A new Landlord: hounded, bullied, harassed and falsely accused of breaking the law – until we put the bullies and the idiots in their place. Unjustified Enforcement yet again! Read this true story. Every landlord needs to know the council is wrong a lot of the time and will destroy you the Landlord – if […]

Amidst concerns about the impact that the virus has had on tenant finances, the NRLA, Chartered Institute of Housing, Property Redress Scheme, My Deposits, Tenancy Deposit Scheme and ARLA Propertymark are launching guidance offering practical ways in which landlords and tenants can work to address arrears that might be building as a result of the […]

I own Freehold of a block of flats in London. One of the lessee has 53 years of unexpired lease remaining. He/She does not want to extend it for various reasons. He/She is in mid 50s. He/She has no one to assign the property to in the Will as he/she has No dependants. What happens […]

I currently have a really good tenant on an AST who would like to pay his rent through his limited company and register his company at the address. I have no problem with this so long as I get it right legally. Also are their any pitfalls I need to know about doing this. I […]

Hi all! Just hoping for a little advice or even a ‘what you would do not his situation’ approach. I’m a relatively new landlord and getting my second property, so I have zero experience with decisions like this. Property is in Leeds city centre. Was about to jump in on a 2 bed (new build) […]

I increased a rent of a few of my flats in March (pre covid nightmare!) but still to UNDER the LHA rate. Since then the LHA rate has been raised significantly, so can I raise the rent again still under the capped rate? I questioned this with RLA precisely due to the fact this is […]

I own a leasehold flat on a long lease. I have rented to the same tenant for 17 years. She wants to either let two bedrooms or grant licenses to two individuals to occupy those bedrooms. She resides in the third bedroom. She manages the property. If the flat would otherwise be an HMO is […]

A Government Minister confirmed that the eviction ban will end and courts will begin to hear possession cases from 24th August to the relief of many landlords in the PRS. Responding to a series of parliamentary questions, Lord Greenhalgh, a Minister at the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has said that from the […]

6 things you need to know if you are serious about raising finance from private investors. Lets start with “What do private investors want to know?” Whether you are looking to kick start your property journey or scale your property business, raising money from private investors will help you reach that next stage. The challenge […]

Hello, Consider the following scenario: Person A has £100k to pay towards school fees over the next 5 years. Fees are 20k per year (6,700 x 3 terms). On the basis that Person A has the lump sum up front is there a model, using residential BTL property to fund the fees or at least […]

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 require that landlords have property electrics checked at least every 5 years by a properly qualified person. The electrics must meet standards and landlords must give their tenants proof of this. click here to view Local authorities may impose a financial penalty of […]

Hi, we are the flying freeholders of a flat ( with 3 leased garages below) all with 59 years remaining on lease. One of the garage tenants wishes to sell their house which includes this leased garage. Their solicitor enquired if we would be willing to extend the term of the Lease. Currently we receive […]

The Nationwide House Price index for June has been released and is showing annual house price growth has ground to a halt as the impact of the pandemic filters through with prices down 0.1%. This is the first negative annual growth since 2012 and prices also fell 1.4% month-on-month, after taking account of seasonal factors. […]

Generation Rent is wrong to argue that homelessness will treble due to rent arrears built as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis it has produced today wrongly assumes that landlords are doing nothing to support tenants to stay in their homes where rent arrears are building. Independent polling for the National Residential Landlords […]

Tenant’s Benefit Assessment Period (BAP) is 12 – 11th of the month, paid on the 18th. As I have issued a S21, she has ‘retaliated’ with emailing me her own ‘Notice to Quit’: “I Give you notice that I intend to quit and deliver possession of the premises at XXX On the 17th July 2020 […]

Build Build Build: Boris Johnson says he will make the most radical reforms to the planning system since the Second World War, making it easier to build where people want to live. New regulations will give greater freedom for buildings and land in our town centres to change use without planning permission and create new […]

ARLA Propertymark have written to Robert Buckland QC Secretary of State for Justice voicing concerns over how the massive possessions backlog will be handled when/if the eviction ban is lifted on the 23/08/2020 and is calling for government to urgently develop a “robust and co-ordinated strategy to ensure no one is denied or delayed the right […]

The velocity of savings rate cuts on variable rate deals during the first six months of 2020 is officially the worst in over a decade for savers. Due to these relentless rate cuts, savers are being urged to act and switch if they are getting a poor return on their hard-earned cash. Indeed, the latest […]

My freeholder is responsible for building insurance for a flat that I own in a building with 8 flats. The insurance premium is 3 times (£450) what I pay for a similar flat about 200 yards away (£175). When I challenged this, the freeholder refuses to disclose any other quotes obtained due to “sensitive 3rd […]

I own two little cottages at the end of a terrace accessed by a shared doorway to road (historically an open alley). Normal for Cornwall! The neighbour holds the freehold of the two dwellings roadside (but only owns one flat) so we have shared responsibility for the front door and shared hallway.  My end of […]

New government measures to ensure access to social housing is improved for members of the Armed Forces, veterans and their families have been announced this Armed Forces Day (27 June 2020) by Housing Minister Christopher Pincher. The government has today set out how councils should ensure members of the Armed Forces and veterans who need […]