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Hello, I am told that in English law there is no such thing as a legal right to a view, (established in Aldred’s Case 1610). However, if a tree is allowed to grow uncontrolled and too large, resulting in the loss of a valued view

Hello, I have a tenant who has been with me for 20 years or so (AST) in a 2 bed flat. He lives like a hermit and over the years the place has got v dirty and messy.
I’ve done what I can or need to;

Families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis could receive a cash boost so they can pay their rent, Michael Gove has hinted.
The Levelling Up secretary was speaking on the ‘Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg’ show when he revealed that ‘targeted suppor…

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has called for an immediate rent freeze to deal with tenants struggling in the cost-of-living crisis and growing homelessness in the capital.
He says that the numbers sleeping rough have risen by 21% over the past year …

Hello, We let our property to a couple with a baby in 2019, with 90% of their rent paid by the council through a housing benefit.
They immediately fell into arrears, not paying the rent at all, so the council told me they would pay the 90% direct to me.

Hello, We agreed to be guarantor for our son’s ex-girlfriend as she was having his baby. Subsequently, it has turned out not to be his.
My question is, we are now getting to the end of the first year of tenancy and I contacted the agent to say to we wi…

The UK’s house prices are set to fall by 5% next year on the back of rising mortgage interest rates, says Zoopla.
The platform says the increase in mortgage rates represents the largest interest rate shock for new buyers since the late 1980s.

Would you like your next property acquisition to be a high cash-generating HMO (House of Multiple Occupation), but don’t know how to do it?
You should be considering HMOs because they are a recession-proof strategy and also generate high cash flow

Would you like your next property acquisition to be a high cash-generating HMO (House of Multiple Occupation), but don’t know how to do it?
You should be considering HMOs because they are a recession-proof strategy and also generate high cash flow

Looks like Hallowe’en has come early for landlords with the announcement that Michael Gove has returned to the Government fold.
And, for me at least, that’s a huge shame.
Because while Gove has a strong reputation for getting things done – he is poised…

The number of short-term lets (STLs) has grown steadily in many areas of the UK over the past four years – and could threaten the PRS, a survey reveals.
The report from Propertymark highlights that the recent pandemic helped to fuel the rise in s…

The proportion of landlords who are reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high – for the second time this year.
The findings from Paragon Bank found that a net increase in tenant demand during the past three months was seen by 65…

A senior minister has confirmed the Government’s intention to introduce a Renters’ Reform Bill in this Parliament – and it could be law by the time this Parliament ends.
Andrew Stephenson, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at…

So, what do landlords think of this latest initiative?
https://www.serco.com/uk/sites/serco-aasc/landlords
On the one-hand, the government are berating landlords for the rent levels which are linked to shortages in supply (read – failure by Govt to bui…

Hi Property 118, We wondered what your thoughts are.
We have recently let a property out to a nurse who doesn’t come from the UK. She’s a bit demanding even wanting her bins emptied and didn’t realise until she was told by the letting…