A leading lettings agent in the south west is advising landlords to take advantage of a new ‘easy to read’ guide published by the Government.Anyone letting a property is required to provide renters with the standard How To Rent booklet at the start of a new tenancy or...
The Law Society launched new guidance to help home buyers and sellers to understand building safety and cladding issues. The guidance covers: the issues to be investigated before the transaction proceeds, who can conduct the investigation and what solicitors can do to...
EstateAgentsToday have just published an article on the ethics of taking photographs/video whilst carrying out a routine property inspection. It can be seen here, and says: Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious...
Hastings Council has prosecuted an unnamed landlord for failing to obtain a gas safety certificate, which is required by law for rented properties. The court case resulted in a fine of £726 “Due to the health and safety concerns gas can pose to the occupiers of a...
ARLA Propertymark have reported on the continued success of the private rented sector shows tenants successfully negotiating rent has dropped over the past month, from 0.9 per cent to 0.7 per cent, the lowest recorded for the month of June since records began. Another...
Camden has become the first council to secure an antisocial behaviour injunction against a landlord to protect private tenants from illegal eviction. The council secured the injunction against Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool, 29, of Manor House Drive, Brondesbury Park, at...
A virtual tour company says this kind of property viewing is now being adopted by holiday let operators as well as mainstream lettings and estate agents.Made Snappy says that with the UK preparing for a bumper summer - with 33m people expected to enjoy staycations...
On 21 July 2021 the MHCLG issued an Independent Expert Statement on issues of proportionality in relation to building safety in medium and lower-rise blocks of flats, the impact on the housing market, and what more government could do to ensure approaches that are...
The automation of Right to Rent checks should now be normal practice to take the pressure off landlords, agents and tenants. That’s the claim made by anti-money laundering experts Blinc UK, which includes automated Right to Rent verification as part of its services....
A new survey of 500 landlords who were asked what regions they would look at if they were planning to buy another rental property, found that despite being able to choose multiple regions, London was the stand-out popular choice. The research by yieldit shows that 54%...
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