The Nationwide House price index is showing annual price growth increased to 7.1% in April, up from 5.7% in March with a new record high average house price of £238,831, up £15,916 over the last year.
Prices jumped 2.1% month-on-month which is the larg…
I have a 70s purpose-built flat which passed it’s EICR 6 months ago. Back then I didn’t have enough funds to get a new consumer unit so was relieved that EICR passed without me having to upgrade, and I was told everything looks safe.
The po…
The Land Registry recently sent me emails saying there has been activity by a bank on three of my rental properties. They are unable to provide any details except to say “the applications for all 3 properties have now been completed.”
The p…
I had a telephone call from Mortgage Express last night, but I was not able to take it as I was going out to an appointment.
They said they were calling back today around lunchtime. Have any other members had such a call out of the blue?
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The pilot of the government’s Housing Possession Mediation Scheme can help letting agencies and landlords recover arrears without lengthy waits for court evictions, according to PayProp. Launched recently by the Ministry of Housing, Communities …
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live our lives drastically and perhaps affected the way we live at home the most. Everyone spent more time at home and it gave us time to think about what we like and dislike
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Residents and building owners are set to benefit from a new code of practice for professionals assessing buildings’ external walls and cladding systems. As part of reform of the building sector, the government has commissioned the British Standards Ins…
Has anyone got a simple, easy to understand, easy to use Privacy Policy and GDPR that just refers to the control of data in electronic and paper format by a single sole trading Landlord please?
I am baffled by the templates that even the NRLA have draf…
I have been asked many times over the last 10 years why we decided to call our website Property118
There have been many wrong guesses, and I have to admit several of them have been absolutely fascinating, so I decided to do a bit more research.
The pos…
I have an apartment in a block of flats where the buildings insurance is paid for as part of the management charges.
My tenant has accidentally put a hole into the side of the bath and a replacement bath
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Hi Guys – My sister and I were left our mothers house several months ago and my sister is refusing to sell the house or pay the utility bills and is living in the house by her own choice and without my permission.
The post Removing Sister from a …
I am looking at purchasing a Grade 2 listed property that has already been converted into flats. The ground floor flat is small (22 sq m) BUT does have access to a private courtyard, a separate shower room and a separate bedroom.
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Research by Benham and Reeves, has found that rental affordability across London has actually improved during the pandemic where the percentage of income required to cover rental outgoings is concerned.
Benham and Reeves analysed the rent to income rat…
In the last week, there have been a smattering of cases where judges have agreed with Shergroup’s interpretation of the law – and that is commercial landlords can go ahead and sue their tenants for rent arrears and other charges arising under a lease.
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Today I’m on the outskirts of London, vlogging my Serviced Accommodation Deep Dive with specialist Dave Goodfellow.
In this video, Dave and I discuss the viability of serviced apartments with London Property and the required changes to my studios…
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