‘Rumble’ returns for the fourth year

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Charity Boxing Event:

Having raised more than £58,000 for local charities across the last three events, ‘Rumble with the Agents’, the white-collar charity boxing event which was set up in 2015 by founder of Landlord Action, Paul Shamplina, will return for a fourth year.

Now a permanent fixture in the property event calendar, the team are once again looking for individuals of all ages and abilities who would like to try their hand at boxing, perhaps challenge themselves to get fit for New Year and help raise money for this year’s chosen charity, Cherry Care Cancer Lodge.

Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is an independent charity committed to improving the quality of life for people living with cancer, their carers, family and friends.  The charity works alongside the clinical care of the NHS in an area centred on Barnet and covering much of North London and South Hertfordshire.  However, less than 5% of their running costs are covered by NHS and local government grants, meaning they rely predominantly on fundraising, volunteering and donations.

The evening will consist of five fights, which will be three two-minute rounds each, a sit down three-course meal with unlimited drinks, an auction and raffle.  Special guests already confirmed for the evening include ex-professional European champion boxer, Spencer Oliver, and EastEnders actor and star of Strictly Come Dancing, Jake Wood.

Participants are not required to have any previous experience as a fully structured and supervised boxing training program will be provided by BOXR in north London, which emerged from a gym where boxing champions such as Anthony Joshua and Derek Chisora learnt their craft.  With some places already taken, remaining spaces are on a first come first serve basis.

Paul Shamplina, founder of Landlord Acton, commented: “Boxing has always been a personal passion and a sport I take part in myself to keep fit. I didn’t set out for this to become an annual event, but the support it has received over the years from my industry peers means we have raised an incredible amount of money for local charities in need, and this has cemented my decision to keep making it bigger and better.”

Rumble with the Agents 2018, hosted by Landlord Action and in association with Hamilton Fraser, will take place on Thursday 24th May 2018 at Holiday Inn, Avenue Banqueting, 58 Regents Park Road, London, N3 3JN.

To find out more, volunteer to take part, buy tickets or donate something for the raffle/ auction please email Rita Shamplina on info@rumblewiththeagents.co.uk or call 07790 569501.

Tickets to attend ‘Rumble with the Agents’ are now on sale (www.rumblewiththeagents.co.uk).

Landlord Action is a UK based organisation helping landlords, letting agents and other property professionals. As a champion for landlords, it has campaigned extensively and was instrumental in getting the law changed to make squatting a criminal offence.

It was founded in 1999 as the first ever fixed-fee tenant eviction specialist, they revolutionised this area of legal practice. They have now acted in more than 35,000 problem tenant cases and are considered the authority in this field.

Landlord Action run a free advice line to help landlords and property professionals understand their rights: 0333 321 9415

www.LandlordAction.co.uk

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‘Rumble’ returns for the fourth year

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Having raised more than £58,000 for local charities across the last three events, ‘Rumble with the Agents’, the white-collar charity boxing event which was set up in 2015 by founder of Landlord Action, Paul Shamplina, will return for a fourth year.

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Government backs Bill giving tenants powers to sue landlords for unfit properties

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Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Housing, announced yesterday his Government’s support for new legislation proposed under the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill 2017-19.

The Private Members’ Bill brought forward by Labour MP

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Landlord wants us to sign tenancy agreement for more than we pay?

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Our Landlord has just remortgaged and said he needs to prove he is getting a higher rent than we actually pay.

He wants us to go to agent and sign a new agreement for a higher rental amount

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Tenant’s ceiling fans destroyed after surrendering keys?

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I had a fairly high maintenance tenant who was causing so much grief after 2 years I served a section 21.

Eventually they left my property and put the keys through the door. I recently contacted her about some furniture

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Tenants to sue landlords for unsafe properties

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Breaking News – Housing Safety:

Secretary of State for Housing Sajid Javid Sunday (14 January) has confirmed government support for new legislation that will enable tenants to take direct action against their landlords to help ensure that rented homes are safe. Tenants will be given the right to take legal action when landlords fail in their duties.

