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Fair rent detemination?

I have a tenant who’s been on Housing benefits since April 2005. The council have stated that his claim and the eligible rent used in the calculation is decided with regard to October Deregulated tenancies and any rent increase must be referred t…

What Section 8 Notice improvements are soon to be required?

Section 8 Notices seem to lack substance currently, with mandatory and discretionary grounds for possession.
With the likelihood of Section 21 Notices becoming a thing of the past, what measures would you put in place to make Section 8 Notices more rob…

Changes to the PRS in Wales – How it could apply to England?

The new Renting Homes (Wales) Act has been published. I am wondering what people feel about the changes to Section 21 and if they feel that would be a compromise if it were implemented in England? >> https://gov.wales/housing-law-changing-renti…

Equity Loan and offsetting CGT?

I am wondering if anyone has had any experience or knowledge of Equity Loans and how they may be treated as an expense or offset against CGT.
Briefly, I took an equity release loan on a property that used to be my residential home which I subsequently …

Number of landlords seeking to recover rental debt rises by 180%

Landlord Action, one of the UK’s best known eviction and housing law specialists, has seen a sharp rise in landlords requesting to use their debt recovery service. Instructions for the last year, April 2021 to March 2022, were up 180 per cent compared …

TOMORROW, are you joining the Virtual Property Exhibition?

This is a very quick reminder about the Virtual Property Exhibition on Friday 29th April, 9.15am to 5.00pm and there is no cost to participate.
This is a once a year opportunity to update your knowledge and learn from 10 of the top UK property educator…

By reducing the tax on properties landlords can reduce rents?

Following the recent sky news and shelter report regarding section 21 and many tenants being asked to leave, surely now is the time to review the section 24 tax increase, perhaps owing to some landlords having to increase rents to cover the additional …

Possession hearing – Has by chance the council rep got it wrong?

Quick question, I was at a possession hearing today, and the judge awarded in my favour with 28 days for the tenant to vacate.
The tenant was represented by a housing advisor at the local council, who stated to the judge that I had failed to send copy …

Polly Neate – “It’s appalling that every seven minutes another private renter is slapped with a no-fault eviction notice”

Shelter’s latest one-sided propaganda continues to pile pressure on calls to ban Section 21 eviction notices with their press release stating:
“Every seven minutes a private renter in England is handed a Section 21 no-fault eviction notice …

Shelter needs to stop its campaign of scaremongering

Responding to research published by Shelter on repossessions in the private rented sector, Ben Beadle, Chief Executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, said:
“Shelter needs to stop its campaign of scaremongering. The vast majority of …

DPS reports rent increases for the sixth consecutive quarter

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS), whilst also producing evidence that some tenants are paying above the going rate to secure a property. Average rents now stand at …

Landlord who sold his BTLs in 3 weeks says: “It’s good to see there’s people out there who know how to do this the right way”

In the wake of an influx of landlords who are choosing to downsize and sell their portfolios, we sat down and chat with Roy, a landlord who did just that and did it in an astonishing 3 weeks.
Roy got into property by following in the footsteps of his f…

Down valuation pandemic

Research by HBB Solutions, has estimated that almost half of pandemic property purchases across the UK may have been subject to a down valuation, meaning just shy of 867,000 sales would have hit a snag during their surveys.

Would you like 10 top property experts come to see you on Friday?

Just in case you missed it! 10 of the top UK property educators and commentators are coming to your place on Friday, to share with you what is happening in the UK market right now, and how to make the most of the current property market.

Could you be landed with an 80K fine from Direct to Vendor marketing?

Warning: Direct to vendor marketing could land you with a whopping £80,000 fine!
In this episode of Property Breaking News, Andrew Roberts and I break down how this could happen and what you need to do to avoid this hefty fine.

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