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Ban on Lettings Fees to commence June 1st...

The Tenants Fees Bill 2017 – 2019, click here, has been confirmed by government to commence on June 1st this year. Bill sponsor Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (image right) announced the start date at...

£2.4m for government crackdown on irresposible landlords...

More than 50 councils across the country will share nearly £2.4 million of extra funding to crack down on rogue landlords, Housing Minister Heather Wheeler has announced in the government press release...

New Government economic crime taskforce...

Mark Hayward, Chief Executive, NAEA Propertymark comments on joining the Home Office and Treasury’s new Economic Crime Strategic Board, which launches today. “The Economic Crime Strategic Board is...

Direct payment of Universal Credit to landlords – Online...

“One third of UC claimants in social rented housing have their rent paid directly to their landlord. But in the private sector, that number is only 5%. “People in the private rented sector...

Business as normal at TDS after major fire at head office...

At approximately 4pm on Wednesday January 9 a serious fire broke out at Tenancy Deposit Scheme’s (TDS) head office on Mark Road in Hemel Hempstead. All staff were evacuated safely with no casualties.

The terrible position councils put benefit renters in...

There is an article in I News yesterday titled “This single mother works full-time, but still needs housing benefit – so landlords refuse to rent to her”: click here to view. The story is...

TDS offices destroyed in fire last night...

We are very sorry to report that the TDS Head Office was destroyed by fire yesterday evening. Thankfully it is reported that no one was hurt in the incident involving the Progression Centre business complex...

Stability in rental prices suggests resilient sector...

THE average UK rental values continued to grow towards the end of 2018, according to the latest data from HomeLet, with December showing a continuation of the steady rise seen throughout the year. The...

TDS appoint first independent complaints reviewer...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), the private rented sector’s longest establish deposit protection scheme, has appointed Margaret Doyle as its new external Independent Complaints Reviewer, the first in its...

NLA accuse Government of ‘not being bothered’ to...

Following the Caridon Property Ltd v Monty Shooltz case in February 2018, if a gas safety certificate is not provided at the start of a tenancy, before the tenant moved in, landlords may find that any...

Last quarter house price growth stable at 1.3%...

As usual with so many competing publications we try to normally report on the mortgage industry benchmark of the Halifax House Price Index as used by many lenders. – Prices in the three months to...

Shelter Social Housing Commission calls for 3m new homes over...

In January last year Shelter launched a cross party commission into the future of social housing to address crucial issues highlighted by the Grenfell Tower fire. It is chaired by Reverend Mike Long of...

Landlord responsibilites summary .Gov...

If you are renting out a property in England or Wales the government provide a summary of landlord responsibilities which many landlords will be completely familiar with, but it is still common to find...

Dame Colette Bowe and Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia appointed to FPC...

Dame Colette Bowe and Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia have been appointed as external members of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC), the Chancellor announced today (3 January 2019). Dame Colette...

Meet Mark Smith (Barrister-At-Law) – Belfast LANI 16th...

Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers will be presenting an overview of several landlords tax strategies at the LANI General meeting Wednesday 16 January 2019. The...

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Guardian accuses Landlords of ‘ripping off’ Councils...

The Guardian article, click here, “Councils ‘ripped off’ by private landlords, experts warn” accuses private landlords of ‘ripping off” desperate councils trying to house the...

UNFIT – Fitness For Human Habitation Act 2018...

Lets get straight to the point, as there’s only 5 pages to this Act. Click Here This was a clever proposition by Karen Buck MP to put to Landlord Associations, in that how could ‘Professional’...

Preperations for Making Tax Digital from April 2019 “are...

House of Commons Library document update on Making Tax Digital (MTD) was published Christmas Eve: click here It reported that despite concerns government preparations for introducing MTD for VAT in April...

Government to choose new lead enforcement authority – Tenant...

A government news letter sent out over the Christmas holidays has been reported on by Letting Agent Today. It reveals The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will announce in February...

100% more landlords selling up in East of England...

The number landlords exiting the market in the East of England stood 100% higher than the national average in November, ARLA Propertymark reveals. Landlords have faced continued legislative change and...

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