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Landlord finds mountains of rubbish and unbearable stench in flat rental from hell
The Mirror is running an article on a landlord who was confronted by the most unbelievable state in his flat. If you have a strong stomach take a look here, and be pleased you don't have this tenant.
It’s not too late to respond to consultation on property tax review
The independent expert advisers to government on tax simplification, the OTS, says there has been a strong response to its consultation process ahead of a forthcoming property tax review. The Office of Tax Simplification has had almost 1,000...
Residential landlord Grainger sees profits surge 120%
This is Money are reporting that earnings at Grainger have more than doubled thanks to a large rise in rental income and soaring growth in the valuation of its investment properties, when profits climbed to £75.6million in the six months to the end...
Do you check the Gas Safe Register each time?
The Health and Safety Executive is urging landlords to check the credentials of gas fitters following a case heard recently in Southwark Crown Court in London.The court heard that Valentin Pauliuc, trading as VP Plumbing & Heating, was hired in...
More details emerge of how agents will be involved in new PRS ‘portal’
More details have emerged of the government’s plans for an official ‘rental property portal’ for the private sector that will tie homes, landlords, redress and housing standards into one website. The proposed initiative was buried in the detail of...
Plans for landlords to be forced to rent out empty shops will not work – lawyers say
Government plans to be outlined in the Queen’s Speech that will force landlords to rent empty retail units to the highest bidder in rental auctions will work in any meaningful way, according to retail lawyers. The Conservative government hopes the...
Queens Speech – Renters Reform Bill
The Queens Speech was read today by Prince Charles, officially opening parliament. It outlined 38 Bills, all details can be seen here Bill of Rights National Security Bill Economic Crime Bill Modern Slavery Bill Online Safety Bill Draft Victims’...
Landlords face a battle with the banks to get mortgages
The Telegraph have published an article that Landlords are battling an affordability crunch as banks clamp down on borrowing over fears the cost of living crisis will push up rental arrears. According to Chris Sykes, of the mortgage broker Private...
iHowz publish recomendations for forthcoming PRS White Paper
At iHowz we have published specific papers on the potential impact of losing the Section 21 (see here), and have written to the Business Secretary to try to get clarification on energy requirements in rental proiperty (see here). We have now set...
Benefit freeze sees more than 40pc of London tenants on universal credit struggle with rent
As some east London tenants face a £200 monthly rent shortfall, landlords have called on the government to raise benefits to help people afford the rising cost of living. Data released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) at the end of...
Can a landlord enter a home without permission?
The Metro have run an article on Can a landlord enter a home without permission?. It is worth reminding landlords of this, and you can read it here.
Number of landlords seeking to recover rental debt rises by 180%
Landlord Action, one of the UK’s best known eviction and housing law specialists, has seen a sharp rise in landlords requesting to use their debt recovery service. Instructions for the last year, April 2021 to March 2022, were up 180 per cent...
Who pays a rent repayment order? Supreme Court date set for decision
Agents who manage properties on behalf of landlords face waiting until the end of this year to find out if it is they, or the landlord, who must pay a rent repayment order )RRO) when a licence has not been applied for, where required. RROs of up to...
Agents – are you compliant with the new transparency rule?
The National Trading Standards announced steps introducing new material disclosure rules, on what agents and landlords should include in property listings. This is being introduced in three stages, with stage 1 going live at the end of May 2022....
Fareham Borough Council are ‘obstructing’ airport commercial/residential development
Peter Day, from Hangar Homes Ltd, said he was denied access Solent Airport in Lee-on-the-Solent to conduct a ground survey by the landlord - Fareham Borough Council. Mr Day believes that councillor Sean Woodward, leader of the council, is being...
The Housing Ombudsman’s call for evidence on noise complaints
The Housing Ombudsman has launched a call for evidence to support their next systemic investigation which will look at noise complaints. The investigation will explore how social landlords manage reports of noise nuisance and what drives complaints...
Referencing
As the cost of living crisis deepens, we urge our members to take a close look at tenant's bank accounts to see if they are making use of buy now pay later credit. According to the Guardian, the buy now, pay later company Klarna will start...
Licensing approved for Oxford
Oxford City Council’s ‘selective licensing’ scheme was given the green light, meaning that all private rented homes in the city will need a licence from September. Just under half (49.3 per cent) of all Oxford’s homes are privately rented. An...
Government gives approval for extension of licensing scheme
THE Government has formally granted approval for the extension of two selective landlord licensing schemes in Burnley for a further five years. The previous schemes in Burnley Wood/Healey Wood and the Leyland Road areas of the town, which covered...
Many landlords still excluded from new Building Safety Law
The Building Safety Bill has become law - and while it does offer help to leaseholder landlords with one or two investment properties, those with larger portfolios remain excluded.Under the new legislation, owners of up to three properties in the...
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