Hello, I used to use TenantReferencing.co.uk and was very happy with their application form and their 9-point checks. They left the market some time ago, and I still haven’t found a suitable replacement thorough referencing company. Paying for a link to be sent to a prospective tenant before I’ve assessed an application doesn’t work for […]

The latest Halifax House Price Index is reporting year-on-year inflation cooling slightly to 7.1% with monthly increases in August of 0.7% and the average house price in the UK now standing at £262,954. Russell Galley, Managing Director, Halifax, said: “Average house prices climbed again in August, with the cost of a property increasing by 0.7% […]

Hi, I am sure many landlords are probably in the same situation as myself, and I am looking to now sell a rental property. I know I have to give 4 months notice, but can I still get the property on the market before the tenant’s notice expires, and they vacate? Does my tenant have […]

Hi, I want to purchase a flat for cash, for my two boys (aged 15 & 13yrs). The income will take care of any maintenance and service charges as well, and the balance contributing to their ISA’s. It also gives them a place to live sometime in the future should they want to live in […]

We meet at our stunning new Marble Arch venue – The Hard Rock Hotel/Great Cumberland Place. As always, our gatherings serve to inform, educate and entertain – with a wealth of time for quality, relaxed networking. Our events rarely include systems based on speed and paid pitches. We believe networking should be intimate, engaging and as far from a […]

Propertymark is backing a Report and an Open Letter sent from a cross-party group of over 35 MPs and peers who have joined together with leading pet charities and organisations to explore how the Tenant Fees Act is impacting on renting with pets.  The new “Heads for Tails” report, published yesterday 2 September 2021 by […]

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) statistical briefing for 2020/21 reported on the most common reasons for tenancy deposit disputes with cleaning leading the way at 49% of the total disputes handled, up from 42% in the previous reporting year. Click here for the full report. Damage disputes rank second with 35% of disputes, down significantly […]

Borrowers in a position to invest in buy-to-let to take advantage of a rise in staycations will find more choice of holiday let deals and according to the analysis by Moneyfacts.co.uk, more lenders have entered this niche arena over the past few months. Mortgage options for borrowers looking at holiday lets have more than doubled […]

Hi, I’m a Landlord of 25 plus years. Registered under the Wales / Cymru scheme. However, I’m here as a Dad of a full-time student. His property was not fully ready at the commencement of the contract, but no one was in a rush to move in a month ahead, although two others on the […]

Finally, some good news for landlords and property developers! District planning authorities in England issue the fewest number of enforcement notices since records began September 1, 2021. District planning authorities in England issued fewer than 3,000 enforcement notices in the year to March 2021, government data has revealed. The 2,996 enforcement notices issued was down from […]

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One of the comments we hear from landlords and their advisors is that District Judges are not prepared to make an Order allowing a possession claim to be transferred to the High Court for enforcement.  However, our growing body of research on this point confirms that at least 10% of the District Judges, or just […]

Rental demand and hence the average price of UK rent is at an all time high and continues to sky-rocket, but why? Well, we predicted this six years ago when the UK Government first announced the introduction of the Section 24 Tax. If you don’t know what that is, then you’re probably not a landlord, […]

Thousands of people will be helped onto the housing ladder as funding worth £8.6 billion is allocated across the country. Part of the largest single investment in affordable housing in a decade, the Affordable Homes Programme funding will deliver around 119,000 homes, including 57,000 for ownership, 29,600 for social rent and 6,250 affordable rural homes. […]

My tenant who is over 18 months in arrears promised she would return to the UK from an EU country at the end of June once she has been granted settled status in the UK. She has not returned, and I warned her in May that I would change her locks if she did not […]

This shows how backwards and imbecilic this Government, Generation Rent and Shelter are. They called for the banning of an extra £100 to £200 deposit etc. for tenants with pets, so the government banned Landlords from charging an extra deposit for pets. Now they want us to charge extra again, as tenants with pets are […]

The Bank of England has appointed Huw Pill as Chief Economist, Executive Director for Monetary Analysis and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee. Huw joins the Bank of England from Harvard Business School, where he has been senior lecturer since 2018. He had previously been Chief European Economist at Goldman Sachs, prior to which […]

I’m a Director of a small Right to Manage (RTM)  3 flat building and have been trying to sell my one-bed flat in London SW16 for 2 years. I cannot seem to get interest from anyone who wants to take on the RTM and my Co-Director is not in the least bit interested, as I […]

As predicted, UK Property Prices are continuing to rise despite the end of the Stamp Duty Holiday, but why is property still booming? Join me in today’s Property Breaking News as I, Ranjan Bhattacharya and Andrew Roberts discuss this and more pressing articles from the last week to help you invest as a savvy entrepreneur […]

First Minister for Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has appointed the Green  MSP for Glasgow. Patrick Harvie, as the Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights Minister. Harvie will lead on delivering a new deal for tenants, and ensuring building standards are fit for purpose. This appointment comes after the announcement of a coalition between the SNP […]

Generation Rent wants landlords to cover the moving costs of tenants if they are looking to gain possession to sell or return back to the property as their main residence. They claim these types of unwanted moves cost private renters in England £229m per year and are also calling on the government to introduce open-ended […]