The Government is giving mixed messages on the requirements for landlords to meet energy requirements. In July, the Housing Secretary suggested there could be a delay in bringing in energy efficiency plans for the PRS. Citing financial pressures on landlords, he...
The Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care, and of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Steve Barclay MP and Michael Gove MP) have issued a joint statement on damp and mould. Entitled Understanding and addressing the health risks of damp and mould...
Mick Roberts has published an article in Property118 following his exchange of letters with the Housing Minister regarding the selective licensing scheme in Nottingham. The article can be seen here and is mainly a letter he has written to the Housing Minister: Dear...
The Telegraph is reporting that holiday let owners will have to replace the doors in their holiday lets and put a smoke alarm in virtually every room of the house under a government health and safety crackdown. Rules changes coming into force on October 1 in England...
HMRC is now writing en masse to overseas companies it has identified as appearing to own UK commercial property they do not appear to have disclosed any taxable rental income for. The letters begin: Disclosure for non-resident landlord liabilities UK property of...
Bristol City Council has taken a decisive step to tighten regulations on letting agents and landlords, unveiling new licensing schemes for rented properties within its jurisdiction. This is following a recent report entitled 'Bristol Living Rent Commission' where the...
Jo Eccles, from Eccord property consultancy, says landlords who previously used agents are now seeking higher quality management even mid-tenancy. She believes this is in direct response to the increase in regulations and responsibilities which are overwhelming...
Licence fees for private landlords renting out homes in Oxford more than doubled today as new city council rates came into force. A new rate of £1,100 for a five-year licence now applies unless a home is newly rented within 12 weeks of a complete application, in which...
LandlordZone are reporting that the Government are being criticised for their focus on the build-to-rent (BTR) sector and its policies which seeks to side-line traditional landlords. The report can be seen here, and quotes Graham Cox, founder of Self Employed Mortgage...
Local Authorities have for years relied on the private rented sector to fulfill their statutory duty to house the homeless, many of whom they have a duty to rehouse if applicants are deemed to be in ‘priority need’. A councils have been buying property to help them...
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