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Lib Dems call for a Christmas evictions ban

Lib Dems call for a Christmas evictions ban...

The Government is being urged to implement a ban on evictions over Christmas in the private rented sector by the Liberal Democrats. The party’s leader, Sir Ed Davey says that thousands of families...

It’s not the tenant that’s the problem!

It’s not the tenant that’s the problem!

Is there anything you can do when it’s the neighbours who are being antisocial and affecting YOUR tenants? I HAD lovely tenants with 2 autistic children living in a property. All was well, until...

Charity begins with a home?

Charity begins with a home?

Hello, How about rather than LL’s setting up a charity [see ‘Landlords for homelessness charity to compete with Shelter and Crisis?‘] we instead set up a not for profit home building...

Home repossessions defy predictions after mortgage rate rises

Home repossessions defy predictions after mortgage rate rises...

The number of home repossessions by finance lenders after mortgage rates went up has decreased significantly – defying the expected trend that more people would lose their homes. The findings come...

Scotland’s rent freeze based on ‘skewed numbers’

Scotland’s rent freeze based on ‘skewed numbers’...

One reason why the Scottish Government imposed its controversial rent freeze and ban on evictions was a belief that rent rises during the cost-of-living crisis were too high. But one proptech firm says...

Daily Telegraph wants to talk to landlords about rent guarantee insurance

Daily Telegraph wants to talk to landlords about rent guarantee...

If you are a landlord who has had issues with rent guarantee insurance, then Alexa Phillips would like to speak with you. She would like to know: The name of the insurer The nature of the problem When...

Homebuyers still need the PRS as many struggle to save

Homebuyers still need the PRS as many struggle to save...

Tenants who want to buy a home are having to rely on the Private Rented Sector (PRS) for longer, but this will put pressure on the supply of homes and push up rents, one bank says. Paragon has surveyed...

Rents to rocket by 20% as landlords pay higher mortgage costs

Rents to rocket by 20% as landlords pay higher mortgage costs...

A grim prediction from the Bank of England is forecasting that rents will rocket by 20% because landlords could be paying up to £4,000 more for their buy to let mortgage in 2023. The warning comes from...

Alphaletz free webinar with Mark Alexander – is a Limited Company right for you?

Alphaletz free webinar with Mark Alexander – is a Limited...

Alphaletz will be repeating a free webinar with Mark Alexander (Founder of Property118) on Wednesday the 14th of December at 7:00pm to outline the benefits of a company structure and see if it’s...

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to landlords who are remortgaging

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to landlords who are remortgaging...

The Daily Telegraph’s property correspondent, Melissa Lawford, is writing an article about the buy-to-let remortgage crunch and would like to talk to landlords who have recently come to the end of...

Short term rentals trade body welcomes registration scheme

Short term rentals trade body welcomes registration scheme...

Plans by the Government to introduce a registration scheme for short-term holiday lets have been welcomed by the Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA). The trade association represents thousands...

London’s rents have risen by 15% since last Christmas

London’s rents have risen by 15% since last Christmas...

Tenants are struggling this Christmas with rising food and energy prices, and now comes news that rents have risen by 15% since last Christmas. That rent increase is for tenants in London, says Ocasa,

Authorities need to help landlords tackle anti-social behaviour

Authorities need to help landlords tackle anti-social behaviour...

At least half of landlords who have served a repossession notice have done so to tackle a tenant’s criminal or anti-social behaviour, research reveals. The findings from National Residential Landlords...

Landlords for homelessness charity to compete with Shelter and Crisis?

Landlords for homelessness charity to compete with Shelter and...

Well, that got your attention didn’t it! But is it such a crazy idea? What if landlords got together and started a charity that helped the same people that Shelter and Crisis claim to. Fundraise...

Rising rents tempt landlords back to investing

Rising rents tempt landlords back to investing...

Landlords are increasingly looking at investing in a rental property because of rising rents, one real estate firm says. According to Hamptons, this year has seen investors accounting for the largest share...

Property prices continue falling as buyers watch and wait

Property prices continue falling as buyers watch and wait...

A bigger seasonal dip than usual has seen property prices continue their slide with sellers dropping the price on a new listing by 2.1%, Rightmove reports. That price fall equates to an average of £7,862...

Leaseholder or freeholder responsibility?

Leaseholder or freeholder responsibility?

Hello, A question on financial responsibility for the roof of a block of flats that has been sold to another ‘user’. We’ve had an item on our service charge for legal fees that were run...

Scotland set to see exodus of landlords

Scotland set to see exodus of landlords...

Letting agents in Scotland say that 85% of their landlord clients are planning to leave the private rented sector (PRS) after emergency measures introduced by the Scottish Government brought in a rent...

Why should landlords deal with lies and damned statistics?

Why should landlords deal with lies and damned statistics?

It has been another interesting week in the life of a landlord in the UK – and none of it good. My attention has been drawn to the use of statistics to prove that all landlords are bad –...

Agency says prime rental demand is ‘unprecedented’

Agency says prime rental demand is ‘unprecedented’...

A leading lettings agency says that prime rental demand in the UK is running at an unprecedented level and is up by more than 20% year-on-year. That’s according to Nicky Stevenson, the managing...

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