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Tough Trading Conditions for Foxtons
Agent’s Figures:
Along with many other estate and letting agents, Foxtons, the London based agents, are...
House of Fraser has settled a crucial legal challenge over CVA terms
Insolvency:
Up-market national retailing chain House of Fraser (HF) has settled a contentious legal dispute with...
Agent jailed for spending £700,000 of his landlords’ money
Fraud & economic crime:
The Crown Prosecution Service has reported on its website that last week...
Private Rented sector up 36% in 10 years
Renting Growth:
A new report has found that the private rented sector (PRS) has grown by...
Do you know if your Property Insurance cover is correct?
Insured Value:
Have you relied on your insurance broker to put an insured value on your...
Government’s tenancy plans – another blow for landlords?
Security of Tenure:
The government’s about face on long-term tenancies, from a voluntary longer-term tenancy to...
Scrap the landlord tax hike if tenants are to find homes
Landlord Taxes:
Ministers need to scrap the taxes which are preventing those in need of a...
Agents feeling the heat in a sluggish property market
Tough Trading Conditions:
National estate agency group Countrywide saw its shares plunge yesterday after the group...
Bank Rate Rise – Bank raises rate to 0.75%
Breaking News:
The Bank of England has today raised its base rate for only the second...
Channel 5 Thursday at 8pm, Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords
Evictions:
The documentary series following eviction specialists as they attempt to remove nightmare tenants and local...
Government regulation is pushing landlords into short-term lettings
Holiday Lets:
Calls for more and more regulation of buy-to-lets: increasing taxation, longer-term tenancies and rent...
Terminating a Letting Agent’s Contract
Letting Agent Contracts:
One common question asked by landlords is, "how do I terminate my relationship...
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Tough Trading Conditions for Foxtons
Agent’s Figures:
Along with many other estate and letting agents, Foxtons, the London based agents, are...
House of Fraser has settled a crucial legal challenge over CVA terms
Insolvency:
Up-market national retailing chain House of Fraser (HF) has settled a contentious legal dispute with...
Agent jailed for spending £700,000 of his landlords’ money
Fraud & economic crime:
The Crown Prosecution Service has reported on its website that last week...
Private Rented sector up 36% in 10 years
Renting Growth:
A new report has found that the private rented sector (PRS) has grown by...
Government’s tenancy plans – another blow for landlords?
Security of Tenure:
The government’s about face on long-term tenancies, from a voluntary longer-term tenancy to...
Scrap the landlord tax hike if tenants are to find homes
Landlord Taxes:
Ministers need to scrap the taxes which are preventing those in need of a...
Agents feeling the heat in a sluggish property market
Tough Trading Conditions:
National estate agency group Countrywide saw its shares plunge yesterday after the group...
Bank Rate Rise – Bank raises rate to 0.75%
Breaking News:
The Bank of England has today raised its base rate for only the second...
Channel 5 Thursday at 8pm, Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords
Evictions:
The documentary series following eviction specialists as they attempt to remove nightmare tenants and local...
Government regulation is pushing landlords into short-term lettings
Holiday Lets:
Calls for more and more regulation of buy-to-lets: increasing taxation, longer-term tenancies and rent...
Consultation on Energy Performance Certificates
EPCs:
With the recent introduction of the new legal minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) – effective...
Liverpool landlady receives prison sentence
Unlawful Eviction:
Liverpool landlady, Violet Musoke, has been given a 3-month prison sentence for unlawful eviction...
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Do you know if your Property Insurance cover is correct?
Insured Value:
Have you relied on your insurance broker to put an insured value on your...
Terminating a Letting Agent’s Contract
Letting Agent Contracts:
One common question asked by landlords is, "how do I terminate my relationship...
Recovering Commercial Rent Arrears
Rent Arrears:
From 6th April 2014, the ancient remedy of distress for rent, available to commercial...
NAPIT welcomes Mandatory Electrical Checks
Electrical Checks:
The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) has hailed the forthcoming introduction...
Finding a Good Agent
How can I find a good letting agent or property manager?
There are lots of...
Section 21 Notices – for older tenancies in England
Section 21:
Most tenancies will never require the service of a Section 21, Housing Act 1988,...
Rent Review, Evidence and GDPR
Commercial Rent Reviews:
The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) came into force on 25 May 2018....
Asbestos and Your Responsibilities as a Landlord
Asbestos:
Asbestos regulations were last updated in 2012, bringing the UK in line with EU regulations,...