The government has already been introducing a range of measures and powers for local authorities which will enable them to crack down on the minority of landlords who rent out unsafe or substandard accommodation – the rogue landlords.

This measure include local councils being able to fine failing landlords up to £30,000 and from April this year councils will also be able to issue banning orders to “kick the worst offenders out of the business”.

However says Sajid Javid, “public safety is paramount which is why government will support further measures proposed by Karen Buck MP in a Private Members Bill to protect tenants in both the social and private rented sectors”.

This will give tenants another route to take direction action and take their landlords to court if their landlord don’t ensure their property is fit for human habitation at the beginning of the tenancy and throughout.

Housing Secretary Sajid Javid said:

“Everyone deserves a decent and safe place to live. Councils already have wide-ranging powers to crack down on the minority of landlords who rent out unsafe and substandard accommodation.

“However, public safety is paramount and I am determined to do everything possible to protect tenants. That is why government will support new legislation that requires all landlords to ensure properties are safe and give tenants the right to take legal action if landlords fail in their duties.”

More information here

Commons Library briefing paper here

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The UK’s Fourth Largest City Packs a Property Punch

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Sheffield Property: 

Located in the middle of the UK within the South Yorkshire region, Sheffield has plenty on offer. Known as the ‘steel city’, Sheffield has grown to become England’s fourth-largest city. The city’s ever-increasing inhabitants and population of over 635,000, have pushed house prices up and increased housing demand. As a UK buy-to-let hotspot, Sheffield has been widely identified amongst property professionals as an area that will experience continued growth and remain a city popular amongst students.

So what makes Sheffield the perfect city for property investment? Here’s 5 reasons why the city should be on your radar:

 Property Market

Sheffield city centre has one of the highest rental yields of any British city and consistently ranks within the top 10 property hotspots. The average price of a flat in Sheffield rose by 20% from £117,831 in 2016 to £141,484 in 2017 (home.co.uk). The increasing demand for flats required by students and graduates provides a great opportunity for investors. This demand is driven not just by students and graduates, but also those relocating from more expensive areas, like Leeds and Manchester.

 Northern Powerhouse

As one of Britain’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’ cities, Sheffield is a prime position for inward investment. In 2015, the Government agreed to invest £30 million a year into the city for the next 30 years, giving the city the power to allocate new funding towards boosting local growth and investing further into manufacturing and innovation. It is projected that this vast amount of investment will influence property prices throughout Sheffield and position the city on an upward curve for years to come.

 Economy

Sheffield City Region’s economy has an output of more than £30 billion pounds per year and is home to approximately 52,000 businesses which have created and sustained approximately 700,000 jobs. A recent report released by the Centre for Economic and Business Research found that the city’s economy is set to become £80m larger by the end of 2017. The UK Powerhouse report predicts that the value of goods and services produced in Sheffield will grow by 0.7% during 2017 despite the challenges of Brexit.

 Connectivity

Sheffield station, a combined railway and tram station, runs frequent services to London St Pancras. The journey currently takes 2 hours however, this is expected to be reduced to just over an hour when the HS2 construction project is completed. It is proposed that HS2 will run from London to Birmingham, then on to Manchester and Leeds calling at Sheffield; which would reduce the journey time from London. The journey time to Leeds and Manchester will also be less than half an hour. The station’s annual footfall is over 9 million passengers providing access to destinations up and down the UK.

Student Population

The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University combined attract over 60,000 students to the city every year, including many from the Far East. The two universities are highly regarded, with The University of Sheffield rising to 21st in The Times University Guide 2018 – a ranking that highlights the University’s strong performance in providing graduates to leading employers.

Regency Residential is a multi-faceted company that has a strong focus on high-yield investment opportunities, whilst offering residential services. We provide clients with our expertise in both the private rented sector (PRS) and residential markets, imparting our advice to aid you in making key decisions at every stage of each purchase process.

Regency Residential’s offering is distinctive, in that we offer secure stand-alone investment property in the UK and international markets. We are able to provide this distinct product as our parent company and developer, MCR Property Group is backed by substantial private trusts and funds.

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