House prices aren’t just slipping in the UK – this is global

Click here to view the original article ‘House prices aren’t just slipping in the UK – this is global’   It’s very easy to become parochial when it comes to thinking about property markets. We focus on the slowdown in the UK market and we ponder what’s causing it. Could it be new rules on […]

Possible boost to pensions as amateur landlord era is ending

Click here to view the original article ‘Possible boost to pensions as amateur landlord era is ending’   Concerns about rising interest rates as well as raft of legislative changes could unlock £28billion as half a million ‘amateur’ landlords look to exit the market and sell buy to let properties With most buy to let […]

Will adjudicators award cleaning costs where tenants dispute the claim?

Click here to view the original article ‘Will adjudicators award cleaning costs where tenants dispute the claim?’   From the Landlord Law Blog Here is a question to the blog clinic from Tony (not his real name) who is a landlord. My home has been rented to a couple and been managed by a local […]

Everything you need to know about the upcoming changes to residential tenancies contracts

Click here to view the original article ‘Everything you need to know about the upcoming changes to residential tenancies contracts’   Landlords will soon have to follow new statutory provisions when it comes to terminating tenancies says Erica Williams, Solicitor at Michelmores LLP. As of October 1, 2018, new statutory provisions come into force, which […]

Landlord offers cheap rent in return for ‘special favours’

Click here to view the original article ‘Landlord offers cheap rent in return for ‘special favours’’   A student lettings agency has come under fire for advertising a house offering a female university student cheap rent in return for ‘special favours’. The advert posted by Studenttenant.com was for a two bed terrace house in Birmingham, […]

Number of landlords hiking rents reaches 10-month high in June

Click here to view the original article ‘Number of landlords hiking rents reaches 10-month high in June’   Renters, look away now, as it’s been revealed that the number of tenants who experienced a rent hike reached a ten-month high in June. Arla Propertymark said the number of tenants who reported a rent rise went […]

Ministers Eye Up High Earners For Rich Pickings

Click here to view the original article ‘Ministers Eye Up High Earners For Rich Pickings’   Wealthy landlords, expats and investors could be in the firing line as ministers look for ways to raise more tax. Even though taxpayers are paying more towards government revenue now than at any time in the past 50 years, […]

The Airbnb threat to buy to let – huge rise in multiple landlord listing

Click here to view the original article ‘The Airbnb threat to buy to let – huge rise in multiple landlord listing’   The number of landlords with more than 10 Airbnb accommodations listed in London has risen by 8.4 per cent in the past year according to a major property consultancy. Colliers International, which has […]

Female landlords still struggle to close the gender pay gap

Click here to view the original article ‘Female landlords still struggle to close the gender pay gap’   The income women earn from property investment is lower than that of their male counterparts, according to new data from Knight Knox. The annual survey of landlords across the UK has highlighted the difference in average rental […]

Estate agencies likely to be the next victim of High street closures

Click here to view the original article ‘Estate agencies likely to be the next victim of High street closures’   Estate agents are likely to be the next victims of the latest string of High Street closures as demand moves online according to a leading property management firm. DJ Alexander Ltd, one of the UK’s […]