We believe in the growth and power of an off-plan investment and therefore we have teamed up with one of Birmingham’s leading developers to bring our investors four incredible ‘early bird’, off-plan opportunities in prime locations of…
With the introduction of mandatory client money protection from April 2019, Hamilton Fraser is annoucing a joined up approach to its group companies; the Property Redress Scheme (PRS) and CMProtect (CMP).
With the mounting commercial pressures on letti…
I became a landlord in May 2018 as I moved in with my partner into Central London. I own a 1 bed flat in Buckinghamshire which has a lounge/kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. The property is situated on a corner by a shop and a business park and is a terra…
Stoke-on-Trent City Council carried out a consultation exercise earlier this year considering the introduction of Selective Licensing in 14 areas of the city to “tackle problems in areas with high levels of privately-rented housing and improve pr…
Last week Shelter issued a document in partnership with the National Housing Federation (NHF) called “Stop DSS discrimination” Click Here
Their argument is on Page 6, with the heading “What does the law say – is a blanket ‘No DSS’ policy unlawful?” (T…
A Tenant of mine who is in substantial arrears has agreed to give up the property via Deed of Surrender a few days before a Section 8 / PCOL hearing is due.
I would like to proceed with the hearing as Section 8 hearings also lead to money orders –…
If we, the only leaseholders (fyi) and the landlord have a 60/40 split on service charge items should the landlord contribute towards 40% of the communal lighting bills/electricity, and also the property bank account?
He does/should on work being carri…
We have a portfolio of nine properties all over UK, bought in 2007, interest only mortgages. Half are nice little earners, no problem tenants, but a couple have been nightmares with one in particular costing us a fortune.
Everything has gone wrong with…
I have recently let out a flat through an agent. The agreement was to charge an all in fee which would include the rent collection. The fee will be paid on a monthly basis, deducted from the rent.
The tenant has moved in about 11 days ago
The post Tena…
As a BTL investor I have turned recent attention to refurbishment and development. The aim has been to generate more cash to buy more BTL. I have just finished a 2 storey extension to my main residence and reaped the financial benefits of this.
The pos…
On 22 August Shelter issued its press release about the mystery shopping, which had notes for editors. The first note said detailed research can be found in ‘Stop DSS Discrimination: Ending prejudice against renters on benefits’ – copies available fro…
Famous for its two Premier League football clubs, world-renowned music scene and important industrial history, the city of Liverpool situated in the north-west of England has benefited from a major overhaul triggered largely by its success as the Europ…
One of my rentals is a leasehold flat, there are 18 in the building, which is run by its Co-owners, as a shared Freehold. But one of the Directors and owner of 4 flats is a self elected dictator and megalomaniac
The post Local Authority sits by as free…
Hope I can get some advice, which is always appreciated from the 118 community
Briefly, our freeholder took us to First Tier Tribunal in July over numerous issues and lost on all counts.
The main issue was service charges.
The post Past Service Charges…
Last week Shelter published the results of their mystery shopper exercise, in partnership with National Housing Federation (NHF). The latter is in the social sector so it is a mystery in itself why they are involved, except that by attacking the PRS …
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