Landlords & Agents need to think about Data Protection
Data Protection:
Everyone has been getting excited about the advent of the new GDPR data protection...
The importance of a Tenancy Application Form
The Application Form
You should always use a comprehensive Tenancy Application Form when taking on a...
Landlord Checks for Legionella
Risk Assessment: Updated September 2017
Letting agents and landlords are obliged by law to carry out...
Landlords & Agents – make sure you are GDPR Compliant
Data Protection:
What to communicate in your GDPR compliant privacy notice
Landlords and letting agents with their...
Credit Scores Explained
Credit Score:
Landlords rely on credit scores, among other things, when selecting and verifying their new...
Assured Shorthold Tenancy Ends
End of an AST:
Questions: What happens when an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) comes to an...
Ending an Assured Shorthold Tenancy
Ending a Tenancy:
Ending an Assured Shorthold Tenancy must be handled with care. For landlords and...
Freehold, Shared Freehold or Leasehold?
Landlords often buy flats which are either Leasehold or Shared Freehold. What are these tenures...
Reminder of the new rules for Section 21 evictions
Section 21 Notices:
Tessa Shepperson of Landlord Law has set out here very clearly the new...
The Great Pet Debate
Pets in Lets:
It’s the age-old debate between landlords and tenants. Should a landlord allow a...
Comment
Bank of England – Base Rate not moving
Breaking News:
Angus Stewart, Chief Executive of online broker, Property Master commenting on today’s news from...
Can I Keep a Holding Deposit?
Holding or Pre-Contract Deposits:
I thought it would be a good time to review the situation...
Why Labour plans to end ‘no fault evictions’ need a re-think
Section 21:
Buy-to-Let consultant, author and experienced landlord, David Lawrenson, in this comprehensive article on this...
Book Review: Quiet Enjoyment – Protection from rogue landlords
Quiet Enjoyment:
Amateur and novice landlords often have difficulty “getting their head around” one of the...
Consultation on longer tenancies, Budget reaction
Longer-term Tenancies:
James Davis of Upad comments on the Chancellor’s Budget speech in which he announced...
Reaction to Universal Credit changes in Budget
Universal Credit and Landlords:
Paul Shamplina, Founder of Landlord Action, comments on the changes to Universal...
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How to sell your buy-to-let property
Buy-to-Let:
Selling a buy-to-let property can be tricky. Your typical high street agent isn’t an investment...
Specialist first and second charge loan solutions
Property Finance:
Specialist first and second charge loan solutions on buy to let properties for none...
How to deter Burglars
Thefts from Property:
Landlords have a moral responsibility, if not a legal one to make their...
Fifth Anniversary of the National Landlord Investment Show
Landlord Show:
Yes, it's five years since the National Landlord Investment Show got started in Croydon,...
Is now the right time to sell your buy-to-let property?
UK Buy to Let Market:
The UK buy-to-let market is well-known as one of the strongest...
The Crossrail Effect
Focus on Slough:
Thanks to Crossrail, commuter towns such as Slough are set to see property...
Press Releases
Which? report claims deposit system is broken
Tenancy Deposits:
Eddie Hooker, CEO of mydeposits, comments on the report that claims the deposit system...
Property Redress Scheme signs up 9,000th member
Redress Scheme:
After Ombudsman Services: Property (OS:P) decided to withdraw from offering redress to the property...
Landlord Law Conference Course 2018
Special Offer:
A special training 50% discount offer for LandlordZONE® readers - ending tonight - 20...
Prolonged heatwave puts properties at increased risk of subsidence
Subsidence:
As Britain’s longest heatwave in five years continues, Hamilton Fraser, who provide specialist insurance services...
The cost of five-year fixed buy-to-let mortgage rates is down
Mortgage Rates:
As customers brace themselves for a possible Bank of England rate rise early next...
The National LIS Awards
Celebrating excellence in the private rented sector
Connect with the very best in the industry at...
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Obtaining Possession - Section 21 Notices:
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Ending an Assured Shorthold Tenancy
Ending a Tenancy:
Ending an Assured Shorthold Tenancy must be handled with care. For landlords and...
Section 21 Notices
Obtaining Possession Using Section 21 Notices
Updated October 2016
This article explains how to gain possession of...
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Electrical Safety - the Key Points
There are around 30 deaths and 4,000 accidents annually in...
Notice to Quit
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Bringing a tenancy or a license to an end ( termination of the tenancy or...
Landlord Checks for Legionella
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Letting agents and landlords are obliged by law to carry out...
