More details have emerged of the government’s plans for an official ‘rental property portal’ for the private sector that will tie homes, landlords, redress and housing standards into one website. The proposed initiative was buried in the detail of the briefing...
The Metro have run an article on Can a landlord enter a home without permission?. It is worth reminding landlords of this, and you can read it here.
Landlord Action, one of the UK’s best known eviction and housing law specialists, has seen a sharp rise in landlords requesting to use their debt recovery service. Instructions for the last year, April 2021 to March 2022, were up 180 per cent compared to the...
The National Trading Standards announced steps introducing new material disclosure rules, on what agents and landlords should include in property listings. This is being introduced in three stages, with stage 1 going live at the end of May 2022. Stage 1 - The basics...
Peter Day, from Hangar Homes Ltd, said he was denied access Solent Airport in Lee-on-the-Solent to conduct a ground survey by the landlord - Fareham Borough Council. Mr Day believes that councillor Sean Woodward, leader of the council, is being ‘wilfully obstructive’...
The Housing Ombudsman has launched a call for evidence to support their next systemic investigation which will look at noise complaints. The investigation will explore how social landlords manage reports of noise nuisance and what drives complaints about how those are...
Renters are remaining in properties for nearly two years on average, according to an industry body. Figures from Propertymark, which represents lettings and estate agents, said renters are staying put for 23 months on average. It said a lack of available properties...
This is Money have just published an article on end of the 'accidental landlord'. It can be seen here, and says: Small-time landlords are increasingly giving way to portfolio investors and large corporate landlords, according to a property industry body....
Despite the relentless tidal wave of Government changes to buy-to-let profitability severely damaging landlord appetites over the last five years, the level of B2L loans being issued remains substantially higher than a decade ago. Analysis of mortgage lending data...
According to a recent forecast from a leading UK estate agents the private rental sector this year can look forward to an average 4 per cent rise in rental values, and by the end of 2027 a substantial 17.1 per cent. Head of residential development at the agents Oliver...
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