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Government action driving up rents
A leading supplier says rent rises seen in recent months have been driven by increased taxes and regulations imposed on landlords. The claim comes from Andy Halstead, HomeLet & Let Alliance chief executive, in the light of a new record high UK...
Universities in most demand
A report from UniHomes, has indicated which universities are seeing the greatest rental demand from students for the new academic year looking at the UK’s top 100 universities, highlighting which are currently seeing the highest demand for student...
On-bill Finance for Energy Efficiency in The Private Rented Sector
We have received the following request for help:- On-bill Finance for Energy Efficiency in The Private Rented Sector University of Edinburgh Research Study Study My name is Alex Brown, and I am a masters degree student at University of Edinburgh. I...
Green issues becoming more important for landlords, says lender
Eco issues are increasingly important for landlords, a mortgage lender claims. Hodge Bank says a new survey shows 82 per cent of landlords, investors and brokers stated energy efficiency was in the top three considerations, along with broader green...
Landlords concern for tenants safety following councils demand
A Birkenhead landlord says that a long-running row with the local authority over iron bars in front of his apartment windows is threatening the personal safety of his tenants. Mark Holt, who rents out residential flats in Hamilton Square, received...
Chichester scheme aims to offer residents warmer, more efficient homes this winter
Chichester District residents could be entitled to a free grant of up to £10,000 to make their homes warmer and more efficient this winter. As part of the Government's Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme, people in homes with low...
John Lewis unveils plans to become a major private landlord
Retailer John Lewis is preparing to become a large private landlord after unveiling plans to build 10,000 new homes on land it owns across the UK. The new homes will be build over the next 10 years on land currently used as car parks and above...
Paragon Bank expands green buy-to-let range
Paragon Bank has expanded its range of green buy-to-let products with the launch of four further advances exclusively available for properties with an EPC rating of A, B or C. The four new 80% LTV further advances are available for landlords who...
How mortgages can help the Green agenda
Jeni Browne, Business Development Director, Mortgages for Business, has contributed the following to the debate:- Every year, energy-inefficient housing emits 64 million tonnes of CO2, accounting for almost 14% of the UK’s carbon emissions. Besides...
Ground Rent Reform: What can we expect from this major change?
Property Industry Eye have just published an interesting opinion on the potential change to Ground Rents in the future. It can be read here.
Agent let landlord down
The Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh reviews the case of an agent who failed to weed out some very dodgy tenants. COMPLAINT A case that The Property Ombudsman (TPO) was asked to review came from a landlord concerned over the agent’s referencing of...
Private rented sector laws ‘not fit for purpose
Mortgage Strategy have run a piece in which they quote the NRLA as saying 'The private rented sector is “not fit for purpose” due to overregulation, with some laws dating back to the 18th century, says the National Residential Landlords...
Don’t blame landlords, says industry figure
One of the leading figures in the lettings industry says landlords are not the bad guys of the pandemic, as some would suggest. David Alexander, managing director of lettings company DJ Alexander, writes in his column in The Scotsman that many...
Court Rules That Landlord Was Not Required To Provide An EPC For A Pre-2015 Tenancy
In a judgment handed down by the Court of Appeal in the case of Minister v Hathaway [2021] EWCA Civ 936, it was ruled that the Landlords of an assured shorthold tenancy (that commenced prior to 1st October 2015) could serve a Section 21 notice on...
Rent Repayment Orders: will they affect you?
Tessa Shepperton has just released an interesting blog entitled 'Rent Repayment Orders and landlords – nowhere to hide?' The whole blog can be seen here, and concentrates on whether you can avoid liability by: Owning the property through a limited...
Stamp Duty Holiday Ends tonight
The stamp duty holiday ends at midnight on 30 June on property purchases where the value is between £250,000 and £500,000. Stamp duty holiday for the £125,000 to £250,000 band is due to end on 30 September. Looking at our COP26 / MEES campaign, the...
Stamp Duty Holiday Ends tonight
The stamp duty holiday ends at midnight on 30 June on property purchases where the value is between £250,000 and £500,000. Stamp duty holiday for the £125,000 to £250,000 band is due to end on 30 September. Looking at our COP26 / MEES campaign, the...
The Cladding External Wall System (EWS)
The House of Commons Library have released information, and background to using the EWS1 form which may be required when selling/re-mortgaging leasehold flats in blocks.
Large fine for Landlord of unsafe property.
A landlord has been hit with a fine of more than £4,200 for failing to keep tenants safe in their homes.North Lincolnshire council brought a prosecution against Mohammed Qadeer under the Housing Act 2004 after an inspection on the property revealed...
Commercial Landlords have legal recourse despite eviction ban extension
Property litigation firm Cavendish Legal Group has slammed the government for “causing further uncertainty” among commercial property landlords, by extending the ban on evictions of firms behind on rent. The ban which prevents landlords taking...
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Evictions up, waiting time up
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has just published its statistics for Mortgage and landlord possession : July to...
Sales subdued; rental up, but not by much – RICS report
RICS has published its latest UK Residential Market Survey, which can be seen here. Previous ones can be seen here....
Fresh calls to raise local housing allowance
LocalGov is reporting that Councils across London have added to calls for ministers to raise Local Housing Allowance...
Ombudsman says (social) landlords are ‘finding their silences’ as complaints rise on damp and mould
The Housing Ombudsman has published a new report stating it 'is sharing lessons from damp and mould casework it has...
House prices down: rents up says large property company
Real estate group JLL has released its latest forecast the UK housing market. They are predicting outlook for prices...
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