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 […]

We have been trying to sell our property for last 18 months. We have been dealing with this particular buyer for around 9 months. The buyer’s mortgage expires on Friday Buyer, ourselves and our Solicitors are pushing for an exchange date, but the buyers’ solicitors are unresponsive. Everything is ready and all information has been […]

Belvoir welcomes the adoption by the Welsh Government of proposals for a Government backed loan scheme for tenants who have accrued rent arrears due to the impact of coronavirus. Belvoir is also backing the NRLA campaign to introduce a similar scheme in England to protect tenants within the Private Rental Sector (PRS). Belvoir CEO Dorian […]

The Welsh Government last week announced their Tenancy Saver Loans scheme – adopting an idea I first put forward on conservativehome in June, namely that tenants should be ‘the ones expected to take out Government loans to cover their own debts. Rosalind Beck: Extending the evictions ban would not help the vulnerable Prior to this, […]

I have severed a section 21 on a tenant for a pre 2015 AST. The EPC was sent to the tenant 18 months prior but not signed for. However, the tenant denies receiving the EPC. Two district Judges have independently determined on probability the EPC was severed and issued a possession order. The tenant’s solicitor […]

I used a company to send a section 21 to my tenants in May, and they were due out Aug 10th, but obviously haven’t left! I have just found out the agency I used sent the notice via the post with a first-class stamp plus I have not chased my tenants to see if they […]

The illusion or delusion of buying your own home. Let me tell you about my Parents. We lived in a Council House on an estate. My Parents were conditioned to aspired to own their own home. To get on the property ladder! They brought a rundown small terraced house, back then, for £10K. They both […]

The cross-party Suburban Taskforce has today launched a public ‘Call for Evidence’ to help chart a course towards a suburban renaissance across the country. The Taskforce draws politicians from both Houses of Parliament to review evidence of the state of Britain’s suburbs and then make recommendations to the Government on policy initiatives to enhance them. […]

With the stamp duty holiday having come into force a little over a month ago, the latest research from Moneyfacts.co.uk explores how the buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage market may react to a UK economy experiencing its first recession in 11 years and also what this may mean for landlords. – BTL product choice reduced month-on-month, with […]

When buying a property as tenants in common and splitting the ownership into unequal shares between married and non-married partners (property being bought in four names) is there a difference between just completing a TR1 form as opposed to a full DOT for CGT purposes only upon sale of the property? The property is being […]

On the 24th August, the courts will begin to hear cases related to the repossession of properties. This will come following a five-month suspension of such cases due to COVID-19. This period has caused considerable challenges both for tenants and landlords. 94% of landlords rent property as an individual and have unlimited liability should their […]

All my rental properties are covered with rent guarantee and legal expenses cover. One of the properties is up for renewal on 21st August, and I am struggling to find cover due to COVID-19. If anyone has been through this process recently, I would appreciate if you could share any companies you have been able […]

The Moneyfacts UK Savings Trends Treasury Report reveals that average savings rates have fallen for the fifth consecutive month. Since the start of March, the impact of the Coronavirus and subsequent base rate cuts have seen average returns plummet. Easy access accounts, have halved, from 0.56% in March to 0.22% this month. Since March 2020, […]

This is one of the best pieces I have seen valuing the work of us as private landlords. If only we could get this message across to combat all the anti-landlord rhetoric that is so polluting discussions about the private rented sector and leading to the onslaught of destructive policies which are ruining things for […]

Has anyone any experience of this? My tenant received the below email after asking the Water company to contact me. She told me she did get letters beforehand saying Emergency work to be undertaken due to a leak. I’ve had this before on houses with shared drains and let the council get it done, and […]