Pensions vs property: Should you save for retirement or invest in your future?
It’s an age-old question that many will ask themselves as they look forwards and begin to think about retirement, should I put money into a pension pot or would I be better focusing on building up an alternative income stream, such as from a property portfolio? It’s a question that requires very careful consideration. The […]
A Group of Renters Just Won £19,000 From Their Billionaire Landlord – And They’re Just Getting Started
A group of London renters told to use their unspent lunch money to pay up during the pandemic will be dining out for quite some time on the £19,000 they’ve just won from their billionaire landlord. In a historic court ruling, John Christodoulou – a Monaco-based property magnate and 82nd on the Sunday Times Rich […]
Compliance experts call for automated Right to Rent checks to be standard practice
With recent changes to Right to Rent, due to Covid-19 and Brexit, compliance has become more important than ever. But keeping on top of what is expected of landlords and agents can prove difficult. In order to take the pressure off landlords, agents and tenants, the automation of Right to Rent checks should now be […]
A quarter of Tory MPs are private landlords
A quarter of all Conservative MPs are landlords making money from private property. Analysis by openDemocracy has revealed that 90 Tory MPs boost their income by at least £10,000 a year thanks to rental properties. Click this link to read the full article.
Landlords warned to prepare for rise in tenant fraud
The events of the past 18 months have dealt a devastating socio-economic impact on private renters in the UK, with an estimated 840,000 building up arrears as a result of covid. As a direct result of this, 56% of landlords lost rental income during the pandemic. Compounding this increased cost and risk of being a […]