Although it looks like we will be eventually leaving the EU, until that happens we still must abide by any new EU Legislation, it is also a safe bet that most EU legislation will be adopted into UK law. With all that in mind are you...
If the governments draft tenant fees bill passes all the way to legislation will it really be a kick in the teeth for the industry or will we see a much leaner and efficient range of letting agencies emerge? I can see why so many letting...
We have recently seen Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour party use the current issue with housing as a means to try to secure more votes. Are we now seeing the the government playing catch up and realising that as housing is something that many are...
As most of you will be aware the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) will come into effect April 2018. Along with many other regulations it could be easy to forget this one. However, I would strongly recommend you ensure your buy to let property...
I am sure this is not new news to most of the landlords and letting agents out there, but I wanted to share this possession case with you to try to address the amount of rogue landlord articles I have been reading. A landlord has recently...
Are Labour and Jeremy Corbyn accepting that we are becoming a nation of renters and targeting tenants for votes? Whilst we still have the conservatives pitching that everyone has the opportunity to be a homeowner, their recent onslaught towards landlords would confirm this ethos. Now I...
It seems the government is once again on the war path when it comes to protecting tenants. I am all for protecting peoples rights but there is two sides to this coin and I get the impression that the private landlord and letting agents has...
I read some research today claiming that almost a third of landlords in England would be discouraged from continuing with a letting agent should the agent increase their landlord fees should a ban on tenant fees become a fact. I know from our own client list...
The speech came, one of the key points for many landlords was the amazing turnaround with regards to universal credit. When you consider this was the Governments flagship welfare policy, it was a shock to listen to Philip Hammond explain its future. Maybe the government is...
It seems that Birmingham landlords evicting three tenants every day. This in isolation sounds like a terrible figure, however let’s consider how many properties are let in Birmingham each year. Yes, the press gets hold of stories like the landlord who threw the possessions of a mum...