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Home Office consults on plans to beef-up ‘sex for rent’ laws
Home Secretary Suella Braverman is planning a crackdown on odious landlords who ask for sexual favours in exchange for rent and is examining how bad the ‘sex for rent’ situation is and whether enough is being done to protect victims. A new law...
The best buy-to-let locations for landlords to invest
The Telegraph have run a couple of articles on the best buy-to0let locations. To invest £50,000 see here To invest £25,000 see here
Regulator of Social Housing publishes regulatory notice for the London Borough of Harrow
On 20 April 2023 the Regulator of Social Housing published a regulatory notice concluding that the London Borough of Harrow had breached the Home Standard and, as a result, there was the potential for serious detriment to tenants. Following a...
Severe maladministration finding for Metropolitan Thames Valley following fire safety complaint
On 20 April 2023 the Housing Ombudsman reported that it had found severe maladministration for how Metropolitan Thames Valley dealt with a complaint relating to fire safety, leaving a South London resident with anxiety over the issue for over 10...
Housing Ombudsman finds severe maladministration by Notting Hill Genesis over unsafe windows
On 18 April 2023 the Housing Ombudsman reported that it had found severe maladministration for Notting Hill Genesis after it left a resident living in a second floor flat with a faulty window that was described as having the potential to fall out....
Mortgage prisoners
The House of Commons Library has published an overview of how many mortgage-holders became trapped in expensive deals, and of efforts made to help resolve the situation. For the paper, click here. In summary: Who are mortgage prisoners? Although...
Multi-occupancy buildings and insurance cover
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a review which corroborates and adds to the findings of its review in September 2022 of multi-occupancy buildings insurance. In its latest report the FCA has found that absolute levels of remuneration,...
Overcrowding and the shortage of social housing
The National Housing Federation has published a report exploring the impact overcrowding has on a family’s physical and mental health, wellbeing, daily lives and relationships. The report, which includes polling carried out by Savanta, finds: More...
Landlord sentenced for illegal eviction
The Oxford Mail is reporting on a landlord sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, and ordered to pay prosecution costs in excess of £15,000 after he removed his tenant’s possessions and left them on the street in the rain...
Rents continue to skyrocket across the UK
SpareRoom has published a report that shows 'Average room rents rose by 10% or more in every UK region, every London region and nearly all the UK’s top 50 towns and cities in the first quarter of 2023, compared to the start of 2022. The average...
Labour plots second home ban in Brighton
In the forthcoming local election in Brighton Labour is promising to unleash a package of measures to fight against the rise in second home ownership, which they say is making it difficult for local residents to find places to live. They have...
UK RIGHTMOVE HOUSE PRICE INDEX
UK average asking prices rose by 0.2% month-on-month in April. According to Rightmove, year-on-year they increased by 1.7%, slowing from growth of 3% in March. The average asking price for a UK home now stands at £366,47, up £890 versus last month....
Benefits Tenants Start Receiving Cost of Living Payments
More than eight million households across the UK will start receiving a GBP301 cost-of-living support payment from the government from Tuesday. It is the first of three payments, totalling up to GBP900, for those eligible and on means-tested...
Holiday homes being repossessed for first time in years, landlords warned
The Telegraph is reporting on an interview with Graham Donoghue, the chief executive of Sykes Holiday Cottages, who has said that owners were having their properties taken over by banks after rising rates left them with crushing monthly...
Easy ways to pay less tax that every landlord should know
The Telegraph has an article on tax efficiency. It can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) and concentrates on the ownership of properties.
Landlords suffer from disastrous, get-rich-quick “rent-to-rent” schemes
The Telegraph is running an article on how some landlords have been left with problems after entering into disastrous, get-rich-quick “rent-to-rent” schemes. It can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) and cites a landlord who was left...
Who pays the fine?
A Tribunal judge has warned landlords that unless they have a specific contractual arrangement with their letting agency to keep them abreast of licencing requirements it will – in most circumstances – be the landlord who pays the fine for...
Leaseholders to recover insurance commission
The City watchdog is clearing the way for millions of buy-to-let landlords and flat owners to claw back billions of pounds lost in secret building insurance commissions. Leaseholders will be defined as customers of buildings insurance under new...
Auction sales rise sharply
A recent report has shown that there was a significant rise in the number of lots in property auctions. The residential property sector was particularly busy with lots offered up almost 45%, as the recent hike in interest rates and the introduction...
Landlord fined for using a prohibited property
A landlord in Rochford let a property previously deemed premises unfit for human habitation and a prohibition notice under the provisions of the Housing Act 2004 section 20 and 21 had been served in March 2022. In May 2022 the council received...
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Why the war on landlords will turn up a notch under Labour
The Telegraph has published an opinion piece stating that the landscape for landlords in the UK is facing significant...
Renters Reform Coalition write to Gove
The Renters Reform Coalition is demanding changes to the Renters (Reform) Bill, expressing concerns that the current...
Councils may have to cease building control services soon
The government has acknowledged concerns regarding the impending deadline for building control professionals to prove...
Landlords should be given tax relief on energy efficiency matters
Heather Powell, Head of Property and a Partner at Blick Rothenberg, suggests that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should use...
Report finds that Landlord confidence endures with anticipation of EPC legislation
The latest BVA BDRC Landlord Panel research for Q4 2023 reveals a robust optimism among landlords, with improvements...
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