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What Next For Interest rates?

Ranjan is back with another video talking all about interest rates.
With the Bank of England decision on interest rates expected this week, Ranjan shares his predictions for what lies ahead for interest rates and highlights the opportunities and threat…

Reshaping Property Management Through Technology

Property management, whether you’re overseeing a handful of properties or a more extensive portfolio, can often present complex and demanding challenges. Balancing tenant communication, maintenance, rent collection, and cash flow tracking can qui…

Why a tenant’s furry and feathered friends can rejoice over a forgotten law

With the Renters (Reform) Bill passing its second reading, one important detail many landlords and tenants will want to know is about tenants keeping pets in their rented home.
However, a largely forgotten act already exists that allows tenants to kee…

Council tax reform for HMOs: good news for some, bad news for others

While the Government has announced a new policy to simplify the council tax system for houses of multiple occupation (HMOs), not all types of HMOs will benefit from the change, and many tenants and landlords will still face higher bills

HELP… Rental property underwater due to planned roofing works, can I be compensated?

Hello, I’m looking for some help or information please…
I own a leasehold flat. The flat sits in a new-build block which is made up of 16 flats over 3 floors. I’ve had this flat for 6 years

Landlords raise rents to cope with rising costs, survey shows

Many landlords in the UK are hiking rents to deal with increasing costs, especially higher interest rates and legislation changes, a survey reveals.
The findings from The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) show that three-quarters (75%) of landlords …

Rental flat with water ingress, how can I speed up section 20?

Hello all, I’m hoping that someone can help with this matter. Our grand floor flat in a building of 7 flats has an issue with water ingress that has spread from the front corner of the property along a wall that is now making the bedroom uninhabi…

Renters take on extra jobs to cope with rising rents

Growing numbers of renters are having to work more than one job to make ends meet amid soaring inflation and spiking rents, according to a new report.
The findings from SpareRoom, a flat-sharing site, questioned more than 2,000 renters and found that 1…

Landlords slam ‘unfair’ selective licensing fee as council reviews policy

Landlords in Middlesbrough have criticised a selective licensing scheme that charges them £800 for a five-year licence – but it only has months to run.
Teesside Live reports that the scheme, which covers part of the Newport ward

Britain’s housing market, the PRS – and Shelter’s contribution?

Hi, I’m sure a lot of us landlords watched the BBC programme about the housing market, which disappointingly stopped short of looking at the directly associated PRS problems in detail and the reasons behind the quagmire successive governments whi…

The Telegraph wants to speak to landlords who have used section 21

Can you help? The Telegraph is looking to speak to landlords who have had to use section 21 to evict problem tenants.
Have you had any nightmare situations where using it was necessary?
How do you feel about the prospect of section 21 being abolished?

Bristol Council wants more PRS licensing?

On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 4:29 AM, Consultation Team wrote: Consultation on new schemes to improve the quality and management of private rented properties across the city
Dear Resident
Bristol City Council is seeking your views on a proposal to i…

Government to end council tax on HMO rooms

Renters in shared housing could save up to £1,000 a year thanks to a campaign by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA).
The Government has announced it will reform the way council tax is applied to houses of multiple occupation (HMOs).

TMW slashes buy to let rates for new and existing customers

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has announced a series of rate reductions across its buy to let products, effective from last Saturday (28 October).
The lender is offering some of the most competitive deals in the sector, with rates starting from 4.49%.

Affordable homes to rent are ‘scarce and in high demand’

Finding a cheap rental home in the UK is a daunting challenge with only 1.9% of the current rental market stock costing less than £500 per month, research reveals.
The analysis by Zero Deposit highlights that this is the lowest level of stock of all th…

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