In association with Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers, we have put together a PowerPoint Show which can be watched free of charge from the comfort of your own PC, Apple Mac, Smart Phone or Tablet. The presentation provides an outline of a variety of tax planning opportunities available to landlords with anything […]

The social sector in Northern Ireland (NI) does not have the resources to meet the needs of all those who are homeless or in housing stress. Clark Bailie says this is why the NI Housing Executive is reviewing the private rented sector (PRS). Clark Bailie is the chief executive of Northern Ireland Housing Executive. While […]

I am looking for some advice in regards to overpaid rent and if the Landlord has a right to take deductions from this. Some background info which I will list in point form for ease of reading. – We were tenants on the usual tenancy agreement. – The rent increased which we were agreeable to, […]

Under the current Tenant Fees Bill the proposed maximum tenant deposit will be 6 weeks rent. However, Shadow Housing Minister, Melanie Onn, wants this to be a 3 week maximum saying: “Labour is fighting for a new three-week limit for rent deposits. The current deal for private renters is unacceptable. Labour in government would do […]

Every month I read enough conflicting reports on house prices to make your head spin. Some up, some down, some the lowest since and some the highest since etc etc. The housing market cannot be defined or predicted by one month’s set of figures from various reports that calculate the statistics in vastly different ways. […]

Sounds unbelievable, but my landlord just called a locksmith to come and change the locks and has taken possession of his house without any kind of legal process. I caught him in the act and made a video. He thinks he can just do this because “It’s my house”. He called a locksmith and drilled […]

Recently we have had 3 cases where workmen have been sent out due to problems reported by tenants. The first was a tenant saying there was a problem with a TV aerial, the second a leak from a washing machine and the third an oven not reaching temperature. The reports received by the workmen were […]

The High Court yesterday permitted a Judicial review of the governments controversial Right to Rent legislation which forces landlords to take on the responsibility of customs/border officials. The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) is claiming that forcing landlords to check tenants have the right to reside in the UK during the tenancy […]

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. […]