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Landlords and Tenants are missing deposit dispute deadlines for evidence

Landlords and Tenants are missing deposit dispute deadlines for...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) have reported that 18% of landlords and 23% of tenants missed deadlines for evidence during deposit disputes during 2014. The DPS provides a separate independent adjudication...

Balls – Mansion Tax already in planning

Balls – Mansion Tax already in planning...

Ed Balls, the Labour shadow Chancellor, has already asked the Treasury to start planning for the Mansion Tax to be implemented before the General Election. Mr Balls wants the tax to be levied “day...

Own Shares in Letting Supermarket

Own Shares in Letting Supermarket...

EDITORS NOTE: I have re-published this article because we are getting very close to the point of this investment opportunity being publicly available via the Crowd Cube Platform. Interested parties are...

January is the most popular renewal date for Landlords Insurance

January is the most popular renewal date for Landlords Insurance...

Please make sure you save money this year on your Landlords Insurance and let us know your renewal date. The bigger our landlords insurance buying group becomes the more negotiating power we gain. We are...

Retaliatory Evictions Report

Retaliatory Evictions Report...

After Paul Shamplina and Landlord action helped provided evidence, the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Private Rented Sector recently concluded its inquiry into Sarah Teather MP’s Tenancies...

Tenants in Scotland undermine political case for Rent Control

Tenants in Scotland undermine political case for Rent Control...

The Scottish Government is in the process of consulting on a new Private Rented Sector (PRS) tenancy system, which also canvasses opinion on whether a system of rent controls is necessary, whilst Labour...

Stigma of lending on New Builds is easing

Stigma of lending on New Builds is easing...

BM Solutions have changed policy and criteria for New Builds. The maximum Loan to Value now available on New Build houses and more importantly New Build Flats has increased from 65% to 75% LTV. 75% is...

The Immigration Act 2014 and checking a tenant’s right to rent

The Immigration Act 2014 and checking a tenant’s right...

A pilot for introducing checking a tenant’s right to rent under the immigration act 2014 is being introduced in 5 areas as of 1st December. These pilot areas are Birmingham, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley...

Are living rooms becoming an endangered species in shared homes?

Are living rooms becoming an endangered species in shared homes?

16% of shared homes in the UK have no living room, according to a survey of more than 10,000 users of flat and house share site SpareRoom.co.uk. Just three years ago, only 10% of sharers lived in properties...

Hermay Ltd to be investigated

Hermay Ltd to be investigated...

A property investment fund operated by Hermay Ltd, claiming to have funds under management of £136 million and believed to be offering returns of 22% and upwards, is to be investigated following a complaint...

Milton Keynes Landlords Claim Second Victory Over Licensing Proposals

Milton Keynes Landlords Claim Second Victory Over Licensing Proposals...

Milton Keynes Private Landlords Association (MKPLA) is proud to announce that, during a meeting on 10 November, the Council’s Cabinet voted unanimously NOT to extend licensing of shared housing to smaller...

Tenancy referencing firm tells Theresa May of immigration checks concerns

Tenancy referencing firm tells Theresa May of immigration checks...

Home Secretary Theresa May has met with a tenancy referencing firm to hear concerns on the forthcoming immigration status checks which landlords or their agents will have to carry out.  FCC Paragon asked...

Which room would you choose? Furniture packs cover their costs

Which room would you choose? Furniture packs cover their costs...

Furniture packs can make a real difference to any property, but they could also save you more than they cost and in effect pay for themselves. How much is you time worth? £10 per hour, £20 per hour...

Mortgage transactions on hold as Bank of England Chaps system fails today

Mortgage transactions on hold as Bank of England Chaps system...

Currently UK mortgage borrowers are unable to complete on their house purchases as the Bank of England have found a routine maintenance problems that affects CHAPS (Clearing House Automated Payment System)...

Carbon Monoxide – The Silent Killer

Carbon Monoxide – The Silent Killer...

I’m sure you’re all already aware, but there’s a bit crack down at the moment on CO alarms and it’s currently up for discussion whether landlords should be providing these to tenants...

Scottish tenancy reform concerns

Scottish tenancy reform concerns...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has expressed concerns over the Scottish Government’s consultation on tenancy reform. This is the first in-depth look at tenancy legislation for 25 years.

NLA call for extension on deadline for efficiency standards

NLA call for extension on deadline for efficiency standards...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has warned the Government to tread cautiously in introducing minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector (PRS). The NLA has called for an extension...

Recheck your PPI complaint

Recheck your PPI complaint...

2.5 million Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) complaints made between 2012 and 2013 are going to be reviewed by firms after the Financial Conduct Authority FCA has forced them to improve their procedures...

Wolfson Economics Prize finalists argue for garden cities

Wolfson Economics Prize finalists argue for garden cities...

The five finalists for the prestigious Wolfson Economics prize worth £250,000 for the winner, all argue the case for creating more garden cities to help solve the Uk’s housing crisis. Barton Willmore’s...

Institutional money is being invested into care home rooms

Institutional money is being invested into care home rooms...

It is no surprise to anyone that has looked into the cost of residential care homes recently that investing in rooms has become attractive for institutional investors. The average yield on care home rooms...

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