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Very little time to participate in major London licensing consultation
There are just three weeks left for landlords to respond to one of the largest consultations undertaken by a council in London.Southwark council wants the views of landlords, agents, tenants and businesses about its broad approach to the private...
Anti-eviction activists tell renters to check landlord paperwork
Activist group Generation Rent are telling tenants to use the slightest documentation error by landlords to avoid eviction.It claims as many as three quarters of tenants were not given a government guide to renting at the start of their tenancy - a...
Has the Governments mediation scheme stalled?
There appears to be no evidence yet as to the effectiveness or otherwise of the government’s mediation scheme, introduced ahead of the eviction ban lifting.The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark - which backed the pilot...
How to become a property developer by keeping things small
have published an article the best way become a property developer. It can be seen here.
Good summer for landlords on way – claim
We’re on track for a bumper summer of lettings according to one of the sector’s most authoritative rental market monitors.Goodlord’s latest analysis shows that voids dropped in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during May, reducing...
Rightmove gives five low-cost ways to improve a property’s EPC
Rightmove has identified five ways that landlords and other property owners can improve their property’s EPC rating - some for well under £100.Current legislation in England and Wales requires buy to let properties to have at least an Energy...
“we’re on the side of tenants” – says London Council
A council says it’s “on the side of tenants” against landlords.The London borough of Tower Hamlets has renewed its Selective Licensing Scheme for an additional five years, and will now run until October 2026.The decision was approved by the council...
Rogue landlord fined for breaching prohibition order
A rogue landlord has been fined £2,000 and must pay a victim surcharge of £22 after pleading guilty to breaching a prohibition notice preventing him letting a property.Leicester council’s private sector housing team had served the prohibition order...
iHowz CPD Courses & Workshops
iHowz CPD Courses & Workshops 2024 Breathing Space – how will it affect landlords and tenants? Course for: all landlords Content: If your tenants appear to be unsure of what they are doing, and even worse, if they are building up...
‘Council should be building homes to rent, not sell’
The Press, in Yorkshire, have run an article on the Council trying to make a profit from selling new homes, rather than dealing tenants needs. It concludes:- "York council is more pre-occupied with footstreets, cycle paths, closing roads to cars,...
Buy-to-let yields 2021: where are the best postcodes in London?
The lettings PropTech firm Home Made has examined data from thousands of property listings across London to create an up-to-date guide on buy-to-let rental yields for investors in the capital.Having crunched the numbers for every postcode in...
Landlord Accreditation
The iHowz Landlord Accreditation Scheme: Your Path to Compliance and Success Overview The iHowz Landlord Accreditation Scheme is designed to provide landlords and letting agents with essential training, ensuring they fully understand and comply...
What Happens After the Eviction Ban Ends
A temporary ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the UK is set to end today, opening a new chapter in landlord-renter relationships across the country. The ban, which has been in force since March last year and later extended, meant that landlords...
I’m fed up hearing about hard done by tenants, landlord tells LBC
A landlord has told LBC that he is "fed up" of hearing about "poor hard done by tenants". Michael in Sittingbourne made the comment to LBC's Andrew Castle as England's Covid eviction ban comes to an end. He told LBC: "I'm fed up to the back teeth...
High street braced for ‘tsunami’ of store closures
A moratorium preventing commercial landlords from evicting tenants unable to pay their rent because of Covid-19 will come to an end on 30 June. A “tsunami” of store closures could hit high streets and shopping centres over the summer if commercial...
Reminder of Coronavirus restrictions on giving notice
A specialist law firm is reminding landlords considering possession proceedings that they still need to be aware of key changes to the law since the introduction of the Coronavirus Act 2020.Jonathan Frankel, Litigation Partner at Cavendish Legal...
More women invest in BTL property
The landlord gender gap is closing, with women now accounting for half of private landlords in the UK.New research by Yieldit — a service selling tenanted buy to let property — suggests that women have caught up to men and now account for 49 per...
Housing associations’ statement on evictions and support for residents
The National Housing Federation have issued the following statement:- Housing associations are not-for-profit landlords to more than six million people in England. Any resident worried about paying their rent should contact their housing...
Nearly half of British landlords are under 40
The average age of British landlords has decreased, with 47% now aged under 40, according to new insight from Knight Knox. According to the firm's data, in 2018 just 29% cent were aged under 44. Landlords are getting younger — and they’re making...
Rental Mediation Service
The Housing Ministry have just published a guide to rental mediation service. It can be seen here, stating:_ The Service is part of the government’s work with the judiciary on new court arrangements to support all parties in response to coronavirus...
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