I have recently been asked by potential investors to help them understand the benefits of investing and the true net costs taking into account how many properties they have to manage, tax relief and possible future dividends. Therefore having done the calculations in easy tabled format I thought it would be worth sharing this with […]

Nuisance drunken neighbour is harassing, threatening and frightening off my tenants which is costing me a lot of money. Can you please help? I have two flats in a block of 8 flats. Directly above one of my flats is a person that owns his own flat. He doesn’t work and sits at home getting […]

We own a flat, rented to a great tenant, found by an agent, who don’t manage it, we do. We pay them quarterly and they get the tenancy signed and find us a new tenant if we need one – they’ve found us 2 in 6 years. Several months ago they stopped billing us quarterly […]

On Thursday 26th May 2016, ‘Rumble with the Agents’, the white collar charity boxing event held at The Holiday Inn Finchley Central in association with Landlord Action, raised £22,000 for Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice. Noah’s Ark is a North London community based hospice, providing support for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, […]

David Jones the former Welsh Secretary and MP for Clwyd West has written an article in the Conservativehome online magazine titled: Why are we clobbering people who provide homes to rent? Click Here to view the article which is also copied below: “For all the Government’s laudable ambitions to support home ownership, the country still […]

In appreciation for all the emails of support I received from all over the country in regards to my exposure in the flaws of the blanket Selective Licensing of landlords in Liverpool I promised that I would review another scheme.  Last Friday, 27th May 2016, I was interviewed on BBC radio 4 about the sham that is […]

Last week I hosted a very successful meeting in Southport about the sham that is Liverpool”s Selective License scheme.  Liverpool Council have refused to acknowledge that the Information commissioner stated that some of the conditions within their landlord licensing application form breached the DPA. In my opinion, Liverpool Council are holding signed forms which they should now return together with […]

This article was released exclusively on Property118.com at 8pm on Thursday 26th May 2016, the same time as my presentation to landlords attending my Liverpool Landlords Emergency Meeting. Please feel free to share it on social media networks. Press and media may contact me email in the first instance [email protected] Thank you to Mark Alexander and Neil Patterson […]

Housing benefit tenants are set to lose out on private rented homes as landlords look to tenants less prone to missing rental payments, in order to minimise the impact of last year’s Budget. According to the latest research of 1097 respondents from the National Landlords Association (NLA), 60% of landlords report that the Chancellor’s decision […]

New software used by Tenant Assured is said to be able to profile prospective tenants, by using the social media platform of their choice, to assist landlords and agents select applicants. It is also supposed to be able to help ‘check up’ on tenants during the term of the tenancy. Obviously only with an individuals […]

My Father died suddenly, leaving me to manage a small portfolio that provided income for my Mother. I live many miles away and was lucky to find a good agency (After first experiencing a bad one.) Recently the owner sold out to another company. There was no notice, but they assured me the transfer would […]

UK rents are currently rising at the fastest pace since last autumn, according to the latest Index. Rents have risen by 0.3% month on month in April to reach an average of £793 per calendar month across England and Wales. Rents are now at the highest they have ever been in the East Midlands, West […]

You may well have seen the latest articles posted by Larry Sweeney which highlight the flaws in the Liverpool Landlord Licensing scheme. If not you can READ THEM HERE. If there is a sufficient level of interest Larry is prepared to meet groups of landlords throughout the UK to expose the flaws in Landlord Licensing schemes introduced […]

My new letting agents normally sends me a monthly rental statement, but on my May 2016 statement there’s a deduction of £75.00 plus vat. I did received an A4 sheet of paper from the letting agent with the last six months rental and deduction as a tax statement, but thought nothing of it! I questioned […]

Not only does the application form for Liverpool Landlord Licensing fall foul of the Data Protection Act, the scheme rules also fall foul of the De-Regulation Act. I refer to condition 4 of their Landlord License . The Council insist that Landlords issue a section 21 where anti-social behaviour is taking place. Their specified timeline […]

Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDP) schemes are companies approved by the government. They have the authority to govern tenancy deposits and oversee the process of deposit returns, deductions and disputes. Many landlords believe it is okay to let a property to a tenant and not take a deposit. Though in some circumstances it’s okay, it’s not […]

The Deregulation Act 2015 was passed on 26 March 2015 in a bid to reduce some of the burdens of previous legislation which no longer had practical use. The act as a whole covers measures relating to: general and specific areas of business, companies and insolvency the use of land, housing, transport, communications, education and […]

I’ve been contracting through a one-person limited company for 5 years now and have accrued profits that I’d like to invest in Buy to Let properties. I’ve read about setting up an Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to invest through, but what I can’t find any details on are the options for transferring the deposit between […]

Over the years I have done a lot of work to my own properties, because I have been involved in the building trade for many years I am reasonably multi-skilled and as such I have done a lot of work on my properties myself. Most recently I have improved a property significantly and spent about […]

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched a new version of their Fire Safety Logbook which has been endorsed by the Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA). The Fire Safety Logbook aims to help landlords in England and Wales keep a record of their fire safety precautions in one document. The new logbook includes updated regulations […]

We always find that we’re called on more frequently to remove travellers during the spring and summer. With this in mind, The Sheriffs Office will be running a webinar on the removal of travellers from land under a High Court writ or Common Law on Thursday 9th June from 12.30 to 13.30pm. The complimentary webinar […]