I read two articles on this topic this week. It seems a letting agency based in Brighton sent out a marketing letter stating they could get more rent for a landlord if their services were engaged. The local paper has indicated that the letter has come...
I read some interesting research carried out by the National Landlord Association. In light of the ongoing landlord bashing that seems to happen by the press, governments, and pressure groups on a daily basis, it is refreshing to read the report. It seems just over 80%...
I would like to share with you a situation that happened to us earlier in the year. An elderly lady visited our offices in September with an issue she had with a tenant. Through floods of tears she told me, that her tenants had not paid their...
It is not news that becoming a landlord will bring with it several financial responsibilities, but while these aspects are often carefully considered by most landlords, there's one area that can be overlooked, the thoughts of the tenants themselves. Unfortunately, not taking this into consideration...
Do you know who’s living in your property? Subletting is definitely on the increase. We have found a couple of research articles that shows that when surveyed just over 17% of tenants admitted to renting out all or part of their property to someone who...
Immigration checks From 1st February 2016 landlords in England who let private rented accommodation must complete a right to rent check for new tenants. Basically this means checking that tenants have the right to live in the UK before allowing them to rent the property. This is not...
Will buy-to-let landlords drive up house prices ahead of stamp duty hike You might be aware that in April an increase in stamp duty tax will come into effect, which could potentially add 3% to the price of a property. A hike in stamp duty tax,...
How many tenant removals is too many? We were carrying out some market research and came across an interesting article regarding tenant evictions and the increase in removing tenants from their homes. According to the Ministry for justice, it seems that more than 170 tenants were...
We have received a few phone calls this month from Landlords concerned about protecting a tenants’ deposit and the potential consequences of failing to do this correctly. We thought we would do a little digging and it seems that despite all the information about securing...
Why are local authorities advising tenants to ignore eviction notices that are being served to remove them from a private property? It seems that local authorities are advising tenants to wait until the bailiff turns up to remove them because then the tenant qualifies for...