I’d particularly welcome comments from those within the letting business’ or especially those 118 members with legal qualification please. Last year my tenant abandoned the property half way into a fixed term tenancy, leaving rent arrears and many items damaged and lost. Furthermore she did not return the keys so an Abandonment Notice was issued […]

Landlords and agents will need to be especially careful taking holding deposits when the Tenant Fees Act 2019 comes in to force on June 1st. No more than “one week’s rent” may be taken. That is defined as “the amount of the annual rent payable in respect of the tenancy immediately after its grant, renewal […]

A friend of mine agreed with his landlord/owner (a relative) 2007 to pay the mortgage on the verbal agreement that the property would be transferred into his name. Every mortgage payment has been made on time and directly to the bank, since the agreement was made. Recently the owner has indicated that he wants to […]

The RLA has surveyed more than 6,500 landlords and agents finding more than 46% now plan to sell some or all of their rental property following government announced plans to scrap Section 21 repossessions. The research also found an additional 40% of landlords were waiting to make a decision based on it becoming clearer in […]

Following the Government role out of Universal Credit, which replaced many existing social security benefits (including housing), Caridon Landlord Solutions has been helping landlords to prepare for the changes. The challenges that both landlords and tenants have faced during the transition have been numerous, which is why Caridon Landlord Solutions was set up, helping to […]

The Landlords Alliance was set up to represent and fight for private landlords. We never planned or envisaged getting into politics; yet events have forced us to confront reality. May’s failed administration wants to scrap Section 21s, which will create potential lifetime tenancies and prevent landlords from having control over their own property. Until and […]

Has anyone converted a BTL to FHL (furnished holiday let)? After 11 yrs in residency one of my lovely tenants is leaving. Since this flat is a 5 min walk from Bournemouth’s best beaches, restaurants and bars, I am exploring the option of Holiday let. Since the Government is penalising Landlords with Section 24, the […]

Ranjan Bhattacharya – Baker Street Property Meet In 2016, Chancellor George Osborne introduced a 3% SDLT surcharge on all investment property purchases. Many buy to let investors stopped buying in high value areas like London and the South East because the SDLT surcharge made the purchase uneconomic. But if you know how, the 3% SDLT […]

Private landlords have lost faith in the Conservative Party, with only 15.75% of NLA members now saying they would support them in an election. Are Landlords now the elephant in the room for the Tories? This polling, conducted shortly after the once strongly pro-business party announced its intention to abolish the no fault section 21 possession process and end fixed-term […]

My Son lived at home with us in Surrey until he went to work in Canada 9 years ago. He bought a home there. He has now returned to the UK after selling up in Canada and has bought a home in Yorkshire. He was charged 3% stamp duty. QUESTION: As he is a first-time […]

I decided to rent my property, as I was moving to India for an year to take care of my ill parents. I’ve handed over my property keys to the letting agent who I know and said that he has recently started his own letting agency, we’ve agreed on a fully managed service. Things I […]

We have come across an interesting wrinkle in building control. We own a lot of apartments in a building (about 25% of the building) and have been issued with LABC building control completion certs for each unit with no caveat on them. We have recently been told as we are dealing with a potential cladding issue […]

Make No mistake both The Conservative Party and The Labour Party intend to Nationalise The Private Sector Landlord. The scrapping of the Section 21 Notice, which both are committed to, means just one thing. Lifetime tenancies! For the Private Sector Landlord (PSL) he will never get his money out and we will be back in […]

Founder of Landlord Action, Paul Shamplina, has written to the Housing Minister, Heather Wheeler, inviting her to gain a greater understanding of the possession process before making drastic reforms.  This comes after a survey¹ carried out by Landlord Action has revealed that 38% of landlords will consider selling up if the Government goes ahead with […]

And so the onslaught against private landlords continues. Earlier this month, we were shocked to hear that a cornerstone of tenancy law in the UK was to be overturned, with the scrapping of Section 21. Farcically, we were told that a consultation would take place after the decision had been made. This was an unexpected […]

Dr Rosalind Beck wrote an article for Conservative home titled, ‘It’s not just EU policy that’s driving conservative voters towards the Brexit Party.’ Click here to view the full article. In this article Dr Beck quotes that 40% of Tory councillors and 60% of Tory activists say they will vote for the Brexit Party and […]

The European Elections are on us next week. If you wish to exercise a Protest Vote then do so with care. If you wish to not vote for the Party you normally vote for that is one vote less for that Party! However, if you vote for another major party you could well jumping out […]

Hi everyone, We are in the process of buying a property and we have just found out that the loft conversion (into a bedroom) was done without planning permission or building regulations. This work was done probably over 25 years ago (windows are dated 1993) well before the current owners moved in. I asked my […]

Landlords be warned – From 1st June 2019 if you take a holding deposit (which must not exceed one week’s rent) ahead of a new letting, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 says it must be repaid if you go ahead with the tenancy agreement. Yes, if you complete the tenancy, you are supposed to repay the […]

Firstly, I would like to welcome our new members who joined over the last few weeks. Your support is vital to our cause. The Alliance will be releasing a major press statement next week with further progress. However, from our constructive meeting with Sefton council, landlords nationwide can now refuse to engage with or proceed […]

We bought the property in 1988 for 79K. its current value is 500 – 550K. In 2011 I became ill and could no longer work so we rented out the property in Wokingham as it was cheaper to live on one salary in the north where we had bought another property. Question: Do we sell […]