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Charity claims Renters Reform Bill will reduce homelessness
Crisis has seized on figures issued by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities which shows that 24,260 households were served a Section 21 notice over the last year, a 22 per cent increase on the previous year. They say that the...
Large landlord announces merger talks with London-based association
Origin Housing and Places for People are pleased to announce that they have entered merger discussions. Origin owns and manages over 7,000 homes across London and Hertfordshire. The intention is that, subject to all relevant approvals, Origin will...
Empty Houses – new report
The House of Commons has published a report on the impact of empty homes on communities. The summary can be seen here, with a link to the full report. It states that In October 2022, there were 676,304 recorded empty homes in England. This is a...
Will rising mortgage rates cause a landlord sell off?
According to Hamptons, mortgage interest amount is 40% higher than it was a year ago – and 58% higher than November 2021. The research also reveals that the number of BTL mortgages has been declining since November 2022, as landlords have either...
All HMOs must have a fire risk assessment
There will be changes to fire safety regulations, commencing October 23rd 2023. Whilst it has always been necessary for HMO landlords to conduct a fire risk assessment, it only needed to be in writing if the responsible person employed five or more...
Agent fined £119 over ‘abhorrent and vile’ tenant harassment
A director of Letting Agency SB Lets appeared at Lewes Crown Court for a sentencing hearing on Monday 9 October. Shadi Baja, the sole director represented his company, which had earlier pleaded guilty to three charges under the act. The fines were...
Should you still buy a low EPC rated home?
Mortgage Introducer are running an article looking at whether landlords should still be buying low energy rated property. The article can be seen here, stating 'it is clear that those private rented sector properties which are above ‘C’ are going...
The cost of a waking watch on leasehold properties not recoverable
The Upper Tribunal considered whether the cost of a waking watch should be payable by leaseholders, where they were incurred as a result of the landlord's failure to carry out necessary fire risk assessments. (Radcliffe Investment Properties Ltd v...
Many landlords are absorbing extra mortgage costs
UK landlords are facing mortgage costs rising quicker than rent increases in the past year – but they aren’t passing all the rise on to tenants, a new study reveals. Octane Capital has compared how rents have increased over the past year versus the...
Many landlords paying 3 times their previous mortgages
Landlords are paying an extra £5.5bn a year to their banks following a surge in mortgage rates, data shows. Buy-to-let investors are now collectively paying £15bn a year in mortgage interest, a 58pc jump since November 2021 when the Bank of England...
Don’t miss out on Government help with energy bills
Hundreds of thousands of struggling households in Great Britain risk missing out on government help to pay their energy bills this winter if they fail to make an application for financial support that opens on Monday, according to fuel poverty...
Landlords look to commercial property instead of residential
Specialist lender Shawbrook are reporting that landlords frustrated by poor returns and high taxes in the buy to let arena are looking for ways to diversify investment with commercial property. Its recent research revealed that around 19 per cent...
Pensioners trapped in their own homes
The Sunday Times is reporting on the problem of pensioners wants to downsize, but unable to the cost – 'paying stamp duty is just horrendous' quotes one pensioner. The article can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) and says: There are...
Hamptons say mortgage crisis is reducing the market
Landlords in the UK are paying 40 per cent more mortgage interest than in August 2022, forcing more of them to quit the sector warns Hamptons lettings agency. In August, mortgaged investors handed over an average of 37 per cent of their rental...
Rightmove latest House Price Index
Rightmove have just published their latest House Price Index, it can be seen here. It reported that asking prices edged higher by an average of £1,950 this month. Although new asking prices typically rise at this time of the year, the property...
Chancellor warned homelessness will rise if LHA freeze continues
The Telegraph is reporting on a letter sent to them regarding the freeze on the Local Housing Allowance (LHA), it can be seen in full here (subscription may be necessary), and says: Jeremy Hunt has been warned he will force more people into...
Landlords now making a loss as profits have ‘evaporated’
The i news are reporting that many landlords are now making a loss in their least lucrative year since before the financial crisis, analysis from estate agency Savills shows.. The article can be read here (subscription may be necessary), and goes...
Holiday home owners’ banking details to be handed over to taxman
Holiday home owners will have their bank account details scraped by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as part of a global tax crackdown. From January 2024, rental platforms, food delivery apps, freelance websites and others facilitating various “side...
Councils spend £1.7bn on temporary accommodation amid homelessness ‘crisis’
Spending on temporary accommodation by council homelessness services in England rose to more than £1.7 billion in the year to March, with bed and breakfast costs up by a third. Housing charity Shelter branded the situation “outrageous” and...
Landlords urged to file their tax returns early rather than late
Landlords grappling with tax returns have been given some advice - file them sooner, rather than later. Data analysed by business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown shows that almost 250,000 people filed a self-assessment tax return in the first week...
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Will the Section 21 go?
The Conservative Party's pledge to ban no-fault evictions, a key component of their manifesto, is facing uncertainty...
Private landlords leave the market in Scotland
The private rental sector in Scotland is experiencing a significant downturn, with landlords fleeing the market in...
Law Society urge the government to bring forward their proposals
The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the ban on the sale of new leasehold homes but is urging for no...
80% of landlords say banning Section 21 evictions ‘a mistake’
A recent survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme (PRS) provides valuable insights into the sentiments of...
A frustrated landlord speaks out
Property118 has published a blog from a frustrated landlord, Paul, a landlord with 20 rental properties around the...
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