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May
11

Smoke alarms for deaf tenants?

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I am about to let one of my properties to a couple who are both deaf. The property has two smoke alarms already but the new tenants would not be able to hear them. I feel I have a moral obligation to install something like the Fire Angel W2 SVP 630 system which provides a… Read more

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May
11

Universal Credit help service case study

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Recently, we were approached by a landlord after he had not received rent for 3 months. Why? His tenant had switched from Housing Benefit to Universal Credit. The claimant was a disabled man on High Rate DLA. His wife was his full-time carer and they had two children. The family moved to the UK from… Read more

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May
11

HMO Landlord Banned & Fined £41,000

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A landlord from Rugby has been banned from acting as a landlord after putting his tenant’s life at risk. Dean Dunkley, 41 of Dunchurch Road, Rugby rented out rooms above a town centre bar which Dunkley runs as AJ’s Bar, a four-storey building in Dunchurch Road, which was formerly the Royal Oak public house. As […]

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May
10

Fees refunded if HMRC decline your non-statutory clearance request

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The biggest risk any landlord can take when incorporating their business is to believe what they are told on the basis that it’s what they want to hear.  Tax planning is perfectly legal providing you follow the rules, including legislation known as GAAR which is an abbreviation for General Anti Abuse Rules. Famously, Lord Tomlin said… Read more

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May
10

Landlord Manager 365 launches…

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Property Management Software: Visionbase Software, a leading provider of property management solutions, has just launched Landlord Manager 365 (LM 356), a cloud-based system offering a business accounting solution for landlords with small to medium-sized portfolios. Available for a low monthly fee, from £59 plus VAT, with a 14 day free trial and no fixed contract, Landlord […]

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May
10

New rules for regenerating industrial land

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Brownfield sites: Regulations that will help turn old and derelict industrial land into new housing have been welcomed by a leading Midlands property lawyer. Jennifer Hicks-Jones, an associate at law firm mfg Solicitors, has widely backed the Government move to make councils in England publish a list of “brownfield” land by the end of this […]

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May
10

Manchester Election Hustings

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On 23rd May 2017, just 2 weeks before the country goes to the polls again the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) will host an election hustings in Manchester City Centre. Manchester is not only home to the RLA but also has a Demographic growth of around 6,000 new households a year1 of Private Rented Sector properties […]

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May
10

Take control of your finances throughout the 2017-18 tax year.

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Following the changes on Mortgage Interest Relief on 1st April, 2017 is the first of the four ‘phase’ years which will see the introduction of the new tax rules. 2017-18 – the deduction from property income will be restricted to 75% of the finance costs incurred, with the remaining 25% being available as a basic […]

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May
10

Transfer of freehold from company into sole name?

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I currently hold freehold interest in my companies name. I wish to close down the company due to total inactivity. The freehold produces no ground rent nor deals with maintenance or insurance. I don’t want to sell the freehold interest because of its considerable worth – the related leaseholds are very short and located in… Read more

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May
10

Cardiff Election Hustings

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On the 23rd of May 2017, just over two weeks before the ‘snap’ General Election called by Prime Minister Teresa May, the Homes for Wales coalition, supported by the RLA, will host an election hustings in Cardiff. The event will take place in the same venue as our Assembly Member Hustings in 2016, the St […]

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