by peter littlewood | Aug 17, 2023 | Industry News
Landlord Zone are running an article reporting that Jo Eccles, founder and MD of Eccord, which manages £1.5 billion worth of residential property in prime central London for portfolio and individual landlords, says: “Those with the financial flexibility are...
by peter littlewood | Aug 17, 2023 | Industry News
Empiric Student Property said it saw a "very strong start" to 2023, as revenue rose 16% year-on-year. However, pretax profit dropped to GBP24.6 million from GBP70.3 million, owing to fewer gains on the fair value of investment property. "Having effectively filled our...
by peter littlewood | Aug 16, 2023 | Tax & Other Financial
The government has updated the procedure for a landlord to request a direct deduction from a tenant’s benefits to pay for rent arrears and for it to be paid directly to the landlord. It can be seen here. Landlords can also request direct rent payments if these have...
by peter littlewood | Aug 15, 2023 | Leasehold
The Building Safety Act 2022 introduced landlord and leaseholder certificates to help leaseholders understand which protections against the cost of remedial works apply to them and to reduce the information sharing requirement that is essential to determine liability...
by peter littlewood | Aug 14, 2023 | Industry News
Law firm, Brevis Law, has drawn attention to the extensive implications of the recent government decision to significantly increase fines for UK employers and landlords who provide work or accommodation to migrants arriving through irregular routes. This development...