Good morning everyone, I’m a landlord of a few years standing, with a few properties with mostly OK experiences, but in this instance I’m writing on behalf of a friend who is a tenant in a property that is being sold. She is a good tenant, always pays on time, is on benefit and in […]

Landlord responsibilities have increased tenfold over the last few years as the government has introduced a raft of new legislation designed to protect tenants. The difficulty is that the vast majority of landlords are not seasoned professionals, but rather people who purchased or inherited an extra property and use it to prop up their income. […]

If you’re looking to start or expand your property portfolio, Birmingham is a superb location for your purposes. In this article, the specialists at Property Solvers – experts in selling your home fast – explore the benefits of investing in buy to let property in the city and surrounding areas. We’ll explain the growing attraction […]

Housing Minister Esther McVey MP has announced a new Champion for Modern Methods of Construction as part of the government’s drive to make the UK the global leader in housing standards. Mark Farmer brings 30 years’ experience in construction to the role and will provide independent scrutiny and advice to the Government on how to […]

Recent years have seen a sustained attack on private landlords by the Government and other groups. The relationship between landlords and tenants has also been painted as adversarial by organisations which purport to represent tenants, but who in fact work against their interests. This must be seen in the context of the huge success of […]

The Private Rented Sector is one of the fast-growing markets in housing, and now accounts for over 4.5 million households in the UK, an increase of 63% (1.6 million) from 2007. In times of rising house prices and a new generation who prefer a more flexible approach to living, it is no surprise that more […]

ARLA and NAEA propertymark have released their manifesto “Election 2019: Regulate and reform the housing sector.” Click here to download the full document. The number one call on the wish list is for government to adopt the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group and regulate property agents. This it is hoped will […]

New funding announced by the Government to tackle criminal landlords is welcome, but is nowhere near enough says the country’s leading landlords’ organisation. Ministers have announced that local authorities will be able to access almost £4 million in new funding, as part of what it describes as a “crackdown on criminal landlords” for 2019/20. This […]

Hi all, I am in need of some advice please. I had a repossession hearing under section 8 non payment of rent. The tenant showed up and claimed disrepair. The judge wasn’t happy and had a go at them, but said he had to give them 14 days to file a defence and adjourned till […]

With an impending General Election and none of the established political parties vying for the Landlord vote, will it be a case of holding your nose and supporting the least worst option? As a snap shot for the PRS please be our guest in completing our polls below for who you would consider now and […]

Councils across the country will be able to access almost £4 million in new funding, as part of a crackdown on criminal landlords, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced. This will support councils who can bid for a slice of funding to step up enforcement action against landlords who break the law and provide inadequate […]

Some figures enclosed, some of you landlords may enjoy for your ammunition elsewhere. Click here to download Selective Licensing Update pdf. What is interesting to me is only 642 licenses have been issued. Imagine if you had to wait that long 16 months for your car MOT or driving License. After having paid £780. Approx […]

A collection of campaign groups and think tanks have come together to create a Manifesto for renters in the hope of influencing political parties in the coming General Election. The Group Includes Generation Rent, New Economics Foundation, the London Renters Union, Tenants Union UK and ACORN. Their agenda is to ban Section 21 evictions, introduce […]

Webinar: Rapid eviction of tenants from a residential property This webinar is for landlords, legal professionals and property agents and will run through the eviction process for residential tenants. It will take place on: Wed, Nov 20, 2019 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm GMT Click Here to take part. In the late 1970’s we started […]

Prominent leasehold reform campaigner Louie Burns has published a 10-point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform, following the delay to the publication of the Law Commission’s report on improving the lease extension process. Louie Burns, Managing Director of enfranchisement specialists The Leasehold Solutions Group, said: “Empty promises on leasehold reform are all leaseholders have heard over the last three years. […]

I have two concerns in relation to our tenants who moved out yesterday. 1) The flat was cleaned well, but not at the level when they moved in. Cleanliness means different things to different people and therefore difficult to prove or have an argument unless it is something extreme and obvious. We asked a cleaner […]

The Government will launch a consultation on proposals to give police new powers to arrest and seize the property and vehicles of trespassers who set up unauthorised caravan sites. Currently such trespassing is defined in law as a civil matter, but the Home Office is consulting on making it a criminal offence. Home Secretary Priti […]

The number of laws creating an obligation on private landlords has increased by 32% since 2010. According to a new analysis by the Residential Landlords Association, the total number of regulations affecting landlords has increased to 156, up from 118 when the Conservative-led coalition government came to power. The RLA is warning that the increase […]

In the midst of one of the UK’s largest online letting agencies closing its doors to new business and others losing money raised from Crowdfunding hand over first, LettingSupermarket.com are well and truly bucking the trend. They successfully completed two crowdfunding campaigns in 2015 and 2016 and raised £375,000 of seed funding from 121 investors […]

LLP or LTD Co.? We are a group of 4 individuals – all 40% tax payers looking to do a Commercial to Residential flip. Gross Development Value (GDV) £2.2M Net profit £450k (when the last of the 12 Residential units has sold!) We will be borrowing from friends and family as well as the “banks” […]

I had cause to report the threatening behaviour of a male tenant to the Police. The tenant was British White in terms of appearance. I did not mention this and reported nothing about either his nationality or his appearance. I then hear back from Kent Police that there were “racial undertones” in my reporting this […]