Jun
21

Iain Duncan Smith Has Spoken Out For Landlords

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On Sunday 18th June 2017, Iain Duncan Smith was quoted by the Sunday Telegraph as saying …. “Finally, it is time to look again at the way we treat private landlords who buy houses to rent. George Osborne’s decisions to impose a stamp duty levy on the purchase of homes to rent, to restrict mortgage… Read more

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Jun
21

Vital safety checks urged in wake of Grenfell Tower tragedy

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The government has approached the RLA to contact landlords, owners and managers of PRS blocks throughout England in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze. The association was contacted by the Department for Communities and Local Government to share vital information with members following the devastating fire. In a letter Melanie Dawes, permanent secretary for […]

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Jun
21

Call of the week – deposit management

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One of the most common topics we handle in the Landlord Advice Team is the issue of deposits. Landlords often complain to us that, after spending a lot of time preparing evidence for adjudication, they end up receiving very little back to cover their losses. Despite the adjudication process being more than 10 years old, […]

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Jun
21

Fee ban will leave the market in limbo

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Plans to ban fees paid by tenants to both landlords and letting agents will leave the market in limbo, says the RLA. The Queen’s Speech revealed the the plans will be published as a Draft Bill for further scrutiny. The Draft Bill will include: Measures to ban landlords and agents from requiring tenants to pay […]

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Jun
21

Call from 60 year old deceased tenant’s ex-partner?

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I received a call from someone saying they were my long-standing 60 year old tenant’s ex-partner. She told me that, since he died in his sleep a week ago, she and his daughter have nearly finished clearing the flat and are just about ready to hand back the keys. From our brief discussion and her… Read more

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Jun
21

Queen’s speech shock for Landlords…

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Breaking News: Legislation banning tenants’ letting fees by agents is to go further than originally thought and will now apply to landlords as well. The proposed new legislation will also allow tenants in future to recover amounts unlawfully charged by agents or landlords when signing up for a new tenancy. Many agents rely on fees […]

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Jun
21

Queens’s speech shock for Landlords…

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Breaking News: Legislation banning tenants’ letting fees by agents is to go further than originally thought and will now apply to landlords as well. The proposed new legislation will also allow tenants in future to recover amounts unlawfully charged when signing up for a new tenancy. Many agents rely on fees they charge to both […]

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Jun
21

Tenants without Passports Struggle to get Homes

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Nearly half of landlords are less likely to rent homes to tenants without a British passport as a result of the immigration tests they have to make. This means that for the seventeen per cent of British citizens who don’t own a passport, many of whom are likely to be some of the poorest in […]

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Jun
21

Happy Tax Day

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Jun
21

Returning Deposits when in breach of the rules…

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Test Case Yeomans v Newell [2016]: When a landlord is in breach of the tenancy deposit rules he or she is prevented from serving a valid s21 notice for possession proceedings. Despite the fact that the tenancy deposit legislation has been in force since April 2007, landlords still fall into the trap of failing to […]

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