The latest research by GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that so far this year, the time it takes to sell a property has increased by 14% when compared to last year. With an average time of 144 days or nearly five months, from listing to completing, homebuyers looking to take advantage of the recently announced stamp duty […]

I have properties in and around London and the Electrical Safety Certificate costs vary wildly. None of the London properties has needed a certificate until now. I have had a quote for £340 for a 2-bed flat in London. I think that’s a bit steep compared to the £180 for a 3-bed home which is […]

I have recently sent my email below responding to Shelter’s Polly Neate’s response as to why she thought landlords do not want to rent to tenants in receipt of benefits. To: [email protected] Re –  Click here to download the programme I am the Director of a Possession company for landlords seeking to evict bad tenants. […]

The Law Commission of England and Wales has published recommendations to transform home ownership. It has been estimated there are at least 4.3 million leasehold homes in England alone. If enacted our reforms would help those owners and pave the way for a system where flats are sold with freehold title (as part of a […]

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New laws laid in Parliament (21 July 2020) will deliver much-needed new homes and revitalise town centres across England, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced. The new rules, which will come into effect by September, will mean full planning applications will not be required to demolish and rebuild unused buildings as homes and commercial and […]

I’m renovating a five-bed, three-story flat into three separate flats (a floor each). I now need to determine what to fit in each flat: Prepay card meter – tenants know how much they have, top-ups when need to, better for budgeting, and as a Landlord no standing charges between tenancies Normal/smart billing meters – tenants […]

We are completely fed up with tenants using in-shower baths and not taking care about over-spillage, creating a real mess on floors and ceilings below the bathroom. Therefore, we are thinking of using one of the Kinedo Constort Shower Pods, which claim to be leak proof. Has anyone installed these and are they as successful […]

For a limited period and to take advantage of the Stamp Duty holiday for properties under £500,00, Precise Mortgages has launched a new 5 year fixed rate Buy to Let mortgage for Limited Companies at 3.54% to a maximum of 75% Loan to Value. The product is specifically for single dwelling residential properties purchased through […]

Hi, So basically my tenant’s AST runs out Aug 17th and I have served the 3 months notice during the lockdown, but the agent I used has spelt one of the tenant’s surname wrong looking at this? (Sidepoint), I have told my tenant late Jan this year before the lockdown that I want the property […]

I recently invested in a BTL property in Scotland (Renfrewshire) which is in a building containing 8 flats. 5 of these flats are privately owned and 3 are still under council control. 4 of the flats (including mine) being let by their owners. The council are not the factors for this building. There is currently […]

I have a Managed Payment To Landlord (MPTL) for rent arrears set up. That was established on top-ups not paid at the date of application, so the deductions are set up accordingly. The tenant still continues not to pay the top-ups. Universal Credit have advised of another MPTL request for the arrears since the last […]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak has announced a review of Capital Gains Tax. In this video I discuss with Alex Caravello, Property118 Tax Consultant and Mark Smith, Cotswold Barristers, what implications this will have on property investors and landlords and what action landlords can take now before any changes take effect.  Landlord […]

Housing Minister, Christopher Pincher MP responded to a written question from Labour MP Helen Hayes regarding the eviction ban extension and confirmed again that the ban on possession cases would end on 23rd August. The Minister indicated that priority would be given for landlords and tenants in cases that are not related to COVID-19 including […]

Hi All, We have our flat advertised for tenancy and we got a couple who are interested to move in. We asked for all the relevant info for the reference check from TenantVerify, but also asked for last 6 months bank statement/payslips, which they happily provided with no delay. One partner has just started working […]

I have an issue regarding an office that was converted into a 3-bed flat June 2016 with full planning permission and would welcome any advice on how to tackle the problem. Since being converted, it has been rented out to 3 friends and was covered by a Selective Property Licence which was the correct licence […]

I would like to know if I have the right to first refusal on the freehold of the property I own a lease on. I bought the flat with a ninety-nine year lease, the occupants in the other flat did likewise, after a number of years the freeholder put the freehold up for sale, both […]

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted almost every facet of society. For landlords and property owners, the disruptions have been significant, with many tenants facing furlough or redundancy and no way to pay rent. This issue has been even more challenging for student property providers, as university terms being brought to an early end led to […]

I need some legal advice on a property for sale, please. Three agents were advising on our property for sale back in September 2019. There were few offers, which were not accepted until January this year. Agent A forwarded an offer in January, which was accepted but later on the buyer, which was a company […]

Welcome to the Landlord and lawyer Podcast with myself and Ben Beadle. Our first episode is now live. Read our article or listen to the post below. Click the button to listen to the episode on Apple, Google or Spotify. “So what are Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs)? Kate describes them as a ‘little holy […]

One of my tenants has issued me with a Notice to Quite after she realised I wasn’t bluffing when I issued a Section 21. Anyway she is due to leave on 27th July, with a debt that I can’t get agreed for a TPD with via DWP (not that I have much time now anyway) […]