The Vulnerable Reality of Renters Amidst Rising Interest Rates in the UK Introduction A recent data analysis conducted by Sky News has brought to light a concerning trend in the UK housing market. While discussions have mainly centered around the impact of rising interest rates on mortgage holders, the analysis… Read More »The Vulnerable Reality of Renters Amidst Rising Interest Rates in the UK
Landlord Fined £12,500 for Ignorance of Law – A Wake-Up Call for Property Owners Introduction: In a recent legal case, a London landlord duo learned a harsh lesson about the consequences of ignorance when it comes to landlord laws. Their failure to comply with the long-established selective licensing scheme in… Read More »Landlord Fined £12,500 for Ignorance of Law – A Wake-Up Call for Property Owners
“Can my building prevent me from owning a pet?” Q. I reside in a converted Georgian building and serve as one of the five directors on the management company’s board, which holds the freehold. Currently, we are facing a disagreement among the directors concerning pet ownership. According to our lease… Read More »“Can my building prevent me from owning a pet?”
Noisy tenants upstairs are making my life a misery Q. We reside in a block of two- and three-bedroom flats. The bedrooms are above each other, and the lounges are above each other. The elderly lady next door to us sold her two-bed flat to someone who turned out to… Read More »Noisy tenants upstairs are making my life a misery
Is it still worth investing in BTL The Changing Landscape of Buy-to-Let Property Investments Introduction: Today, I’d like to address a common question I’ve been receiving from prospective landlords: Is it still worthwhile to invest in the buy-to-let property market given the current circumstances? In this blog post, I will… Read More »Is it still worth investing in BTL
Exploring Solutions for the Housing Crisis: A Perspective on Landlords and Tenants Today I wanted to delve into the topic of the housing crisis and offer some suggestions that may spark debate. While these suggestions might be divisive, one thing we can all agree on is that there is a… Read More »Exploring Solutions for the Housing Crisis: A Perspective on Landlords and Tenants
Gove proposes radical new rights for tenants No-fault evictions and bans on social services tenants to be outlawed in England In a statement embargoed for midnight, Gove’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) promises the ‘biggest shake-up of the rented sector for 30 years’ targeted at the 21%… Read More »Gove proposes radical new rights for tenants
Is the residential rental market in crisis Number of available properties are at record lows… but tenant enquiries are at an all-time high Average letting agent has just five properties available to rent Meanwhile, each branch typically has 142 tenants waiting on its books Supply of properties for rent has… Read More »Is the residential rental market in crisis
Rental market is ‘most competitive ever’ says Rightmove Conditions for renters worse than ever The UK now has the most competitive rental market in living memory, portal Rightmove has claimed. Its latest rental trends tracker reveals that this competition has pushed up rents outside London by 10.8% over the… Read More »Rental market is ‘most competitive ever’ says Rightmove
Leading lettings and sales agent, Benham and Reeves, has released the latest of its very own quarterly house price index based on data from the top four existing indices, looking at where the average house price sits and how the gap between buyer and seller expectation and actual sales has… Read More »House price gap between sellers and buyers reduces
