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Farmers are concerned about the impact on rural life that the government’s initiative, “A new deal for renting: resetting the balance of rights and responsibilities between landlords and tenants” could mean for...
Property Visits:
Leading
independent inventory provider, No
Letting Go, Says that
regular property visits are vital to protect landlords and
letting agents from various activities that tenants can get up to,
including the growing risk of subletting scams and...
London Market:
A recent report from
property consultants Knight Frank says that there’s been an 11%
increase in the number of investors from the Indian subcontinent
buying in the prime central London property market over the 12...
"Right to Buy" Private Housing:
So,
we have a general election to navigate in the coming months - and one
group who will be watching the opinion polls closer than most will be
Britain’s 2.6million landlords...
Housing issues:
A recent survey
carried out by the National Landlords’ Association (NLA), the body
that represents 41,000 landlord members, says that the results “give
the lie” to the clichéd view that all landlords are “dodgy”
and treat...
Rents:
New
statistics released yesterday by the Office
for National Statistics (ONS) show that rents across London rose less
that inflation at an
average of 0.9%
in the 12 months to October 2019.
The
Residential Landlords Association...
The High Street:
The High Street woes continue apace as, following on from last week’s Mothercare announcement of administration, Clinton Cards are also in serious trouble.
After intense speculation about the...
Fergus Wilson:
Seventy one years
old Fergus Wilson, a portfolio landlord from Kent, who notoriously
banned 'coloured' tenants for 'smelling of curry', has been convicted
of racially abusing a Slovakian traffic warden for giving him a
parking...
Rent Controls:
In a pre-elction
boost for buy-to-let landlords, housing secretary, Robert Jenrick has
indicated that he is not in favour of rent controls in the private
rented sector (PRS).
This comes as
officials have...
Condensation and
mould:
This time of year,
as the temperature drops, both new homes and old homes are
susceptible to the formation of condensation and unsightly mould: new
homes because they are effectively a sealed box, and old...