Hi all, I’m considering selling my main residence and moving into a rental property I own. Given I will be selling my main residence, if I buy another within 3 years, will I be able to claim the stamp duty refund? Or will it not apply because I’ll be moving into the rental property I […]

I would prefer to long term lease my properties to a local HA/Charity to give those really in proper need some stability. I realise there will be a lot more homeless to come, especially those who have never been in this situation before with furlough about to end etc… But… I can’t find any HA/Charity […]

In discussion with a planner, I was notified that the latest local plan had been recently approved. The plan includes a charge of £50k for every new dwelling approved by the London Borough of Hackney. This is in addition to the Community Infrastructure Levy and a section 106 agreement. The Consultation period was early 2016 […]

In a Hm Treasury press release Rishi Sunak is taking credit for house sales rising 15.6% in August following the introduction of the stamp duty holiday. However, Rishi does not point out that HMRC annual sales figures are down 23.9% and a great deal of the August increase can be account for by pent-up demand […]

Renters affected by coronavirus will continue to be protected after the government extended the ban on evictions for another 4 weeks, meaning in total no legal evictions will have taken place for 6 months, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced on 21 August 2020. The government also intends to give tenants greater protection from eviction […]

Finally, the courts officially reopened, after six months of suspension. Some cases on possession matters will be prioritised including: Anti-Social Behaviour, Domestic Violence and Rent Arrears totalling over a year. We suspect there are about 55-60k possession cases in the court system now, with 30k of them being Social Tenancies. We have now received this […]

Benham and Reeves, has revealed the best boroughs for student rental demand, despite predictions of a rental market decline due to a lower level of students heading to the capital. London’s higher education providers accommodate 16% of the UK’s university students each year, and as many as 32% of the capital’s students come from overseas. […]

I am thinking of purchasing a property currently used as offices and converting them into residential. Property bought in 1998 and owner uses this as offices as he always has done. Previous to this the current owner believes it was a shop with residential accommodation above, but VOA only goes as far back as 2010 […]

Eviction and housing law specialist solicitors, Landlord Action, have partnered with the Property Redress Scheme to provide a first of its kind service to help landlords regain possession of their properties. Landlords who use Landlord Action to serve notice on their tenants and start the process of eviction can choose to simultaneously use the Property […]

The sustained attack on private landlords has intensified during the Covid-19 epidemic and is now off the scale in terms of the injustice being perpetuated against landlords. Some of the key injustices are identified below. These merit a decisive response from the bodies representing landlords and letting agents. They need to urgently investigate every conceivable […]

New housing possession rules unveiled by the government must protect vulnerable tenants, ensure access to justice and prevent a spike in homelessness, the Law Society of England and Wales warned today. On 20 September, the UK government lifted its stay on housing possession proceedings, which were put in place in March in response to Covid-19. […]

The Government has released it’s full guidance for the possession action process under the new rules post the emergency eviction ban. Click here for the full guidance. Stage 1: Serve a notice of seeking or requiring possession Give your tenant a Section 8 or Section 21 Housing Act 1988 notice, specifying the date by which […]

Before the end of 2021 I want every person who buys a UK property for rental investment to able to make an informed choice about the optimal ownership structure to meet their short, medium and long term objectives. To achieve that I need every estate agent and mortgage broker to have ‘front of mind thinking’ […]

So finally after Covid-19 eased off, we got round to start the kitchen which was planned before. The contracted company couldn’t do all the work and agreed to be flexible with me finding a new builder for them to then fit the kitchen once the builder has done all preparation work. The issues I faced […]

I am the leaseholder of a first floor flat where the freeholder owns and lives in the ground floor flat. I recently carried out a refurbishment of my flat and whilst doing it, some urgent problems with the exterior of the building were noted and remedied by my builder. The lease says that such costs […]

Property118 are looking to appoint self-employed Marketeers throughout England. Unlimited income potential No fixed hours No setup costs Training and support provided The opportunity and role of the Marketeers is to appoint Estate Agents and Mortgage Brokers as Introducers of new business to the Property118 Tax Team. Successful applicants will have a background in at […]

Benefit tenants, you cannot get accommodation, because the DWP Pensions Minister Will Quince has not got a clue how Universal Credit works and the biggest UC Landlord in Nottingham here can no longer take you. https://t.co/AuoqDsQ2ct MP Will Quince, please wake up, there could theoretically be no arrears, thousands of fewer evictions if you just […]

As a live event, 2020 has presented us with exceptional challenges. Our response is to lead the market by delivering the first-ever online show dedicated solely to the UK buy-to-let market. Partnering with an established digital events platform, the National Landlord Investment Show will be delivering 3 online events throughout October and November. Click Here […]

Hi, first-time landlady here, hoping for advice. When my tenants moved in 3 years ago there was a gas cooker, fire and central heating. The cooker was old and so when they complained it wasn’t working, I replaced with an electric one. They weren’t happy but agreed. This cooker needed replacing before the end of […]

I served a S21 on my tenant. Since then, he has been on a mission to hurt me! He has now got a no win no fee solicitor who has sent me a letter of claim for disrepair. The tenant has refused access to the flat for many months. Workmen have been turned away. I […]

To cut (an inevitably long story short!) I had a tenant who declared a change of address away from my property completely unknown to me. As a result, the Managed Payment to Landlord (MPTL) arrangement that existed for my property was cancelled on the date he reported the address change. I only found out after […]