My daughter owns a 1st-floor leasehold flat with 50% of the freehold. In April last year, dry rot was identified in her staircase and the adjoining exterior wall. The owner of the ground floor flat (GFF) was alerted to this and he has also had a dry rot survey which proved positive. The survey for […]

The latest Nationwide House price index for April indicates annual UK price growth slowed a little to 12.1%, down from 14.3% in March with prices up 0.3% month-on-month after taking into account seasonal effects. The average price of a property now stands at £267,620 up from £265.312 in March. Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, […]

The Housing Market readies itself for the latest economic measures to impact the UK housing market, as forward-looking metrics soften, but current activity is still buoyant and house prices are continuing to rise, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. The April survey shows that would-be buyers are still on the hunt for a […]

Government released details of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill discloses powers that will be given locally to councils to take control over empty properties, second properties and high streets. This kind of power would seem a slippery slope and includes: New powers for local leaders to run High Street Rental Auctions, where they can […]

Hi everyone, We have a very good tenant of nearly 13 years standing. However, we would now like to sell the house and the tenants would like to buy the property which is their home. The maximum mortgage they can get is about £40,000 or ca. 25% under the market value of the property. I […]

Shelter claims Landlords and letting agents have got away with cutting corners for far too long and have released a satirical video with an agent played by comedian Rory Marshall (see video below) However, Propertymark CEO, Nathan Emerson, responded: “Shelter’s newest attack on letting agents is appalling. Their war on the private rented sector is […]

Michael Gove, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, have followed up on the Queen’s speech with exactly what their intentions are for the Renters Reform Bill. Apparently, 21% of private renters live in homes of an unacceptable standard and 22% did not end their tenancy by choice (ignoring the fact this could […]

We’ve just had the Queen’s speech of 2022. This video is a Property Investor’s reaction to what this means for Buy To Let Investors and Developers.

Back in 2013, we signed a contract with a Guaranteed Rental letting agency for a 3 year period. The contract stated that if/when we wanted our property back (after the 3yr period) we would give 2 months notice, but the actual time taken to return vacant possession could be delayed due to eviction proceedings etc. […]

I rent out an apartment. The initial contract started on February 13th 2021 and the fixed term was for twelve months. The tenant renewed for a further twelve months from Feb 13th 2022. The tenant is now in some difficulty financially and her mother has become unwell and they need to go and live with […]

Responding to confirmation in the Queen’s Speech that the Government will bring forward its planned Renters Reform Bill to abolish Section 21 repossessions, Ben Beadle, Chief Executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, said: “We welcome the Government’s acceptance that reforms to the rented sector need to strengthen the ability of landlords to tackle anti-social […]

In the State Opening of Parliament, the Queen’s speech (this year given by Charles the Prince of Wales) sets out the laws her government wants to pass and the priorities for the months ahead. For the Property Sector the main headlines are: Her Majesty’s Government will introduce legislation to improve the regulation of social housing […]

Shelter claims Landlords and letting agents have got away with cutting corners for far too long and have released a satirical video with an agent played by comedian Rory Marshall. In the latest press release, Shelter’s ‘research’ also indicates one in six private renters in England (equivalent to two million people) are forced to accept […]

New research reveals that Sunderland has experienced the biggest increase in rental demand of all the main UK towns/cities. Data from SpareRoom, showed that listings posted on the platform for rooms in Sunderland saw a 165% increase in demand since Q1 2020, with the average cost of a room also rising by 24% from £327 […]

My net income for the tax year ending April 2021 will be £20,000 and I expect it to be the same next tax year ending April 2022. However, I now have a vacant property and am considering selling it. I have roughly worked out that after initial purchase costs, legal/agent fees, CGT allowance etc that […]

A constant barrage of regulations, restrictions, responsibilities and Selective Licencing has driven an overall decline of supply in England’s HMO sector by 3% from 511,278 properties in 2019/2020 to 497,884 in 2020/21. These figures come from market analysis performed by Octane Capital. In 2018, the UK government introduced new regulations which insist that a Houses of […]

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 […]