Given that the Government appears to be rushing to scrap Section 21s possibly before the end of this year (and notwithstanding any change Boris Johnson might make to this if he becomes and stays as Prime Minister for any length of time)
The post The sc…
More than 4 million people live in the private rented sector, yet when moving home, some tenants can find it a struggle to provide a second deposit to their new landlord – risking falling into debt or becoming trapped in their current home.
The post G…
All new-build houses will be sold as freehold in a move to tackle unfair leasehold practices and prevent future home-owners from being trapped in exploitative arrangements, the Communities Secretary said.
In a wide-ranging speech to the Chartered Insti…
With the law changing to only allow 5 weeks rent equivalent for a deposit, can this be contested with Local Councils’s?
One Local Council (LC) I deal with has a Deposit Bond system whereby the deposit is essentially guaranteed by them from day 1 …
An extra 19 garden villages will be created across the country, with the potential to deliver 73,554 homes, it has been announced today.
The government is providing £2.85 million to support the development of plans for housing from County Durham in the…
I have (at last) managed to secure a surgery appointment with my MP in regard to the proposals to scrap Section 21.
I’m going in armed with as much info as possible and clearly will be talking from personal experience to date.
The post Date with …
Paragon’s latest quarterly survey, which tracks the experience of more than 200 seasoned landlords shows that landlords now have an average of 13.1 properties in their portfolio, up from 12.8 properties three months ago.
Larger scale landlords are cont…
Does anyone use prompt rental payment discounts? In light of no longer being able to charge for late rental payments, could a landlord advertise a property at a slightly higher rate than the property would be advertised for normally, but offer the tena…
Land that is! Left Wing Organisations such as Shelter are very destructive in their comments and policies but need to understand they really must be Constructive not Destructive!
The added numbers of young families needing to be housed is greater than …
The Tenant Fees Act 2019, which came into force on June 1st, is causing concern amongst landlords and agents. ARLA Propertymark, which represents residential letting agents and has over 9,000 members, appears to be panicking and giving out wrong advice…
PIP is delighted to offer another opportunity within this elegant, high specification refurbishment, located within the sought after L25 postcode of Gateacre.
We have been able to secure a discounted price exclusively for our investors on a stunning,
…
Citizens Advice has conducted a survey into the PRS and concluded renters do not receive the same level of protection as in other essential consumer markets. Click Here to view the full survey.
Therefore they are calling for a ‘National Housing B…
A well known London letting agent found us a tenant, but subcontracted the referencing to a Referencing Agency. The reference report recommended that we accept the tenant and was a glowing report.
After 6 months she stopped paying the rent
The post Ter…
I am currently a private tenant, renting via a lettings agency, with my partner. We’re coming to the end of our contract (13th July) and have a couple of questions on our ‘rights’ and what’s acceptable.
Over the last few weeks t…
David Cox, Chief Executive, ARLA Propertymark responds to the Government’s Selective licensing review commenting:
“It’s disappointing that the long-awaited review on Selective Licensing recommends the continuation of the schemes. Licensing schemes do n…
info@gracecharlesinvestments.com
of Norwich City Football Club