The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has placed Essex-based Swan Housing on its gradings under review list. The RSH said in a statement this morning that it was now investigating the 12,000-home landlord on an issue that could affect its compliance with the...
Homelessness charity Crisis has criticised the UK Government for failing to provide effective support for renters following the end of a coronavirus-linked eviction ban in England after new figures revealed that the number of landlord possessions has soared by 207%....
We had a member fill in the S8 online today, and they have been given a date for December 24th at 7:00 am! On querying with a solicitor, we were advised: The Court is not open at 7.00amm, and I am not sure it is open on Christmas Eve either. We have received a number...
Portsmouth City Council have made the following announcement: An innovative pilot aiming to reduce evictions by providing free mediation between private landlords and tenants in Portsmouth will run to the end of December 2021. The pilot scheme, run by Portsmouth...
A new bank called Monument is aiming at property investors and established buy to let landlords seeking to grow their portfolios. Its launch statement says it will focus on some 4.8m potential customers described as “mass affluent” - property investors, landlords and...
New Shawbrook Bank research has found that 17% of landlords had made efforts to improve the energy efficiency of their property, rising to 22% of portfolio landlords (landlords with four or more buy-to-let properties). New rules are due to come into force in 2025 and...
Financial News has run a very useful article on tracing tenants. It can be seen here.
A landlord has been fined £24,750 and told to repay his tenants almost £47,000 in rent. In December 2018, Preston council responded to a tenant's complaint about the living conditions at a student HMO in the town. As a result of an inspection, the owner and landlord...
PayProp have hosted a major industry roundtable discussion which receives its live launch next week, on Tuesday November 9 at 12:30pm. An edited version of the roundtable – which brought together some of the industry’s biggest names and was moderated by Landlord...
You may be aware of the man who came back to his house to find it had been sold, without his knowledge - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-59069662 If you want to ensure it doesn't happen to you, one of our members has just obtained this advice on...
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