“We are missing out on £80m each year”: Why landlords should pay interest on tenants’ deposits
Click here to view the original article ‘“We are missing out on £80m each year”: Why landlords should pay interest on tenants’ deposits’ One of the consequences of The Rent Being Too Damn High is that private tenants have barely anything left over at the end of the month to put aside for a […]
Three-quarters of landlords and tenants don’t know the EPC rating of their property
Click here to view the original article ‘Three-quarters of landlords and tenants don’t know the EPC rating of their property’ With new rules coming in next week governing the energy efficiency of rental properties, an alarming number of Brits are still not in possession of the facts. Ahead of new changes to Energy Performance […]
Top Tips for landlords to meet minimum EPC rating
Click here to view the original article ‘Top Tips for landlords to meet minimum EPC rating’ 1st April 2018 will see the introduction of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, requiring private rental property to have a minimum energy performance rating of E on their EPC. The regulations will come into force for new lets and […]
Landlords claim BoE interference has made it tougher to get a mortgage
Click here to view the original article ‘Landlords claim BoE interference has made it tougher to get a mortgage’ New research from the National Landlords Association has revealed that six months after the Bank of England’s latest attempt to cool the buy to let market, as many as 63% who are aware of the […]
New Crackdown Measures Announced on Rogue Landlords Renting out Overcrowded and Dangerous Homes
Click here to view the original article ‘New Crackdown Measures Announced on Rogue Landlords Renting out Overcrowded and Dangerous Homes’ New measures are being laid out by the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government before parliament with the objective of improving the overcrowded and dangerous living conditions experienced by some tenants in HMO’s. […]
Vast majority of UK landlords and tenants still not up to speed on latest energy legislation
Click here to view the original article ‘Vast majority of UK landlords and tenants still not up to speed on latest energy legislation’ Worrying new new research from Just Landlords has found widespread ignorance to a new law that will come into effect on 1st April for all new lets and relets, and for […]
Government’s rental sector taxes blamed for curbing house building totals
Click here to view the original article ‘Government’s rental sector taxes blamed for curbing house building totals’ A lettings trade body says a major house builder has blamed, in part, recent tax increases on private landlords as a reason for not increasing its housebuilding. The Residential Landlords Association says Berkeley Group, in a trading […]
Should a tenant’s rental payments appear on their credit record
Click here to view the original article ‘Should a tenant’s rental payments appear on their credit record’ A tenant’s rental payments can now appear on their credit score It means that if they don’t pay, there will be a default on their credit record Tenants can currently opt out of the scheme if […]
Think twice before banning tenants
Click here to view the original article ‘Think twice before banning tenants’ Landlords and letting agents must make sure that they don’t discriminate against benefit claimants. Landlords who refuse to rent to tenants in receipt of benefits may have to reconsider this as a blanket policy after a tenant recently gained compensation from a […]
Big drop in use of Section 21 notices is because they are just too slow and difficult, says expert
Click here to view the original article ‘Big drop in use of Section 21 notices is because they are just too slow and difficult, says expert’ Using Section 21 to evict a tenant is no longer the fastest way for a landlord needing to possess a property, an eviction specialist claims. Landlord Action says […]