Landlords who are in Birmingham’s new selective licensing scheme are being urged to ignore social media ‘experts’ who say they don’t need to apply for a licence.
Landlord Licensing & Defence says the advice could see the lan…
London’s boroughs are sounding the alarm over the escalating housing pressures after it was revealed that there has been a surge in landlords pulling their properties from being used temporarily by homeless households.
The crisis has reached …
British house prices would need to plummet by a staggering 19.3% to reach their pre-pandemic levels as fears rise over a cooling market, research suggests.
The findings from property purchasing specialist, House Buyer Bureau, show this decline is more …
Hi All. I am the landlord of a property, I applied for a repossession order through the court as my tenant would not move out after eviction notice. The hearing was on 16th August, my appearance was by video link (Tenant was a no show and did not send…
Hello, I’m thinking of looking outside England for rental opportunities but not Wales or Scotland. I would be interested in anyone who currently lets in Northern Ireland to determine what differences there are to England.
I’m guessing all t…
Hi, Does anyone know currently the time frame for a bailiff eviction date in Manchester? The letting agents told me it used to be 4 to 6 weeks.
I have been waiting nearly 4 months now and have still not received the notification.
In a bid to safeguard tenants facing potential homelessness when a landlord falls into BTL mortgage arrears, one tenants’ rights group is urging mortgage lenders to uphold their ‘moral obligation’ not to evict tenants.
The call comes …
Hello, I have a tenant that wants to leave at the end of month 8 of a 12 month tenancy as he has bought somewhere. What should I do?
He is offering to make a settlement to cover costs.
The government needs to offer more details about its proposed Renters (Reform) Bill to landlords and agents so they can prepare for its impact.
That’s the call from the managing director of payment specialists PayProp, Neil Cobbold, who says ther…
Hello, Our block of flats is owned by the leaseholders, except one which has a long lease pre-dating self-enfranchisement. According to this lease, ground rent should be reviewed every 21 years, which falls in December.
This requires an expensive valua…
The UK housing market is facing a slump in 2023 with the number of sales expected to drop by 21% compared to 2022 and reach the lowest level since 2012, according to a new report by Zoopla.
Its latest House Price Index data predicts that only one milli…
It’s not often that two separate stories manage to tell the unfolding horror of what is happening to the private rented sector – and both involve so-called tenant activist groups.
This is a story about unintended consequences and the sting …
The buy to let sector is facing a lot of challenges in the UK, from tax changes to higher mortgage rates – but there’s another factor affecting the reputation and morale of landlords: the media.
According to Stuart Haire
Hello, I am a student landlord, student dwellings are exempt for council tax. However, Lancaster Council appear to be making up rules to increase their revenue take. Can anyone help?
1) When a student decides not to take up his/her place on the lease
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