by peter littlewood | May 26, 2023 | Renters Reform Bill
The current Housing Ombudsman, Richard Blakeway has written a piece in the Conservative Home website, that has stated that private landlords have no reason to dread the expansion of an Ombudsman service into the buy-to-let sector. Blakeway’s argument is premised on...
by peter littlewood | May 26, 2023 | News
Within the Renters Reform Bill, the government makes a commitment to establish a new Property Portal that would include all the vital information agents, tenants, and landlords need to know. This information would range from legal requirements to rights and the...
by peter littlewood | May 24, 2023 | Green issues
This is Money are reporting on a study they have done that shows ‘Hundreds of thousands of UK homes have had boiler ‘upgrades’ fitted which, instead of saving them money as promised, rack up energy bills by hundreds of pounds. This is Money has learned...
by peter littlewood | May 24, 2023 | Tax & Other Financial
Empiric Student Property said revenue occupancy for academic year 2023-24 now at 86% and continuing to track significantly ahead of prior year. Like-for-like growth in average weekly rents for academic year 2023-24 is now expected to exceed 7%. “The booking...
by peter littlewood | May 24, 2023 | Tax & Other Financial
Private renters are almost twice as likely to be struggling with problem levels of debt than the general population, with a sharp rise in the numbers in serious financial difficulty since January, research shows. The figures come against a backdrop of private rents in...
