A landlord has been hit with a £23,000 fine for failing to properly maintain two HMOs.Landlord Lystra Dorval from Ilford was issued with not fewer than 10 penalty notices in relation to poor management of the HMOs in Essex. Officers at Tendring District Council say...
One-fifth of buy-to-let investors and second homeowners who incurred capital gains tax from property sales in the last tax year failed to pay their tax bill on time, despite an extension to the reporting deadline. New rules were introduced in April 2020 requiring...
Both the FT and the Mail online are reporting on the problems the heatwave has caused with subsidence claims. It is thought that demand may outstrip 2018, when payments cost £145 million with some experts expect the rise in claims to peak at 400% within a few weeks...
An Ipswich landlord has hit out at “ridiculous” housing red tape as he tries to sell a property without making his tenants homeless. Andrew Russell, 61, from Norfolk, is selling his tenanted property in Ipswich but is trying to make sure his tenants are not left...
The worst places for buyers to get on to the property market have been revealed in a new study. Research on house prices and household incomes show that Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, near London, is the worst place for buyers to get on the property market With the...
New Statutory Debt Repayment Plans (SDRP) must include protections for letting agents and their landlords so they are not exploited by tenants in rent arrears, according to Propertymark. The UK government has been consulting on the introduction of SDRPs that will...
A Bristol landlord has been banned from letting properties due to the poor conditions her tenants were living in. The case taken by Bristol City Council’s Private Housing Team found the rogue landlord was repeatedly failing to meet required health and safety...
New research by Savills, for The Telegraph, has uncovered the UK's poshest villages, taking into consideration factors like the highest house prices, best lifestyle amenities, how connected they are via transport links, and of course, their ‘chocolate box’ appeal....
In an unexpected statement from the government it’s been announced that social housing residents will be able to get training and support “to speak up and raise issues with their landlord.”A £500,000 grant to provide training, boost confidence and offer toolkits for...
The Peabody Trust has been closely criticised for overcharging leaseholders by an unbiased panel of residents tasked with scrutinising the UK housing affiliation’s interactions with tenants and householders. The Resident Scrutiny Panel for Peabody, the UK’s...
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