One letting agency I know of is is charging students huge admin fees even though they don’t start their tenancies until September on the basis that they have to pay it now prior to the ban coming into force? Therefore, the question is if the fees ban is in force for all tenancies that start after […]

Charles Darwin once said; “it is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” When the former Chancellor of The Exchequer George Osborne announced in the Summer Budget 2015 that the basis of taxation for individual landlords was to […]

There are few restrictions on who can be a partner. Both natural and artificial persons, such as companies, can be partners. It is not a requirement of partnership that each member is physically capable of performing the full range of the activities of the partnership business, but each must be capable of performing a part […]

Every year it looks as if things CANNOT get more complicated and difficult and every year it just seems to get worse! This year we have: New laws on energy efficiency and utilities New laws on property ‘fitness for habitation’ New laws on tenant fees and deposits Not to mention the government’s declared intention to […]

Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers will be presenting an overview of several landlords tax strategies at the pin Swindon Meeting property networking event Wednesday 24th April 2019. The event will start at 6:00pm until 9:00pm and will be free for guests of Mark Smith that have not previously […]

A new team has been set up to provide greater protection for renters in England from letting agents who charge illegal tenant fees. This follows legislation that will ban tenant fees in the private sector in England from 1 June 2019. The new enforcement team – being led by National Trading Standards – will be […]

My tenant told me that his father (an electrician) would do a minor repair in the flat he rents. A quote for the job seemed okay so the tenant said he would pay and I could knock it off the rent. Next month he confirmed work had been done, but cost a bit more and […]

Hello, I want to be able to apply for specialist BTL, commercial, bridging etc loans myself without having to go through a broker. After two failed BTL applications I’ve made a point to read every word of lenders criteria and understand it as much as possible, in fact i really enjoy the process being an […]

The National landlords Alliance, while profoundly disagreeing with the approach of the NLA and RLA, believe that we should all put our differences aside and hold an emergency summit without delay to discuss and agree a common approach to the proposed abolition of section 21. Also to rethink our position on section 24, a fight […]

I have just came across the following information which I had not heard about previously which may impact some P118 members. This news was released at 7.20pm on the eve of the Brexit vote and could “cost” some pensioners up to £7,000 pa in lost pension credit. In short: Couples where one is over the […]

Abolishing Section 21 without making Section 8 fully “fit for purpose” will have dire consequences on our housing supply. Yesterday (15th April 2019), the government has outlined plans to consult on new legislation to abolish Section 21 in a bid to end so called ‘no-fault’ evictions. Although this is not a surprise move, it is […]

The Mirror has revealed 16 MPs who invest in Buy to Let in London and still claim rental expenses from the taxpayer for staying in the city! This is after the Tory government announced its latest attack on the Private Rental Sector with a proposed ban on the use of Section 21 evictions leaving effectively […]

Following the Panorama BBC TV Programme of 18th March 2019 the situation is that 60% of the tenants of Grice Close have now moved out. Who needs a Section 21 if you have Panorama! It does the job for you! One tenant said that they know nothing of what is going on! That is true, […]

Hi all, I am wondering if you can help me clarify if i am exempt of the 3% surcharge on my first main residence in the UK. I currently consider my rental property as my main residence for past 3 years in the UK since moving from Australia. I own a BTL in my home […]

When the Alliance was born last year, one of the first points we made was about the inevitable abolition of Section 21. Sadly it has now come to pass on the back of lies purveyed by fools. We stated that we would be different and would not flog products as the other organisations do. Our […]

I am a solicitor and a consultant with DMH Stallard LLP and have been a PRS landlord for 30 years. The Tenant Fees Act 2019 which comes into force on 1st June 2019 applies to fees paid in connection with lettings of residential property by Private Rented Sector (PRS) landlords. There are some transitional provisions […]

The government will shortly launch a new consultation on proposals to remove the ability of landlords to use ‘no fault’ evictions under Section 21 of the 1988 Housing Act. The government will collaborate with and listen to tenants, landlords and others in the private rented sector to develop a new deal for renting. The government […]

Prime Minister, Theresa May, has announced she plans to ban the use of Section 21 or what is termed as so-called ‘no-fault evictions’ in England. The PM said: “Everyone in the private sector has the right to feel secure in their home, settled in their community and able to plan for the future with confidence.” […]

PRS warns of “serious dangers” to the supply of rental housing for vulnerable tenants as a result of government plans to axe Section 21. The Government is proposing a consultation on the abolition of Section 21, so called  ‘no fault’, repossessions in the private rented sector in favour of improving the court system to ensure […]

Today, the Government announced its intention to abolish Section 21 notices for eviction, in an effort to create open ended tenancies for all private renters. Section 8 evictions are also set to be reformed, with a consultation launching shortly. Tenants are rarely evicted via Section 21 notices unless their landlord has a genuine reason for […]

Mark Drakeford AM, the Leader of Welsh Labour and First Minister of Wales announced that the Welsh Government will be banning Section 21. With the Government’s own data showing that it takes over five months from a private landlord applying to the courts for a property to be repossessed to it actually happening, the RLA […]