Landlords are urging the government to back longer tenancies in rented housing to meet the needs of the growing numbers of families with children who rely on the sector for their home. Almost 40 per cent of private rented homes have at least one child living in them, with such families seeking long term stability […]

National Landlord Investment Show will celebrate 60 shows since their launch at the Manchester Show next week October 9th 2018 The UK’s leading property investment event arrives in Manchester for its 5th year on October 9th at Manchester United FC. After an unbeatable 5 years so far, the UK’s leading property investment event will bring […]

I’m in the middle of evicting a tenant for rent arrears. Section 8 Notice was now served and expired with no action from the tenant. I’ve initiated the next step and have informed my solicitors well in advance that I was out of the country for two weeks and wouldn’t be able to attend court […]

As I mentioned previously, Polly Neate appeared about 5 and a half minutes into the Tonight programme last week called Britain’s Property Crisis. Click Here to view Polly said “These so-called Section 21 evictions, or no-fault evictions, meaning no fault on behalf of the tenant, are actually the single biggest cause of homelessness in the […]

My wife and I are in our 70’s and our property has a sizeable garden which we want to split to allow our daughter and partner to build their own property. We will be gifting the property to them which at this stage does not have planning permission, but this will be forthcoming in due […]

There are calls for landlords to carry out an annual property MOT on all properties they rent. The MOT would be similar to those carried out on cars and would give tenants peace of mind when renting a property. The MOT would cover aspects of the property such as gas and electrical safety and rising […]

This article will cover the steps landlords can take if they experience antisocial behaviour on their property. Antisocial behaviour can range from late night loud music to damaging property or threatening neighbors. Some unfortunate landlords may even experience criminal activity such as drug dealing or prostitution in their rental property. The first contact that the […]

Polly Neate took part in the Tonight programme last week called Britain’s Property Crisis. Click Here to see episode. She said, just about 5 and a half minutes into the programme “At Shelter we see, every day, people who’ve been evicted for absolutely no reason, so they have been paying their rent, they haven’t damaged […]

We have 3 properties. The landlord owns the freehold and estate agency below our 3 flats. We are the only people who own flats in this block. His wife runs a letting agency. She rented the 3 flats out for us, took deductions from our rental income to pay for her services, Vat, and also […]

Thoughts and any advice please ref UKAR/Mortgage Express. I have 18 Mortgages with them all around 10 years old. (out of a portfolio of approx 70) I asked them in March this year if I could sell a property without them using their right to consolidate. They said yes and sent through a redemption statement […]

I believe that after buying the freehold of a house converted into 2 flats and due to my disabilities a group of people including my tenant who lives abroad, her solicitor, a management company, and another solicitor who worked for both sides have conspired to get their hands on my property. I am not the […]

Extra stamp duty is likely to result in a reduction in transactions and the slowing of housebuilding. With new housing starts across London falling from 33,722 in 2015 to 27,259 last year, a report in today’s (3 October 2018) Financial Times, reveals that proposed plans by the government to raise Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) […]

Shawbrook Bank have released their 2018 Buy to Let report and it contains some of the most succinct analysis and graphs of the current BTL market and Tax regime for Landlords seen. Click Here to download the full report. “In this report, we update our Buy-to-let (BTL) market analysis, and dive deeper into the effects […]

Update: Please now email your pledges to [email protected] For the past 18 months, I have mulled over the idea of setting up a new National Landlords association. I won’t bore readers to death explaining why. We all know how frustrated and sickened the community is with the other main associations failing to aggressively fight our […]

The court hearing described below took place recently, but the subsequent conversation is imagined. Hello darling, how was your day with Shelter? Oh darling, it was wonderful, I am on cloud nine.  I managed to stop eviction proceedings in court – on a technicality! That’s marvelous, the people who put money in the collection tins […]

My buying solicitor back in 2006 had the previous owners charge removed from the property. However, I have found out it is still on the restrictions. The now selling solicitors want to charge me £150 plus vat to remove it this old restriction from Land Registry. Does this seems a bit pricey and can I […]

A friend had all his referencing completed by an ARLA agent who insisted on the whole professional shebang…. just as they should, as I would expect to happen. Pity this standard didn’t apply to the property they were representing! On move in day my friend found the previous tenants’ wet double mattress still in the […]

Comparethemarket.com commissioned a poll by Populus between 6-10 September 2018 based on only 1,000 UK adults who are also renters. It is not clear how the demographic of renters is made up and how they were contacted in the Press release. Calculated conclusions were then extrapolated using data from the English Housing Survey from the […]

Commenting on James Brokenshire’s announcement of a New Homes Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, The Property Ombudsman says: “We welcome the news that Government will launch a New Homes Ombudsman. We have always agreed that new homes should be covered by an Ombudsman, as consumers have no idea that when they buy a new home directly from […]

Calling Landlords – I’ve had a County Court request come through today for one of our current tenants of which we had failed to insure their deposit. This was pure human error where my husband was admitted to hospital for a severe heart operation at only 44 years old literally just after she’d rented from […]

Hi, Please can I ask if anybody knows of any replacement boiler grants that are still available. The tenant I have is a single mum on child tax credits. The property is a 2 bed, mid terraced house. Thank you very much if you are able to point me in the right direction. Nigel