Landlords and agents have had to carry out right to rent checks under on tenants since 2016 (and in some areas since 2014) – but is the right to rent scheme inherently discriminatory? And if so, is it an unlawful? This was the view taken by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) […]

Lenders have given over 1.6 million mortgage payment holidays to support customers facing financial difficulties due to coronavirus meaning one in seven mortgages are now covered by payment holidays following steps taken by lenders to help households whose finances have been affected by the Covid-19 crisis. Lenders continue to offer product transfers enabling existing customers […]

The government has announced that a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders is designed to benefit small businesses. The loans will be interest free and capital repayment free for the first 12 months and the simplified application forms will be self certified subject to not committing fraud. The […]

Has anyone successfully sued a District Council? Like all stories this one begins with a fairy tale and ends as a nightmare. The only trouble is this is no story, it’s all true. Two years ago my husband and I wished to help our daughter and her husband of five months as they found themselves […]

Join me, Shaf Rasul from Dragons Den, Simon Zutshi and Ranjan Bhattacharya live for an online Baker Street Property Meet at 7pm on 29th April 2020. 1000+ property investors will be attending, so secure your spot now. REGISTER HERE IT’S FREE! I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am to be o the […]

Property Redress Scheme has launched a tenancy mediation service for residential and commercial landlords, or their appointed letting agent, and tenants, to aid finding a resolution over issues which have arisen during a tenancy.  The service was in planning prior to COVID-19, but has been brought forward to support landlords and tenants struggling with the […]

I was hoping for some ideas on how I should be dealing with a situation where one person in an HMO is failing to abide by the lockdown social distancing rules. It’s a 4 person house and the other 3 tenants are extremely upset and worried as according to them the 4th person keeps going […]

Instead of renting out the second bedroom under an AST, and where my daughter has the other bedroom, if my daughter takes in a lodger will she be treated as a private landlord and have to jump through the hoops for the new Electrical Regulations coming in to effect? Many thanks Judith Editor’s Notes: From […]

Join me, Shaf Rasul from Dragons Den, Simon Zutshi and Ranjan Bhattacharya live for an online Baker Street Property Meet at 7pm on 29th April 2020. REGISTER HERE IT’S FREE! I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am to be o the same panel as a real life Dragon! There awo things […]

The NRLA are calling on Ministers to instruct local authorities that they should not charge council tax on rented homes left empty because of the coronavirus. A significant number of rented homes have been left empty because tenants have been unable to take up tenancies, or have chosen to move out to be closer to […]

Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers will be presenting an overview of several landlords tax strategies at the South Wales Property Meet Thursday 30th April. The event will be held Online and Attendees can expect first class speakers and great networking opportunities. They will also be making a small donation […]

The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, has indicated high street shops and other companies with a commercial lease that are under strain will be protected from what he calls ‘aggressive’ rent collection and asked to pay what they can during the coronavirus pandemic. The majority of landlords and tenants are working well together to reach agreements […]

I have just had a UC47 rejected as it states rent arrears are not in excess of two months rent. Does this mean the total tent of the property – or does this mean the total amount of rent due by the tenant towards her part of the rent – in other words her top […]

Hi all, We have an empty HMO and have been approached by a care company who house service users with learning difficulties through the local council. They’re looking for HMO type properties to place service users with live in carers. We’re completely new to this so wondered if anyone can provide some links/sources/information so we […]

Sourced Capital, has looked at which investment options could recover the quickest in the wake of the current pandemic as markets across the board are currently, or are predicted, to take a hit. They looked at the decline seen in the most recent recession across real estate, oil, precious metals, a number of market indices […]

We understand that amidst these uncertain times, there is an enormous amount of new information being released every day. One of the things we are hearing is that, because every individual’s circumstances are different, landlords are finding it difficult to cut through all of the information in order to access what is relevant to them. […]

Pre-lockdown There were a number of years where the housing market suffered due to the uncertainty around Brexit and more recently the general election. At the end of 2019 the Conservative Party called a General Election that was billed as “one of the most unpredictable elections in decades”. They required a minimum of 326 parliamentary […]

My wife and I own buy to let properties both personally and through our limited company. Following a sizeable development within the company, we were owed £300000 in directors’ loans. We had financed the project with personal money lent to the company. We decided that two of the flats that we had created (an old […]

Hi Mark, I have used the services of Property118 previously for tax planning advice. I have a company that is no longer trading (but still active) that is sitting on a £20,000 of losses and I was wondering if the losses of this company could be set against any potential future gains if I was […]

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is inviting written evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on homelessness, rough sleeping, and the private rented sector, as well as any other connected issues. In particular, the Committee is interesting in finding out: How effective has the support provided by MHCLG and other Government departments in addressing […]

Whilst most events have been forced to cancel or reschedule due to the coronavirus crisis, we are delighted to confirm that the Landlord Law Conference 2020 will now be a two day virtual event, taking place on 12th & 13th May 2020​ Keynote speakers for the conference include NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle, who will be headlining Day 2 of the […]