Today is the day that you should be voting in the General Election. Will the housing policies of each of the parties influence your choice? I have had a quick look around the net and cobbled together the following summary of the policies for those...
I often read about the need to overall the current legal process and enforcement when it comes to removing tenants from a property. Some call for stronger enforcement, whilst others claim streamlining the existing legislation would not only deter potential rental abuse from tenants but...
When a tenancy comes to an end one of the biggest points of contention is always the deposit. Both parties have different opinions on what is acceptable, both in terms of condition of property and how much deductions should be made from the deposit. When we...
Remove the Ban on agency fees and set a cap for fees instead. So, this petition is now closed. It achieved almost three quarters of the required signatures for it to be progressed to the next stage. It failed to reach the required number, is this down...
Recently I have spent some time attending various property meetings around our fair nation and I am somewhat surprised how many landlords seem to be unaware of the Minimum Energy Efficient Standards (MEES) that is now less than a year away. In 2015 a new set...
In case you were not aware since 1st December 2016, landlords who knowingly let to a tenant who has no right to rent in the UK are committing a criminal offence. Any landlord or their agent doing this will be prosecuted under the Immigration Act...
I came across these images from spareroom.com. Which city would choosed based on this information? It appears from the above that the average Londoner earns less, is slightly younger and is more likely to have several flatmates. But how far does there money go? It is surprising to find tha London is...
I am sure you are the same and are constantly seeing the opinions of various property experts and industry leaders in this current stage of change within the rental industry. The most recent report seems to claim that the Governments tax changes is having a lesser...
Pets over people It seems the BBC have carried out some investigative research and found that Landlords are more likely to accept potential renters who own pets than people claiming benefits. The BBC analysed some 11,000 online listings for spare rooms found all but a few hundred...
2017 is two months in and it gives us time to reflect on what a turbulent year 2016 was for the letting industry. However, despite numerous changes to legislation and continued landlord bashing by anyone who is not a landlord or works with landlords, the...