Its a distressing time for Buy To Let (BTL) Landlords with tenants affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19). Now if tenants don’t pay their rent, landlords won’t be able to evict them for non rent payment using a Section 21 notice. This poses a problem if tenants start to demand rent payment holidays of their landlords. In […]

The government has announced a radical package of measures to protect renters and landlords affected by coronavirus. As a result, no renter in either social or private accommodation will be forced out of their home during this difficult time. Emergency legislation will be taken forward as an urgent priority so that landlords will not be […]

The NRLA have welcomed government action to support landlords and tenants affected by Coronavirus. In a joint statement, the Residential Landlords Association and the National Landlords Association said: “Our priority is to ensure that tenants are secure in their homes during this crisis. The three month buy to let mortgage payment holiday will take a […]

Government advice to restrict the spread of Coronavirus is, and will obviously have, a detrimental knock on effect to levels of employment, wages and self employed income. Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour party are pushing hard for legislation such that non-payment of rent due to Coronavirus would not count as legal grounds for eviction. Boris […]

Sometimes, some things have just got to be said, because what tenants think is helping them, is in fact doing the opposite (see screenshot below). Unbelievable! This Corbyn and Labour anti-landlord people publicising tenants should get a break from paying the rent. All they are doing is making it harder for tenants as more landlords […]

I have just gained planning permission to demolish my family home and attached granny flat and in their place build 2 x new 4 bedroom detached houses. My family have lived in the house for 38 years and the granny flat is now 30 years old. My eldest daughter now lives in the granny flat […]

Just been talking to my Gas engineer about Covid 19 and he is considering battening down for the next few months, I wonder where we all stand over annual safety certs if you cannot get an engineer to visit premises? I appreciate we are all responsible for getting them done, but would a Judge consider […]

Rough sleepers, or those at risk of rough sleeping will be supported by £3.2 million of initial emergency funding if they need to self-isolate to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The funding will be available to all local authorities in England and will reimburse them for the cost of providing accommodation and services to […]

Labour is publishing draft legislation for an urgent new law stating any non-payment of rent due to Coronavirus would not count as legal grounds for eviction. The party said: “The move would bar landlords from evicting tenants who are off work and not getting paid due to Coronavirus, by changing the legal basis on which […]

Who do the bullies have in their sights this time? Shelter are currently running a Social Media campaign which alleges that landlords can be fined up to £13,000 for discrimination if their Agents advertising includes phrases such as “No DSS”. Property118 has challenged Shelter to produce evidence of legislation or Case Law to justify this […]

The team of advisers and staff at H D Consultants, long standing mortgage and insurance advisers to the Property118 community, already has a robust business continuity plan and contingency strategy in place, enabling us to be on hand for advice, help, support and claims. Our whole team are able to offer a continued service whether […]

I am currently trying to get a secure loan against my property. Everything is fine from the loan side my issue is that the property is leasehold and Redrow who sold on my leasehold still have a restriction on my title deed. They have told me in writing that they no longer have an interest […]

The majority of my BTL portfolio is offered to students. Following the recent switch to online teaching and exams by some universities, I assume that most will soon be instructed to close until after the virus peak, estimated at three to four months. I would be hopeful that things will be back to normal close […]

Research by the international rental marketplace, Spotahome, has revealed that Lisbon, Valletta and Dublin rank higher than London for relative rental unaffordability. Looking at the average net salary available in London, as well as the average cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment, highlighting what percentage of salary is required to cover the cost of renting. […]

I am led to believe spouse property transfers are Capital Gains exempt. I also understand if the property transfer is NIL, there is no SDLT payable. However, if the property is mortgaged, SDLT is payable on the amount of mortgage transferred. i.e. If property is owned 1/99 and you want to transfer 49% making ownership […]

NRLA are calling for a package of measures from Government and mortgage lenders to support tenants and landlords affected by the Coronavirus. In a joint statement, the Residential Landlords Association and the National Landlords Association said: “We are encouraging all landlords to work positively with tenants to provide support where needed throughout this difficult period. […]

Dear Property118. When my husband and I first started investing into rental property in the mid 1990’s we invested £250,000 of our own savings into the business, which has been a Partnership from day one. We subsequently borrowed a further £250,000 to inject into the business, making a total of £500,000 of personal investment. In […]

I have been planning to have gas central heating installed later this year, in a 1st floor, 2 bed flat that I am renting out. It currently has separate electric heaters and water heater, which are expensive to run. There is no gas on the premises at present and the total cost for piping in […]

Acorn, a Left Wing community based union of working class people, is petitioning the government to: – Enact temporary rent freezes for renters suffering with the virus or self isolating for the period of their self isolation and recovery – Announce an emergency freeze on all current section 21 or section 8 evictions – Announce […]

Aldermore’s latest Buy to Let research, surveying 1,000 UK-based landlords, reveals that nearly half (48%) of landlords are considering divesting due to an increase in regulation and rules. The rule and regulation changes seen recently, including the introduction of a 3% stamp duty on rental and second properties, changes to taxation and more complex mortgage […]

We own a flat, with underground car park, which we let out (independent of the flat) as most of the tenants do not have a need for parking space, since the property is close to offices and lots of public transport. We were recently informed by the managing agent of the block (we later found […]