Crisis has seized on figures issued by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities which shows that 24,260 households were served a Section 21 notice over the last year, a 22 per cent increase on the previous year. They say that the DLUHC figures show...
Origin Housing and Places for People are pleased to announce that they have entered merger discussions. Origin owns and manages over 7,000 homes across London and Hertfordshire. The intention is that, subject to all relevant approvals, Origin will become a subsidiary...
The House of Commons has published a report on the impact of empty homes on communities. The summary can be seen here, with a link to the full report. It states that In October 2022, there were 676,304 recorded empty homes in England. This is a 3.6% increase on the...
According to Hamptons, mortgage interest amount is 40% higher than it was a year ago – and 58% higher than November 2021. The research also reveals that the number of BTL mortgages has been declining since November 2022, as landlords have either reduced their debt or...
There will be changes to fire safety regulations, commencing October 23rd 2023. Whilst it has always been necessary for HMO landlords to conduct a fire risk assessment, it only needed to be in writing if the responsible person employed five or more persons. The...
A director of Letting Agency SB Lets appeared at Lewes Crown Court for a sentencing hearing on Monday 9 October. Shadi Baja, the sole director represented his company, which had earlier pleaded guilty to three charges under the act. The fines were reduced to £20,000...
Mortgage Introducer are running an article looking at whether landlords should still be buying low energy rated property. The article can be seen here, stating 'it is clear that those private rented sector properties which are above ‘C’ are going to be more in demand...
The Upper Tribunal considered whether the cost of a waking watch should be payable by leaseholders, where they were incurred as a result of the landlord's failure to carry out necessary fire risk assessments. (Radcliffe Investment Properties Ltd v Meeson [2023] UKUT...
UK landlords are facing mortgage costs rising quicker than rent increases in the past year – but they aren’t passing all the rise on to tenants, a new study reveals. Octane Capital has compared how rents have increased over the past year versus the average cost of buy...
Landlords are paying an extra £5.5bn a year to their banks following a surge in mortgage rates, data shows. Buy-to-let investors are now collectively paying £15bn a year in mortgage interest, a 58pc jump since November 2021 when the Bank of England began raising...
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