Landlords will have to carry out maintenance or repair work on a buy-to-let property 72 times during their ownership – costing them more than £34,000, research reveals.
And, according to lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, the most comm…
The UK Government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme ‘is failing to deliver’ – and many landlords and agents are unaware of it.
The House of Lords’ Built Environment Committee Inquiry has found public awareness of low-carbon heating systems is very li…
Hello, I know I may be jumping the gun somewhat but if the proposed minimum EPC rules are sanctioned, and also a ban on Section 21 comes into force, what are the likely outcomes?
We will be able to evict on EPC grounds?
Home sellers are having to slash asking prices in a bid to find a buyer, one house price index reveals.
Zoopla says that home sellers are accepting an average 4.5% discount on the asking price – that’s the highest amount in five years.
A survey has revealed that 83% of renters want to buy their own home but more than 75% believe that they won’t be able to do so in 2023.
Unsurprisingly, the main reason for 54% is an inability to save for a deposit.
Hi, I do 6 monthly checks on my tenant and have never had any issues previously. They have been in my house for 18 months and there are no rent arrears. I have been trying to go around since Nov 2022 to fit a fence panel but kept being cancelled due to…
Landlords might be interested to hear that the cost of upgrading an old property is more than £70,000 – with EPC costs accounting for a third of that bill, research reveals.
The Home Builders Federation’s (HBF) says that most potential home…
Propertymark has told Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee that the Cost-of-Living Act 2022 has led to rent rises and landlords leaving the private rented sector (PRS).
The organisation’s head of policy and…
The total value of the UK’s homes reached a new record last year at £8.68 trillion, research reveals.
The findings from real estate firm Savills show that house prices saw a 5.1% year-on-year increase and with mortgage debt standing at £1.66 tril…
Landlords – How do you calculate your properties’ rebuild value when your insurance is due for renewal? For those who don’t know, the rebuild cost is the amount it would cost to completely rebuild your property if it was destroyed bey…
Hello. I have a situation that commenced last month and I got some good pointers from here. Tenants are on a 12 month fixed contract ending in Oct 2023. However, due to domestic violence (DV), one of the parties wanted her name removed from the tenancy.
New research shows that four in 10 non-freehold tenants do not feel completely safe in their homes.
A national sample of 2,000 non-freehold tenants was surveyed twice over an 18-month period (from 2021-2023) to assess whether their perception and impre…
I have been asked to write an experienced based article on the benefits of moving to Portugal for portfolio landlord owners.
Whilst I lack the expert tax knowledge of the organisers of this forum, they have confirmed that I’ve been able to accura…
As landlords, we face the bizarre situation of being taxed on our overall turnover and not on the profits that we make – unlike any other business in the country.
Making a profit isn’t necessarily a bad thing because we provide a home and have expenses…
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