by peter littlewood | Sep 14, 2023 | Licensing
Property118 has published a special report saying that ‘Up and down the country landlords are caught in the trap of having to pay for a selective licence. These licenses aren’t cheap and for the money landlords spend, councils don’t appear to be inspecting...
by peter littlewood | Sep 14, 2023 | Industry News
A new report on the state of the lettings industry suggests figures are growing fearful of the impact of the Renters Reform Bill. Some 43 per cent of agents feel either somewhat or very pessimistic about the Bill. However 29 per cent are feeling optimistic about the...
by peter littlewood | Sep 14, 2023 | Industry News
Goodlord and Vouch have today released the sixth annual State of the Lettings Industry report, which brings together the views of more than 2,000 letting agents, landlords and tenants from across England, Wales, and Scotland, who were surveyed on more than 100 topics....
by peter littlewood | Sep 14, 2023 | Tax & Other Financial
Landlords can access the funding from the local authority Disabled Facilities Grant, providing they have a tenant living in the property that requires the adaptation. Currently, DFG’s can be used to fund up to £30,000 towards adaptation in any one home in England. The...
by peter littlewood | Sep 14, 2023 | Industry News
A growing trend for landlords in the capital to include rent review clauses in tenancies has been labelled “unfair and coercive”. The new practice among London letting agents is being driven directly by their landlords, according to The i, which sees a property...