Lib Dems’ mandatory licensing plan
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Mandatory licensing for PRS homes is at the heart of the Liberal Democrats’ housing plans, outlined in its election manifesto today. Other controversial proposals included in the document are plans to allow councils to levy up to 200% council tax on second homes, which would include buy-to-let properties and ‘buy to leave empty’ investments from […]
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Halifax Druggies Making This Lovely Flat Unlettable
After nearly 30 years in this business and being the founder of Property118 and run the forum since 2011 I thought I had encountered most problems. However, this is a new one for me. The picture above is my “problem property”. It is in Queensway, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1. My tenant has moved out because… Read more
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Top Tips on deposit protection
Deposit protection is a mandatory part of becoming a landlord and can be confusing. The rules around deposit protection are fairly simple. A landlord must protect the tenant’s deposit and issue the tenant and anyone who paid it on their behalf with ‘prescribed information’ within 30 days of receiving the deposit. The landlord must protect […]
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Nightmare agent causes double-trouble for landlord…
Client Money Protection: This week (Thursday 18th May, 9pm) Channel Five’s “Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords” will highlight why Client Money Protection is of paramount importance to all landlords and tenants, as a rogue agent in Ilford fails to pass on rent or carry out sufficient referencing, leading to a sub-letting scam via a Romanian property […]
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Nightmare agent with no Client Money Protection causes double trouble for landlord
This week (Thursday 18th May, 9pm) Channel Five’s “Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords” will highlight why Client Money Protection is of paramount importance to all landlords and tenants, as a rogue agent in Ilford fails to pass on rent or carry out sufficient referencing, leading to a sub-letting scam via a Romanian property website. When IT… Read more
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Lib Dem 2017 Manifesto for the PRS
The Lib Dem 2017 Manifesto ‘Change Britain Future’ decribes the rental market as becoming unaffordable along with house prices and says that young people in particular need help. The Lib Dem Manifesto says they will change the Private Rental sector by: Promote longer tenancies of three years or more with an inflation-linked annual rent increase… Read more
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What does the election of Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester’s Metro Mayor mean for the PRS?
The election of Andy Burnham as the Mayor of Greater Manchester earlier this month has already seen growing attention around the housing policies that formed much of the focus of his election campaign. Mr Burnham is clearly committed to addressing the ‘housing crisis’ in Greater Manchester, but what are his views on the Private Rented […]
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Expert Property Panel just announced for the Olympia Show on 15 June
National Landlord Investment Show is returning to London for its third show of the year and 45th show to date on Wednesday 15 June at Olympia. As part of the seminar programme, the show will now offer an Expert Property Panel to discuss current issues that landlords face, including Brexit, licensing, tax, finance and immigration. The […]
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Free property alert from Land Registry to avoid property fraud
Hello, you might wish to sign up to Land Registry’s free alert, when anyone makes a search on one of your properties: https://propertyalert.landregistry.gov.uk/ There are rare cases of fraudsters / tenants changing their name by deed poll and approaching a solicitor to sell the property, as can be gleaned from the first 5 minutes of… Read more
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Government faces legal challenge over ‘discriminatory’ Right to Rent national rollout
The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) is challenging the Government to freeze its rollout of the Right to Rent scheme, through which immigration checks are devolved to landlords, until it has addressed evidence that the scheme leads to discrimination against foreign nationals, Britons without passports and British black and minority ethnic (BME) […]
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