I have two properties in Wales. One I manage myself and the other, up until now has been managed by a letting agent. I decided some time ago to take over the management myself and duly gave 3 months notice to the letting company that I wished to do so. At that time I also […]

National Landlord Investment Show is heading back to London Olympia on June 14th. Due to the success of the March show at London Olympia which seen over 4,000 UK portfolio Landlords in attendance we are delighted to be back at this fantastic iconic venue for our 57th show since our launch in 2013. The Olympia […]

Martin Silman, Chairman of Portsmouth & District Private Landlords Association “PDPLA” said: “The Portsmouth & District Private Landlords Association (PDPLA) represents around 500 landlords in South East Hampshire and exists to educate, inform and represent its members. We support the Section 24 billboard campaign as apart from the impact on our members, we know the […]

Despite Brexit uncertainty and a slump in economic growth¹, the UK property sector is seeing annual house price of 2.2% however “Housing demand has softened in the early months of 2018². London was the only region to experience house price falls. Prices in the capital were one percent lower than a year ago, the first […]

The GMB Union conducted a research study on the average rental costs of 2 bed flats in England compared to wage rises during the period 2007 to 2017. Overall rents have doubled compared to wages with increases of 18.2% for rental costs over the period compared to wage inflation of just 9.8%. The average cost […]

With the last weekend’s thunderstorms and rain, water leaked into the 1st floor flat and I am owner occupier below on the ground floor. The rain water didn’t effect us, but now and then gutters do not cope with the rain. it happened last year once as well. A leaseholder is demanding payment for a […]

How do we go about evicting a “tenant” who was not on the Tenancy Agreement? Our original tenancy agreement was made with the husband (he is married and lived with his wife there and has a son, now aged 13 also in the house), but his wife was not on the original tenancy agreement, only […]

On Thursday 24th May 2018 ‘Rumble with the Agents’, an annual white-collar charity boxing event held at The Holiday Inn Finchley Central, in association with Landlord Action and sponsored by Hamilton Fraser, raised £16,300 for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. The night saw ten property professionals, with little or no previous boxing experience, from companies such […]

In July 2006, I bought a 2 bedroom flat and leased it out to a company called London Housing Solutions (LHS). This company was featured on channel 4 in 2013. They sub let it and paid me a guaranteed rent each month in arrears. I did not receive a deposit. In 2012, the company went […]

The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) is bringing a case to court this week claiming that forcing landlords to check tenants have the right to reside in the UK during the tenancy is causing serious discrimination against immigrants who do not have a British passport. It has always been claimed by landlords […]

Our property has been let directly to the local authority with consent for them to sublet to house temporary residents. The contract states that the local authority is responsible for the sourcing of the tenants and the management of the property during the term of the contract. Upon letting the property we were informed a […]

By “Home Provider” Is “AgencyInsider” an estate agent who doesn’t remember the past and makes sweeping assertions without evidence or is he an impostor who doesn’t know the past and makes sweeping assertions without evidence?  Please vote Agent or Impostor below. Last week Property Industry Eye published an article about the dramatic reduction in BTL […]

A warning from our accountants Pacific Ltd. We have received reports of client’s receiving automated telephone messages which state that HMRC are filing a lawsuit against them.  The communications may include an amount of money that is owed and encourage you to telephone a number to make a payment. THESE TELEPHONE MESSAGES ARE A SCAM. […]

Lindors is a new luxury retirement retreat based in the Wye Valley area of Gloucestershire. Wye Valley is one of the most dramatic lowland landscapes in Southern Britain and is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that covers 128 square miles from Mordiford near Hereford in the north, to Chepstow in the south. Throughout 2018 […]

Military personnel who rent their homes out whilst stationed away are being hit by the Government’s Section 24 tax hikes on private rented housing. A report by the Royal United Services Institute said 59% of married members of the armed services own their own home and for those who rent this out when they are […]

I am very worried and hope that some of the property 118 members can advise me. Long story short: I inherited a property from a close family member when she died. Pending and since probate was obtained I have continued to make all the mortgage payments (interest only mortgage) on the property out of my […]

ARLA Propertymark April Private Rented Sector (PRS) report. Landlords selling their buy-to-let In April, letting agents saw the highest number of landlords selling their buy-to-let (BTL) properties since records began in 2015. The number of landlords exiting the market rose to five per branch, up from four in March In March, the figure rose for […]

After two successful crowd funding projects, which were aimed at planning gains and considered to be high risk, we are happy to say that the success and the test of time delivered results which led to all investors being paid back with a profit. In my opinion crowd funding has a very strong place and […]

In October mandatory licensing is being extended to include all 3 storey HMO’s and all HMO’s with 5 or more occupants living there as 2 or more households. This affects small HMO’s eg student houses. Unfortunately I will now have to get a couple of properties licensed.   The application for my borough asks if you have planning permission […]

Figures from the Home Office indicate 405 fines have been handed out to landlords in total during the government’s ‘hostile environment’ crack down on illegal immigration (see diagram to the right). The total cost of these penalties to landlords came to over £265,000. This makes the average fine approximately £654. However, penalties can range from: […]

A tenant has recently vacated my property which was rented through a letting agent. The letting agent stopped trading during the duration of the tenancy and its now come to light that they didn’t lodge the deposit with the DPS as was stated on the tenancy agreement. Where do I stand as the landlord regarding […]