Today we have taken on the following case: In March the landlord granted a Tenancy to a tenant who informed him she was on Universal Credit. Unsure of the new scheme and not swayed by the bad press the optimistic landlord decided to give it a go. The landlord was informed by the tenant that […]

With huge amounts of regeneration underway in Newcastle city centre, the capital of the North East is bolstering its reputation as one of the UK’s most attractive cities for renters, but the city is only just beginning to cater for it. The city has been densely populated by students for a number of years, with […]

I have decided to sell one of my properties but I’m trying to find a way of selling with the tenants in situ. They are wonderful tenants who have rented from me for several years and I’m trying to do right by them. Are there any firms/individuals who buy tenanted properties? I know I won’t […]

I own a property which I purchased 11 years ago with an in-situ tenant who is under an old style Assured Tenancy (not an AST). Unfortunately the housing association I originally bought the house from claimed not to have a copy of the tenancy agreement and the tenant himself had lost his copy over the […]

We have a tenant finding it hard to find a property to move to. A developer let them move into a new house which is now for sold STC but the wave of Landlords selling is tightening supply so they can’t find anywhere. They have an expired S21, but now owe three months rent too. […]

I’ve recently been asked to help some elderly friends manage their property (I’m not in this field – it’s as a favour to them due to the abuse they get from the tenants). The tenants have been in the property since 1998, with no updated tenancy agreement since 2007. When taking over I have placed […]

Situated in the Manchester City Regeneration Area, Signature Mill is a conversion of an old textile mill offering panoramic views over Manchester’s city centre. Due to Manchester’s increasing desirability, house prices are predicted to grow by 26.4% over the next five years, and the rental market is expected to grow by 4.2% every year for […]

In Jeremy Corbyn’s speech at the Labour party conference today in Brighton he committed the party to introducing rent controls if they got into power. In his speech Corbyn said:”We will control rents, when the young generation’s housing costs are three times more than that of their grandparents. That is unsustainable.” “Homes should be for […]

The Charitable Foundation of TDS deposit protection scheme made £94,054.94 in awards in latest round of funding. It hopes to break £500k in total by the next round of funding The TDS Charitable Foundation awarded over £94,000 to organisations to advance education on housing rights and obligations in the PRS. Now in its ninth round […]

If I do not continue to let out homes as a result of section 24 who will provide the housing? Are there other options for renters aside from council and social options? I am Intrigued to know if there are any other groups, aside from private landlords in the market as I have never come […]

Caridon Landlord Solutions are pleased to announce that we are partnering with Property118 to bring to our readers Welfare Reform Week. Throughout this week we will be providing free online advice to landlord’s with tenants that are in receipt of benefit’s covering various topics from: Housing Benefit overpayments Housing Benefit Suspensions to Universal Credit direct […]

After some advice, as have been a bit naive and hit a brick wall. I am looking to borrow more money against a property which has some equity in it, but is not due for remortgage yet. My thinking is that I’d like to have some money available should an opportunity come up to invest […]

The Latest figures from the ARLA Propertymark report shows that in August agents reported 35% of landlords increasing rental costs to tenants. This figure has risen from 27% last year and is the highest figure since July 2015 at 37%. This compares to only 2% of tenants who were able to achieve a rent reduction. […]

I rented my property and once the tenant moved out she left owing nearly £700 in utility bills. She contacted the gas company and said she was just renting a room from me and that I was responsible for the bills. This of course wasn’t true, this has gone on for over 2 years, she […]

We demolished an existing garage and rebuilt it with a small flat above about 5 years ago. The planning terms were that only friends or family could stay in the annex. It’s self-contained and has its own drive and entrance. We’ve recently moved to Portugal and rented out the main house. My husband’s internet business […]

The UK housing shortage will not be successfully addressed if we rely entirely on the major house builders. This is the view that was expressed by the government housing White Paper at the beginning of the year, which recognised both the importance of creating a diverse construction sector and the significant contribution that can be […]

A fake landlord used Facebook to copy and paste property details and pictures from a rental listing on Rightmove and scammed prospective tenants from Plymouth out of £1,200. Jenny Foster-Mitchell, who was taken in by the imposter, reported to the local paper The Herald (click here to see article) saying: “The house was listed at […]

Ahead of the Chancellor’s next budget on the 22nd of November the National Landlords Association (NLA) has made representation to HM Treasury focusing on support for investment in the Private Rental Sector (PRS) and implementation of the Homelessness Reduction Act. The summary of the recommendations are: 1) Embark on an immediate review of the removal […]

Once again, after I have given 2 months notice to quit to tenants, they have failed to pay the rent due for the last month of their tenancy. These particular tenants won’t enter into a discussion about it and won’t let me into the property to inspect it so that I can write a reference […]

An article in the Guardian yesterday purporting to expose rogue landlords had the headline “London council finds 35 men living in one three bedroom house” In the property eight men were found with wall to wall mattresses in one room. Click here to read the full article. However, the owner, Dr. Sunil Hathi, has threatened […]

Following hot on the heels of Belvoir’s tongue-in-cheek #LittleAgents video, which received over two million hits, the UK’s largest High Street property franchise has launched a second, more emotive video to capture the excitement, stress and occasional sadness that a house move can bring. “Moving house can be a very emotional time for people, as […]