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Less is more for buy-to-let landlords
Financial Reporter have just published the following article: There are few areas of the market that seem to attract as much speculation as buy-to-let. Despite the fact that private rental accommodation accounts for more than a fifth of the UK’s total housing stock,...
Charnwood Cabinet approves licence conditions for private sector housing licensing schemes
Charnwood Borough Council’s Cabinet has approved licence conditions for two schemes for private landlords. Cabinet members approved the conditions for the Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and Selective Licensing schemes at a meeting on Thursday 1 July 2021. The two...
Judge gives key ruling on ‘shared property’ rental deposits
London’s County Court has set a worrying precedent for landlords who operate properties that are rented ‘jointly and severally’ but where, over the years, tenants have been left to sort out their own deposits as tenants come and go. The judgement by Judge Luba QC...
Buy-to-let mortgage: is it illegal to rent a house out without one?
The Telegraph have just run the following article: A new wave of accidental landlords could find themselves in hot water with mortgage lenders ByRachel Mortimer20 July 2021 • 9:04am For every professional landlord with a thriving (and sizeable) property portfolio,...
Can we get a buy-to-let mortgage and use the house as a holiday let?
The Guardian has just published this article on sourcing holiday lets through a Buy to Let mortgage Q We are two women who are nearing our mid-60s and won’t get our state pensions until we are 66. I work in schools and earn very little while my partner is a...
What do home buyers need to consider in the next six months?
Rozi Jones, from Property Reporter has just published ab article on the potential changes in the sales market. It can be seen here
Women now make up almost half of UK landlords – and their income is growing faster than men’s
More women than ever are becoming landlords, as their interest in property continues to outpace other investments such as stocks and shares and cryptocurrency. This is Money have just published an article where they say:- Women now make up 48 per cent of the 2.6...
Incorporating Pandemic Clauses Within Commercial Lease Renewals
Nelsons Solicitors have just published a blog on how to manage a Covid clause within a Commercial Lease renewal. It can be seen here
RROs – late payments, rent arrears and deposits considered by the Upper Tribunal
Nearly Legal have just published An Upper Tribunal appeal decision on a Rent Repayment Order decision that raised three issue. the treatment of payments made by a tenant after the landlord has stopped committing the relevant housing offence, but in respect of rent...
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