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Landlord fined for failing to meet electrical safety standards
A landlord has been fined £7,500 for not complying with electrical safety standards at a property he owns and lets out in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. He failed to produce a valid Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) for the house,...
Changes to Universal Credit will affect millions of Britons in the coming months.
This year, major changes to Universal Credit will be implemented, potentially affecting millions of households across the country. Several changes are expected, including managed migration and the inclusion of thousands more people in the program....
Inflation and high interest rates hit renters and landlords – but investors can mitigate impact
Landlords who locked into a mortgage during the height of the COVID pandemic will reportedly be hit with the highest buy-to-let interest rates since 2015. According to a report in The Daily Telegraph, landlords face paying more than £1,600 extra a...
Update to the Cladding External Wall System
The House of Commons library has published an update to the requirements for the External Wall System (EWS) - it can be seen here, and says: Why was EWS introduced? After the Grenfell Tower fire, the focus was on removing aluminium composite...
Tenants asked to pay for HMO licence
A lettings agency has been heavily criticised by a property tribunal judge after it asked four HMO tenants to pay for the cost of licensing their property. The comments have been made by First Tier Tribunal Judge Shepherd about East London and West...
City council approves selective licensing scheme
Nottingham City Council has approved a new selective licensing scheme for private landlords in order to help safeguard and improve housing standards for tenants. Selective Licensing requires all landlords to licence any privately rented property...
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Since 2015, all new tenancies had to have working Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors fitted. Smoke detectors on every residential floor, and CO in any room have solid fuel heating - but not gas. Note that HMO's are subject to seperate...
Will tenants be able to repay arrears over 7 years?
Last year saw the implementation of the Breathing Space (see our fact sheet), a scheme whereby anyone in debt could apply for a 'breathing space' of up to 60 days during which any debts would be frozen to enable them to work out a repayment...
Capital appreciation still strong despite flurry of interest rate rises
Analysis by Rightmove suggests that capital appreciation remains strong for landlords and owner occupiers alike, despite the recent flurry of interest rate rises. The portal says the price of property coming to market has hit a fourth consecutive...
EPC rule change causes shift in landlord property preference
Landlords are shunning older and less energy efficient properties in favour of more modern homes to make it easier to comply with new rules, a survey has discovered. A quarter of landlords said they were likely to avoid properties with low Energy...
Michael Gove vows to get tough with social housing landlords in warning over horror homes
Michael Gove has warned the UK’s largest housing association he intends to take a “personal and direct interest” in its efforts to fix its horror homes. Crisis-hit Clarion Housing has been at the centre of allegations from ITV News and housing...
Landlords putting tenant requirements over profits – Paragon report
Paragon Bank has found that landlords are prioritising that their properties are suitable for their preferred tenant type over profits. The research into landlord investment strategies, undertaken for Paragon’s Landlord Report 2022, found that when...
Report reveals agent hostility to helping HMRC tax landlords
An HMRC tax initiative designed to reduce landlord tax fraud by allowing letting agents to pay tax on their clients’ behalf has been universally rejected in focus groups. Government researchers assessed the idea of an alternative voluntary...
Landlords rushing evictions to beat S21 ban – lawyer’s claim
The abolition of Section 21 eviction notices could lead to a surge in evictions by private landlords anxious to sell before restrictions come into force, a legal practice claims.The decision to overturn Section 21 of the 1988 Housing Act, which...
Private landlords helped tenants during the pandemic – research shows
Research by Shawbrooks Bank has shown that Since March 2020, residential landlords estimate they gave up £6.5k in rent reductions and a further £7.5K on payment holidays More than a third of landlords proactively offered a rent reduction or payment...
Help to Buy: 350,000 households supported to buy a home
On 11 May 2022 the DLUHC published Help to Buy statistics showing: 355,634 properties have been bought with a Help to Buy: Equity Loan since its launch in 2013. First-time buyers account for 83 per cent of total purchases. The total value of Help...
Family of seven left to live in one bedroom flat by Bromley council
On 12 May the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman reported that Bromley council has agreed to pay a family £6,000 after it did not do enough to help them when they were threatened with homelessness. The family had been given an eviction...
Housing supply for local authorities in England
The House of Commons Library has published a paper data on housing supply for district-level and unitary local authorities in England. It can be seen here and says: Data is available on housing stock broken down by tenure, net supply of new...
Screwfix expands
Home improvement business Screwfix will create 800 retail jobs by January as part of plans to open 80 new shops across the UK and Ireland. The retailer's sales were boosted during the pandemic as locked-down Britons hired tradespeople to spruce up...
Cost of living: ‘Rent rises mean I want my landlord to evict me’
Money is so tight for Amy Jones that she asked her private landlord to evict her and her son so she can be considered for social housing. The 29-year-old will risk homelessness after cutting back on food and heating to pay the deficit between her...
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What HMO Landlords Need to Know About Council Tax
Introduction The government rolled out the new legislation affecting HMO landlords in November 2023, officially...
Response to Claims Regarding Section 21 by Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice Claims: Citizens Advice charity suggests that private landlords use Section 21 notices to evict...
Rent increases to slow as ‘accidental landlords’ flood the market
The Telegraph is running an article stating that many 'accidental landlords' are selling and with estate agent...
UK low-income households set to be hit by new £120 ‘boiler tax’
Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM) and Its Impact on UK Households: The Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM) is a...
What Should We Expect from the Budget on March 6?
The Landlord Today team has written an article on what business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown anticipates may be in...
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