Lettings & Management
Breaking News and opinions affecting Letting Agents and Property Managers operating in the UK Private Rented Sector
Buildings insurance increases 70% since last year?
Hi all, I have a 2 bed maisonette in blocks of 4, there are 5 blocks in total.
The Managing Agents have sent the invoices for the ground...
Am I still a guarantor?
Hi, a bit of of advice needed. I was a guarantor on an AST for 6 months and at the end of the tenancy the tenant was asked by the letting...
S13 notice after soft enquiry?
Hi everyone, If you enquire on a ‘soft basis’ as to a tenant’s agreement to a rent increase, and that enquiry is...
Subletting tenants and landlords face ‘life-changin...
A firm that helps landlords comply with the law and avoid penalties is warning that tenants AND landlords face the prospect of ‘life-changing’...
One of Britain’s biggest social landlords hit with ...
One of Britain’s biggest social landlords has been hit with the largest fine handed out by the Housing Ombudsman.
The fine comes...
Higher mortgage rates sees house buyer demand plummet by 40%
The UK’s housing market has been hit hard by soaring mortgage rates, resulting in an 18% drop in buyer demand over the past two...
Government urged to stop ‘dithering’ over EPC...
The Property Energy Professionals Association (PEPA) has expressed its ‘disappointment’ with the comments made by Housing...