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The colder weather is here again, it’s that time of year coming; you feel that cold chill in the air, the snow and ice will soon arrive, and you know its time to get out that winter coat, scarf...
Rogue landlord:
A year-long pursuit
by Worcester Council led to a nearly £3,000 fine for an HMO
landlord.
Mohammed Rafiq had
repeatedly failed to install proper safety measures in his property
after having been warned...
Fire Safety:
As a landlord it is your responsibility to keep your tenants safe and
secure, with fire safety being amongst one of the most important
areas to consider. Landlords should not underestimate their legal
responsibilities...
Abolishing
Section 21:
The law firm
Devonshires says that the Government should exempt social housing
from its plans to abolish the assured shorthold tenancy regime,
claiming that the proposals could “inadvertently reduce the supply
of homes for rent.”
Licensing:
Research carried out
for safeagent (formerly NALS) by London Property Licensing finds that
over 130,000 properties in London remain unlicensed. Landlords whose
properties should be licensed under selective, additional or
mandatory HMO licensing schemes are breaking...
Online Lettings:
The pioneering
online letting agency Upad has announce an immediate closure of its
business operations, citing a serious illness of its founder James
Davis as the reason.
The business was registered as...
Fees ban:
A Manchester based
letting and management agency backed down over its claim for letting
fees after intervention action from a tenants’ Manchester and
Liverpool based union.
The tenant fees ban
came into...
Have
Your Say:
This
is a final reminder to landlords and agents to have your say about
the abolition of Section 21 in the private rented sector (PRS). This
consultation seeks views on implementing the government’s decision
to remove...
Water Leaks:
Properties situated
along old Victorian water pipes in London are at greatest risk of
flooding, according to research by Hamilton Fraser Total Landlord
Insurance. Analysis of claims* over the last 10 years shows a clear
link...
Buy-to-Let:
Are landlords' woes just a blip and will buy-to-let rise again asks Phil Rickards, head of BM Solutions, the buy-to-let arm of Lloyds Banking Group.
Writing for the
Daily...