by peter littlewood | Apr 13, 2023 | News
Holiday home owners will be forced to get planning permission to let their properties under government plans to protect 'cherished towns'. This is in addition to the consultation announced on a registration scheme for short-term lets in England The rules are set to...
by peter littlewood | Apr 13, 2023 | Licensing
A Dagenham man has been ordered to pay thousands in fines after he was found to be renting three properties without a licence. The properties of Gurbachan Matharu were investigated after they were affected by fires that took place in Dagenham last year. The case was...
by peter littlewood | Apr 12, 2023 | Industry News
Research by lettings agency Leaders Romans Group involving 271 landlords found that 80 per cent of landlords have never used Section 21. Of those that had, six per cent did so when the tenant was in breach of the lease and only three per cent where the tenant was not...
by peter littlewood | Apr 12, 2023 | Industry News
Phil Spencer has written in the Estate Agents Today, welcoming the introduction of he first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK. It can be seen here, and explains that ‘the Property Logbook is exactly that, an online version of the logbook we’re used to having for...
by peter littlewood | Apr 12, 2023 | Political
On 29 March 2023 the Domestic Abuse Commissioner and domestic abuse support organisations expressed disappointment at the content of the long-awaited Victims and Prisoners Bill which was presented to Parliament on that day. The bill has received its first reading and...