We let as standard no pets, but I received a request from the Council to house an older lady with a Jack Russell pet Is there anything I can do to protect myself from potential damage and extra cleaning required etc? I know can’t take more than 5 weeks deposit so now what? What could […]

We took a Business Bounce Back Loan (BBL) for legitimate COVID-19 related reasons and would benefit greatly from a CBILS which is now made available for bridging and asset finance to re-finance the BBL + bridging loan which we had to utilise to re-finance an investor when our mortgage offer was withdrawn due to covid/lockdown. […]

With the latest tightening of the noose around landlords necks, will the DWP now GUARANTEE that where direct rent payments are being paid to the landlord, these will continue? I am talking direct payments which have been requested from the start of the tenancy agreement due to the tenant being a ‘high risk’ category as […]

My tenants have been evicted and are refusing to pay outstanding expenses, neither of them work, but they provided a guarantor who can pay the outstanding expenses. The guarantor owns his own business with 2 outlets and appears on the company website. Both the ex-tenants and the guarantor are not responding to any communication. I […]

It’s official. We are in a recession here in the UK and it’s the deepest of any major economy, but why does everything feel so good? Folks are on furlough by day, but by night are happy to pack out bars and restaurants for their state-funded chicken and chips. There have been bounce back loans, […]

The general good practice of ‘always get referenced tenants’ is going to get harder given there will be many renters on the market now who will fail standard referencing, does anyone have any suggestions of how to spot reliable tenants? Mind you I have always taken referencing with a pinch of salt, as over the […]

As a landlord who has always rented to employed people, the prospect now is that I will have tenants who either become unemployed mid tenancy or who are unemployed already as they apply to a new tenancy. What are the actual pitfalls and watch points? I know many landlords avoid tenants claiming benefits as a […]

Hi, I have given a room on rent to a family in my house. They are using a kitchen, bathroom and living space with us. Now they are not paying any rent for the last four months. The normal notice period is one month as per the rental agreement, however, I have served S21 notice […]

The Government has announced a further four-week extension to the ban on evictions until 20th September 2020. In addition, renters will be offered further protection by an increase of notice periods from three months to six months. This is absolutely devastating news for those landlords who already had possession cases ongoing prior to the pandemic. […]

The ban on evictions extended for another 4 weeks and new 6 month notice periods to be in place until at least 31 March 2021. 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 […]

Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has bowed to pressure from all sides and extended the eviction ban in England by 4 weeks to the 20th September and increased the minimum notice period for renters to 6 months. Jenrick, said“I know this year has been challenging and all of us are still living with the effects of […]

Responding to the reports that the evictions ban will be extended to 20th September, Ben Beadle, CEO of the National Residential Landlords Association has said: “A blanket extension is unacceptable, especially so close to the deadline. “An enormous amount of work as gone into finding a balance between supporting tenants who have been affected by […]

As the ban on evictions comes to an end this month, letting agents are being warned to prepare for changes to the repossession process including a new pre-action protocol, a temporarily extended notice period and potentially longer waiting times for court hearings. According to PayProp agents will play a crucial role in explaining the new […]

Hi, I have given my tenant 3 months notice Section 21. This ended Aug 9th so technically they should be out, but they are now milking the system. They have asked for more time. I told them I have to move in so need them out! How long will it roughly take down the legal […]

To make a long story short… Tenant of about seven years standing finally became intolerably unreliable towards the end of last year – the rent was not paid on time and in full even once in eighteen months. We’d been as helpful as possible with offers to arrange staged payments, refunding her deposit, referring her […]

I wonder if I could possibly get some advice, I own a leasehold flat that is part of a block of 155 luxury flats that has a swimming pool at the top as well as a gym, sauna, Jacuzzi and concierge on the entrance. My purchases the property back in 2003, this was one of […]

Hello everyone and thanks in advance for your advice. As in the title: Is it legal for a TR1 form to be registered after the death of the owner? I had a relative that died on the 22nd and according to his new wife wanted to transfer 50% of his property to her which he […]

Whats the New Class E all about? I’m talking about the biggest shake-up to the planning system affecting commercial property for a long time! Let’s talk about commercial property usages classes. For the last 50 years, all commercial properties have been designated for a particular use, for example, A1, A2, B1, D1 and so on. […]

Hi All, I’ve recently got involved with surveying properties under the ECO3 scheme which is funded by the ‘big 6’ energy companies in the UK. The scheme is designed to deliver energy efficiency and heating measures to homes throughout the UK. For instance, if your property has an old, inefficient boiler, or your loft or […]

Dear Shelter, (Please let me know who does & who doesn’t want this info about Universal Credit which is making tenants homeless) Me again. I’m biggest HB / UC Landlord in Nottingham, so sometimes have an idea what’s going on. I’m trying to help you here to get brownie points against the Toff Tories who […]

Tenant moving in next week (hopefully) CURRENT gas cert shows expiry March 2020 and although booked in, didn’t happen. The annual check took place on 28th July (awaiting my actual cert to come through from contractor, but tenant copy was left with the tenant that was there at the time – left in early August […]