Police in North Yorkshire are warning landlords of the rise of cannabis farms and have put together a list of signs to watch out for. This comes as a rise in cannabis farms have been reported across the county, and police are worried about risks, including the risk of...
Landlord Action, the eviction and housing law specialists, says the UK court system is on the brink of a severe bailiff crisis, as an increasing number of County Court bailiff evictions are being put on hold or cancelled, leaving landlords facing an even longer wait...
The BBC has just reported that Rising interest rates are putting pressure on landlords, pushing some to consider selling up, It can be seen here, and says: Rising interest rates are putting pressure on landlords, pushing some to consider selling up, surveyors say. In...
A blog in The Negotiator magazine by MyPropTech Co-Founder Ashley Osborne says that for most agents, the surest way to increase revenue streams will be for their existing landlords to increase their portfolios. The blog can be seen here, and goes on 'The property...
The activist group Generation Rent says there have been only “few reports of dodgy behaviour” by agents and landlords in the four years since the introduction of the Tenant Fees Ban. On June 1 2019 agents in England were banned from charging tenants fees for starting,...
The Telegraph is reporting on a warning that the the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned, as rising mortgage rates trigger a slump in landlord lending. The article can be read here (subscription may be necessary), and goes 'RICS warned that Mr...
Eight out of 10 landlords do not feel the portrayal of the buy-to-let market by the mainstream media is fair and accurate, the Landbay quarterly landlord survey reveals. While demand for rental properties remains high landlords told the buy-to-let lender that they...
On 18 May 2023 police chiefs issued the first ever national threat assessment of crimes posing the most danger to women and girls. A summary document outlines the greatest threats to women and girls. The VAWG Strategic Threat and Risk Assessment (STRA) itself, an...
the House of Commons Library published a paper covering trends in housing supply and barriers and potential solutions to delivering more homes in England. For the paper, click here. In summary: Government ambitions for new housing supply In their 2019 election...
On 30 May 2023 Network Homes reported that it recovered 12 homes as part of a continuing campaign against tenancy fraudsters. It says that, as a result, 16 people entitled to housing have been provided with social homes. Legal action is set to follow on a number of...
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