Landlords fearing a fall in income and a rise in voids over the festive period have nothing to fear - it appears the lettings market is still in full swing, despite winter.According to the latest index from PropTech supplier Goodlord, voids held steady month on month...
A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy to let properties - see here Sam Clark is a former Conservative councillor living in Epping Forest in the south east of England, and writes on...
Northumbria Law School and the Open University are conducting research into whether private landlords rent to tenants with pets and the issues and/or benefits of doing so. The organisations are asking that any private landlords who currently rent out property in...
The majority of the buy-to-let community say they would prefer not to be called “landlords”, according to research from mortgage intermediary Mortgages For Business.Some parts of the US media, including regional divisions of NBC, have reportedly stopped using the word...
Speculation is growing that Purplebricks is preparing to offload its lettings business after allegedly putting thousands of landlords at risk of being fined after failing to follow basic tenancy law. Recent regulatory failings have had an adverse impact on the...
Self-managing landlords who think they don’t have the same compliance obligations as agents could face serious repercussions, Trading Standards chiefs have warned At a rental round table debate led by PropTech supplier PayProp, Emma Cooke - policy and information...
A council has obtained a banning order on a landlord in a ruling that is the first of its kind in the area.This follows the prosecution by Welwyn Hatfield council of Faraz Bucha, a Hatfield-based landlord, and his management company Captain Solutions for safety...
Which? magazine have published the 11 things they believe landlords should look out for in 2022. It can be seen here, and says: 1. Eviction reforms and lifetime deposits In 2019, the government consulted on abolishing Section 21 – a clause which allows landlords to...
A council in the south of England is urgently looking for private landlords with self-contained one bedroomed flats or studios to house residents in need.Maidstone council’s Housing First scheme provides support to the landlord throughout the whole life of the tenancy...
Landlord Law have just published a blog looking back at the year. It can be seen here, and says: January 2021 We firstly looked at scams that landlords may come into contact with and tips on how to deal with them. Since it was the start of the new year, we...
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