A Haringey landlord has been fined £5000 by the council’s Private Sector Housing Team for letting an unlicensed HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) in Boreham Road, N22. The fine was issued after the landlord ignored repeated warnings from the council to obtain a...
On 9 March 2022 the Office for National Statistics published data showing trends in living arrangements including families (with and without dependent children), people living alone and people in shared accommodation, broken down by size and type of household. The...
On 11 March 2022 the Commons Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee published a report that finds that too many leaseholders will fall through the cracks of the Government’s “piecemeal measures” to protect leaseholders from the costs of building safety...
On 9 March 2022 the Supreme Court gave judgment in Croydon London Borough Council v Kalonga [2022] UKSC 7. It held that a landlord under a fixed term tenancy can recover possession during the fixed term in two circumstances only. Firstly, if the tenancy contains a...
Most people renting their home in the private rented sector are happy with their property and landlord, new research reveals today. An independent report by the Social Market Foundation, commissioned by Paragon Bank, found that – contrary to some narratives suggest...
PropertyMark are advising landlords to take advise on their problems, not just sell up. It can be seen here, and says: Beleaguered landlords are increasingly looking to sell up and exit the market but may be unaware of the extensive help and support available to them....
Husband-and-wife landlords Robin and Susan Kirstein have been landed with a massive fine for letting a home that was deemed by a local council to be unfit for human habitation. The couple, from Greenford in London, were sentenced at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on...
Privately rented homes may need to be a minimum Energy Performance Certificate C-rating under proposals to reduce the carbon emissions of UK homes More than half of landlords improving the energy efficiency of their properties will look to recoup costs through rent, a...
The Daily Mail have run an article on the stress being felt by some landlords at the moment. It can be see here, and says: One in four landlords don't feel on top of changing regulations, says new study A third of stressed landlords are considering selling their...
SpareRoom.com have just completed a survey of landlords, which can be seen here. It says: The pandemic has been a turbulent time for landlords. Not only has demand been on a rollercoaster, from an all-time low to more recent massive surges, all of this also comes at...
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