Sign in Sign up
01603 741900
info@gracecharlesinvestments.com
Norwich City FC Logo Official property investment partners
of Norwich City Football Club

News

Older tenants lead flatsharing surge as the PRS evolves

The landscape of flatsharing is undergoing a dramatic shift, with older generations leading the charge, research reveals.
Data from SpareRoom reveal that the number of over-65s hunting for rooms in shared houses or seeking housemates has surged by an a…

EPC C targets could lead to shortage of leasehold rental properties, warns The Property Institute

EPC C targets will have a huge effect on the supply of leasehold properties, says one industry body.
In an exclusive video interview with Property118, the chief communications officer of The Property Institute (TPI), Jaclyn Mangaroo, says leaseholders…

Government to overhaul landlord benefit deduction scheme

The government is to scrutinise a controversial mechanism allowing landlords to request rent directly from tenants’ benefits.
It follows a story on Property118 and recently in national media about Nathan Roberts successfully challenging deduction…

Social landlord neglect exposes children to damp and mould – Ombudsman

Children are suffering due to social landlord shortcomings in tackling damp and mould, a report from the Housing Ombudsman reveals.
The ‘Learning from Severe Maladministration’ document focuses on inspection failures and sloppy information …

The government and councils moving the goalposts cause homelessness

News that BMW is to delay building the new electric Mini in Oxford over ‘uncertainty’ should not come as a surprise.
I see nothing here different to what the government, the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and Nottingham City Council a…

Rental yields soar to 13-year peak – Paragon

Private landlords are seeing yields climb to their highest in more than a decade at 6.93%, Paragon Bank reveals.
The lender says that the returns recorded in the final quarter of 2024 are the highest yields since March 2011 when it peaked at 7.12%.

Landlords face surging void costs

Landlords are facing a steep rise in void costs as the gaps of no rent being paid grow longer and costlier across England.
The findings from lettings and estate agency Benham and Reeves reveal a 19% rise in lost rental income when the property is unoc…

Selective licensing expands across thousands of PRS properties

Manchester City Council and Gateshead Council have introduced expanded selective licensing schemes targeting thousands of privately rented homes across their regions.
The councils say the initiatives aim to ensure safer, better-managed properties while…

Have we lost our right to buy the freehold?

I am a leaseholder in a block of four flats but am selling as I no longer want to be a landlord. The managing agent for the freeholder is awful but the good news is (though a bit late for me) that they want to sell the Freehold.

BTL mortgage options surge to record levels

The number of buy to let mortgage products available to the UK’s landlords has climbed to an all-time high, Moneyfactscompare.co.uk reveals.
It also says that the average two-year fixed rate has dipped over the past six months.
The analysis highl…

Landlords face insurance pitfalls as tenant actions could invalidate policies

Landlords are being warned that their insurance policies could become worthless due to oversights and tenant actions.
Specialists from Quotezone.co.uk have pinpointed five frequent blunders that might render landlord insurance null and void, leaving l…

Mortgage brokers predict just two more interest rate cuts in 2025

Mortgage advisers have signalled a cautious outlook, anticipating only two more reductions to the base rate in 2025, research reveals.
According to Landbay’s research, this shift in expectations emerged shortly after the Office for National Stati…

House prices slide as landlords sell up

Property values are sliding as landlords sell up low yielding properties in London and the southern counties, one index reveals.
According to Home.co.uk’s February asking price index, former rented homes are now flooding the market.
That is leadi…

Supported Accommodation – Have your say?

The Government has launched an open consultation (Click Here) seeking views on the implementation of measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. It focuses on the details of a licensing regime and National Supported Housing Stand…

Call to extend the stamp duty deadline

Around 25,000 first-time buyers across England are on course to miss the critical stamp duty deadline of 31 March because their property completions will be in April.
That delay will trigger an extra £34 million in tax

Get the latest info on all of our latest property releases
01603 741900
info@gracecharlesinvestments.com