Blog

Yesterday, on the 9 th February 2017, I noticed several news sites, radio shows and websites declaring various headlines about ‘Revenge Evictions’ with comments from prominent MPs, Housing Lawyers and the Housing Law Practitioners Association (HLPA) in the UK stating they felt that...

Buyer enquiries from potential landlords and investors are now up 30 per cent since May according to Rightmove, suggesting that the damage to demand caused by the stamp duty surcharge may be ebbing away. The portal says March and April saw a lull in activity, following the rush in the first...

Legal firm Mishcon de Reya is the latest voice warning of problems which can be caused when apartment owners let out their properties ‘privately’ through short-let platforms such as Airbnb. In its latest Property Update to clients and the media, the firm draws attention to a...

Buy-to-let (BTL) investors continue to benefit from falls in mortgage rates, particularly those looking for longer-term agreements. Analysis by Moneyfacts.co.uk shows that the average five-year fixed rate for a 75% loan-to-value buy-to-let mortgage has fallen below 4% for the first time....

The UK rental market remains resilient, despite an expected summer slowdown in activity. This is the message from the latest Agency Express Property Activity Index. The study of agents’ ‘To Let’ and ‘Let By’ found that during August there 4.1% fewer new...

A Birmingham MP is to put a Bill to the House of Commons after the summer in his bid to stop what he calls “ugly and badly designed extensions” of homes, created with the purpose of housing large numbers of students. The Ten Minute Rule Bill – unlikely to make it into law...

New research from the National Landlords Association has revealed that 30% of  buy-to-let landlords  are still undecided on how to vote in this week’s EU referendum. Findings from the report show that landlords are evenly split on how to vote, with 35% intending to vote leave...

A good friend rang me this week asking for advice on renting out her house in the South of England, the only advice I gave her was don’t sign any contract and to send over the paperwork from the local agent so I could take a look and advise further before she instructed the agent....

Landlords can be fined up to £3,000 for renting property to somebody who isn’t allowed to rent in England. The Right to Rent rules require all private landlords to check the immigration status of prospective tenants before contracts are signed, to make sure they have the right to...

Landlords are rushing to purchase properties before an extra 3% Stamp duty tax hike in April. From April landlords or second home owners will be required to pay the surcharge on top of existing stamp duty, raising the costs of an upfront rental investment. Chancellor George Osborne...