Earlier this year, Caridon Landlord Solutions joined other industry experts in responding to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the economics of Universal Credit. Following this, a series of recommendations for an overhaul of Universal Credit have now been handed to the Department for Work and Pensions by the House of Lords […]

The August Halifax House Price Index has just been released showing the results of the Stamp Duty holiday with a sharp increase pushing prices to their highest ever levels in July at an average house price of £241,604. The ‘mini-boom’ drove house prices up in July to 1.6% higher than in June, on a monthly […]

The latest data release from GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed how the property market in England and Wales has performed over the last year when it comes to the percentage of asking price being achieved. GetAgent’s data shows that nationally, home sellers have secured 95.8% of their initial price expectation, with the average home selling for £13,303 […]

The Housing Secretary has announced an overhaul of the country’s outdated planning system designed to deliver the high-quality, sustainable homes communities need. The changes will transform a system that has long been criticised for being too sluggish in providing housing for families, key workers and young people and too ineffectual in obligating developers to properly […]

I’m a landlord with a small portfolio who is looking to sell my primary residence (as far as HMRC are concerned) and relocate to the south coast into a higher value property. The option of simultaneously selling and buying, although it can solve some problems, comes with its own challenges, and so I wanted to […]

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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to maintain the Bank Base Rate at 0.1% and to hold any quantitative easing measures at current levels. Any decisions have been met with a wait and see strategy as the economy is showing a less weak position than initial Bank forecasts. However, the outlook […]

I recently advised the council tax department of a change in tenants at a two-bed flat I own. Normally that’s the last I hear from the council as the tenants sort out the council tax as per the tenancy agreement. The tenants are students so they claim an exemption. This time though the council have […]

Hometrack has released its latest index for the second quarter of 2020 with analysis showing diverging trends in supply and demand of rental property between London and the rest of the UK. Average rents across the country dropped by -0.3% in June, and by -0.8% in the second quarter 2020, taking the annual growth in […]

The Government with help from the big six energy companies has released funding for free energy-saving measures for home-owners, landlords and the benefit of tenants to include the installation of: Electric heaters, Electric Heating systems, Gas boilers, Gas central heating systems, Cavity wall insulation (new beads), Solid wall external and internal insulation, Underfloor insulation and […]

The NRLA are welcoming the news that the Government has accepted many of their recommendations about how the new Green Homes Grant scheme should work. Announced in the Chancellor’s Summer Statement, the scheme will see the Government provide at least two-thirds of the cost of improvement work for homeowners and landlords to make their properties […]

The latest research by Howsy, has revealed that across the UK’s major cities, tenant demand is highest for homes that come unfurnished. Howsy compared the level of stock already snapped up by tenants as a proportion of all stock listed to see which was most in-demand when it came to furnishings and whether it’s worthwhile […]

Please shine some light on the following scenario: 2 strangers were renting out 2-bed flat on a joint AST at £1800 per month. The AST expired on 15 May 19 so my understanding is that it would then turn into the Statutory Periodic tenancy agreement. Due to Covid-19 one of the tenants moved out on […]

I was wondering what would be the status of a property that the owner allowed family members, ie adult offspring, siblings, or nephews/nieces, to live in without any commercial consideration? That is, with no rent payment. I understand this would be a licence to occupy rather than a tenancy. How would the property be treated […]

Has anyone details of the CEO of ROSICNA Mortgages ( bought MX mortgage book). I have checked companies House no listing for this role. Many thanks James Editors note from Rosinca about us page >> Click here INTRODUCING ROSINCA MORTGAGES Rosinca Mortgages is a trading name of Topaz Finance Limited, a business owned by the […]

Landlords who let properties in England, Wales and Scotland can now have joint membership of associations north and south of the border under a new partnership. The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) and Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) are partnering to allow landlords with properties in England, Wales and Scotland to pay a small top-up […]

45,000 new homes and other infrastructure projects were given the green light with nearly £1.3 billion of investment confirmed today by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. Over 300 successful projects in England are being told they will receive a share of the £900 million Getting Building Fund, which was announced by the Prime Minister in June, […]

We have a prospective tenant that failed the referencing due to a CCJ they apparently didn’t know about (we refunded their holding deposit). We liked them and tried to work with them and offer an olive branch through them finding a suitable guarantor. They accepted and found someone suitable and paid the holding deposit again […]

A tenant has been in situ in a flat since Jan 2020 and from the start (due to alcohol/drug history/ongoing rehab) it was all agreed I would have express permission to talk to DWP and have direct payments. All good. Fast-forward to July – no rent payment. Nothing from the tenant before this point, no […]

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 came into force on 1 June 2020 and will apply to all new tenancies in England from 1 July 2020. Thanks to Bill Stiles from Adept Electrical – http://www.adeptelectrical.co.uk/ for this simple myth-busting session on the new electrical standards. If your electrician has […]

Some tenants left a landlord’s property a year ago with nearly £2,000 in arrears.  The court awarded the £2,000 to the landlord, but the landlord was then asked to go to mediation to come to an agreement about payment. The mediation followed the usual pattern. Instead of the tenants offering a payment plan they accused […]