by peter littlewood | Sep 18, 2023 | Tax & Other Financial
Rightmove said UK asking prices rose by 0.4% in September after falling by 1.9% in August. However, the rise is below the 10-year average of 0.6%, home sales are down 7% versus 2019 pre-Covid, and asking price reductions reached a 12-year high. Nonetheless, the...
by peter littlewood | Sep 18, 2023 | Green issues
Research carried out for Foundation Home Loans has shown that 71% of the nearly 1,000 landlords it quizzed said they were unlikely to buy a property which has an EPC rating of less than C, with portfolio landlords more likely to be wary of these homes than those with...
by peter littlewood | Sep 18, 2023 | Licensing
Since August 1st, a new law mandating landlords to acquire a selective licence has come into effect in three Brent wards. Landlords renting out properties in Dollis Hill, Harlesden & Kensal Green, and Willesden Green are now legally obliged to possess this...
by peter littlewood | Sep 15, 2023 | Industry News
The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced that a new How To Rent guide will be issued in early October. Private landlords MUST serve the latest version of the guide at the start of any new tenancy and on renewal if there has been an update...
by peter littlewood | Sep 15, 2023 | Industry News
Following a very small poll of landlords - polling firm for real estate investment company Castleforge spoke with 4,162 adults but only 719 identified themselves as private tenants, Sir Bob Neill - a former minister at the Department for Communities and Local...
