The government revealed it has not tried to calculate how many people cannot pay their rent because of the freeze on housing benefit rates. The admission has been made by the Work and Pensions Minister, Mims Davies, in response to the parliamentary question 'To ask...
Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau shows that almost two-thirds of landlords would consider selling their property due to not being able to afford the changes needed to meet the potential minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES) regulation minimum level. Almost...
The Guardian has recently published the following letter: Your report (UK insulation scheme would take 300 years to meet government targets, say critics, 9 April) is bad climate news, but the situation is actually worse. Even if we did speed up insulating our leaky...
According to research from estate agent Hamptons, around 140,000 landlords sold up and left the market last year after reaching retirement age, and almost 100,000 a year are expected to follow them for the next half decade. This has been hastened by ‘Baby Boomers’ now...
Six in 10 landlords support the introduction of a minimum set of property standards for the private rented sector, according to Paragon Bank . The specialist buy-to-let lender surveyed over 500 landlords and found that 34% strongly support the measure, with 28%...
The managing director of a major holiday lets firm is urging landlords to make their properties dog friendly if they want top boost bookings. Harry Roberts of My Favourite Cottages says there are five ways landlords can make their properties more attractive to the...
The Mail is running a piece from a landlord on some of the problems tenants she has had. The article can be seen here, and start ‘while the Government has just announced plans to give landlords power to evict rowdy renters in two weeks, the majority of rights belong...
Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9 billion bill, a lettings agency warns.The government’s proposal for all rental properties to have a minimum EPC rating of C by 2025 will add pressure to...
One of the key areas where landlords are still lacking is in communicating with residents. Concerns range from keeping residents up to date with inspections to offering appropriate advice when it comes to selling property. Effectively communicating a building’s...
Britain's flagship heat pump scheme has been branded an “embarrassment” after badly missing its target of 30,000 annual installations and spending just 40pc of its budget. Fewer than 10,000 heat pumps were installed in the first year of the grant programme, which...
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