for a fixed period if all they are going to do is put in a benefits tenant, pay the base rate LHA and then walk […]

I am looking for advice/support please for a colleague whose property sale is being compromised by a leasehold issue. Can anyone suggest a way forward or recommend a legal specialist who may be able to assist, please? The circumstances relate to a small strip of land at the side of the house. When my colleague […]

Proposals to force landlords across the country to pay up to £10,000 to improve the energy efficiency of rental properties requires a rethink, according to the national body for landlords. In a consultation which closed in January, the Government proposed that by 2025 all new tenancies in the private rented sector should be in houses […]

It has started: The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 8-1 to increase Bank Rate by 0.15% to 0.25%. They did however vote to maintain Quantitative Easing (QE) at the current levels and not take any liquidity out of the market. Twelve-month CPI inflation rose from 3.1% in September […]

I own two mortgage leasehold titles in a house that is split into two flats – A and B. I also own the freehold title which doesn’t have a mortgage, which I am looking to transfer into a company structure. Flat B on the ground floor has a basement, which is not included in the […]

I’m going door to door to let you know the PERFECT property investment strategy for 2022. At Christmas, you tell the truth, and the truth is the market is changing in the new year. What would you say if I rocked up on your doorstep? Please click on the video below:

The HM Land Registry House Price Index released today for October is indicating the average price of a property in the UK is now £268,349 up 10.2% from last year. Month-on-month October saw prices actual fall 1.1%. However, the monthly index figure compared to baseline January 2015 of 100 for the UK was 140.7. At […]

Reading an article on the BBC today about a Law student, who successfully sued his landlord for breach of contract. According to the article, the student moved into his accommodation only to find it in a sad state of disrepair, with workmen still on site. He was therefore in effect living on an active building […]

There are few online services which go back longer than about 10 years or so – but Landlord Law is one of the exceptions!  It was started way back in 2001 by solicitor Tessa Shepperson. Just after the collapse of the dot.com bubble! “Back then,” Tessa told us “membership sites were not even a ‘thing’ […]

Hi, my name is Melissa Lawford, and I am the property correspondent at The Telegraph. I’m writing about how landlords who arranged tenancies via Purplebricks could now have to make large payouts to their tenants because they were not served necessary legal (prescribed) documents about their deposits. I’m keen to talk to landlords who have […]

Due to excess heat in some flats in a block (where I have a couple of units) some tenants contacted the local council who appeared and are now proposing to issue a Hazard Awareness notice (cat 1) on the Freeholders. We are in the process of a RTM (successful) but do not take over until […]

New research reveals over a third (34%) of renters have spent money doing up their landlords’ properties, with almost one in seven (14%) of them having spent over £1,000 each. This is driven mainly by increased time spent at home and difficulty getting on the property ladder Decorating (49%) and buying furniture (48%) are the […]

Rightmove has released its House Price Index for December with the price of property coming to market seeing its usual December dip, down by 0.7% (-£2,234) this month. While fully available stock for sale has hit a new record low this month, valuation requests from home-owners are 19% up on this time a year ago, […]

Councils warned today of a growing crisis in the private rented housing sector, with a sharp rise in landlords selling up or converting their properties into Airbnb’s. The District Councils’ Network that represents over 200 councils conducted a snap survey showing 76% of councils have seen an increase in landlords selling up properties. Shortages are […]

This guidance provides advice to those working within the home buying and selling process and those moving home. Read it alongside the guidance on what you should do to keep safe. Following the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, it is necessary to re-introduce some measures to manage the virus. This guidance sets out […]

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2022 and 2023 together with projections for 2021 full year numbers. The Headlines are: An estimate that gross lending overall will peak this year at £316bn, up 31% on 2020, then moderate to £281bn in 2022, before increasing to £313bn in 2023 (Chart 1). Total house purchase […]

Hui Ka Yan is a Chinese billionaire who owns Evergrande (a Cayman Islands company) As we know, Evergrande has enormous debts but, of course, the Chinese government have an enormous holding of US Treasury Bonds. In the end, the Chinese government will intervene eat Mr Yan’s lunch and buy foreign banks debt at a discount […]

The current and planned legislation and tax implications are affecting landlords throughout the UK wanting to cash in and sell their properties. It’s why so many Property118 landlords are reaching out to Landlord Sales Agency to sell. As a specialist company, we have mastered the most efficient ways to solve the problems landlords encounter selling […]

Has anyone had a tenant that has applied and been successful in gaining a grant for insulation? The tenant needs to be in receipt of some kind of benefit, no matter how small. The grant covers loft insulation, drywall lining and heating. I have a few tenants eligible and wondered what peoples experience was of […]

The National Audit Office has produced a report to consider the extent to which the regulation of private renting in England supports the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities aim to ensure the sector is fair for renters: Click here The NAO is critical of Government and Local Authorities lack of holistic planning for […]

I would like to share a concept with you that will help you make more money with less capital, and thus give you a better return on investment. It’s a simple concept called “Add value before purchase” If you are interested in any of the following: BRRRR (Buy, Refurb, Refinance, Rent and Repeat Buying below […]