The Dispute Service (TDS) has been chosen by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to run the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, which will provide dispute resolution, and determine complaints by buyers of new build homes against developers. Once the arrangements for the ombudsman scheme have been made, developers will be required to become […]

With celebrations usually consisting of an illustrious evening of fine dining and entertainment to announce the winners, this year announcements were made virtually. It has never been more important to ensure we continue to celebrate the very best in the property investment sector. On Wednesday 24th November, thirteen deserving winners were announced across a range […]

Research by GetAgent.co.uk, has highlighted how huge levels of buyer demand spurred by the stamp duty holiday impacted property prices. Last week, the government released its latest house price index providing the first concrete view of the market in September of this year when the curtain finally fell on the stamp duty holiday. GetAgent analysed […]

The Governor of the Bank of England confirmed to the select committee that he was not a fan of the bank’s previous forward guidance policy, instigated by Mark Carney. Forward guidance (hints given externally) of the Bank of England’s economic views led to widespread press anticipation of an interest rate rise at the last MPC […]

It’s been an incredible double standard to date, but finally, people living in social housing will be safer in their homes under new rules that will mean smoke alarms must be fitted in all rented accommodation, Housing Minister Eddie Hughes MP announced yesterday. The announcement will also affect Private Landlords and mean housing providers are […]

A difficult family is refusing to leave after a S21 and issued court proceedings and waiting for their response to see if they file a defence. I need the EICR certificate, and they won’t let the electrician upgrade the rewire as this is inconvenience for them. They don’t reply to my emails and when I […]

The number of repossession cases in the courts involving landlords using Section 21, ‘no explanation’ notices have plummeted over the past two years. A new analysis of government data shows that in the third quarter of this year, the number of cases brought to County Courts in England and Wales off the back of a […]

Are you one of those people who is now wishing that you had sought professional tax advice from us several years ago? Maybe you’ve just received your 2020/21 accounts and tax returns back from your Accountant and you’re stressed about how much tax you need to pay in January and July next year? Or, perhaps […]

London, the South East and the South West led the jump in buy-to-let house purchases during the Stamp Duty holiday, analysis by Paragon Bank has revealed. Comparing the period when landlords received the full 3% Stamp Duty discount – July 2020 to June 2021 – with the last comparative period not impacted by Covid – […]

BRRR misery –  Hi all, I need some help in solving a current situation concerning BRRR. I recently purchased 2 terraced houses next to each other to turn into 7 ensuite rooms and 2 x 1-bed flats to rent as service accommodation for £420k. I had an initial Gross Development Value (GDV) valuation of £970k […]

I am paying tax in Portugal and have become a Portuguese resident and taken up non-habitual residency. I have a small buy to let rental property portfolio in the UK and want to sell up the properties at some point, but am unsure of the exact rules in regards to capital gains as there are […]

My tenant has been renting from me now for 4 years, and he still doesn’t have an understanding of what are realistic expectations as a tenant. He wants to tell me what to do by pointing out my responsibility. Demanding any workman to contact him directly, stating, “it’s between me and your contractor “. I […]

Does anybody know the latest eviction notice periods and when minimum EPC: C comes in to force? I’ve been on government sites that seem to be all over the place with the new EPC reg’s – 48 pages long with dates changing every five minutes. Too many ‘U’ turns result in going round in circles! […]

In this video, Jay Howard, Rod Turner, Piotr Rusinek and I explain how to buy property at auction with winning bidding strategies. Ws also analyse two property investment deals coming up at auction, which includes a ‘Cop Shop’ with a nasty surprise! Please click on the video below:

Precise Mortgages are now writing to their Buy-to-Let borrowers, confirming any current mortgages based on LIBOR will have their interest recalculated to 3-month term SONIA (Sterling Overnight Index Average). The transition to SONIA from LIBOR will take place as of the 1st January 2022 and the lender considers it a fair replacement rate. Why is […]

The savings market has seen some top-rate accounts improving since last month, but not on shorter-term fixed bonds. However, inflation continues to take its toll on the true spending power cash. The latest analysis from Moneyfacts.co.uk reveals the top rate deals available to savers searching for a competitive return. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose […]

Research by Sequre Property Investment, has revealed which major cities are home to the largest level of high yield rental homes, as well as which property type presents the best opportunity for a robust buy-to-let return. Looking at current market stock looking at the level of high-yield investment opportunities available across 18 major cities across […]

The existing oven in a rental property in Norwich had to be replaced. Got the measurements from the tenants and ordered a new one, paid for the existing one to be disposed of and paid for the new one to be installed. When the old one was removed from the space under the gas hob […]

The Bank of England Governor, Andrew Bailey, was giving evidence to the Commons Treasury select committee and told them: “I’m very uneasy about the inflation situation. I want to be very clear on that. It is not, of course, where we wanted to be, to have inflation above target.” Although the last MPC meeting voted […]

My mother-in-law passed away earlier this year. I got a valuation and applied for probate. The total assets were below the IHT threshold. The house is now on the market and the value has gone up by £75k, which makes me think the original valuation was a bit low. The quandary I have is that […]

I have a tenant who wants to move and wants ME to issue a section 21. However, she introduced me to her neighbour who wants to buy the house and let her stay as a tenant. Good so far… these two have now fallen out, and the tenant says if I sell to the next-door […]