LandlordZONE joins stars of HMO sector to win at inaugural awards event

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LandlordZONE has won the Best HMO Media/Content award at an inaugural awards at Stowe House in Buckingham organised by property management platform COHO.

Ours was just one of the many categories up for grabs all of which were hotly contested by many of the best HMO property operators of all sizes across the UK.

The awards also ended with a Lifetime Achievement award for Richard White (pictured), who for decades has operated as an HMO landlord in many housing markets around the UK.

He was also instrumental in helping set up and/or run several of the key organisations within the sector including the National Landlords Association. It merged with the RLA two years ago to become the NRLA.

Hosted by Sky TV presenter Liz Warburton (pictured), the HMO Awards gave away 17 gongs following a day of talks and training sessions for the 400 HMO landlords who attended, several of whom travelled from as far away as Scotland and Malta to the jaw-dropping Stowe House near Buckingham.

“I think it is amazing that everyone has got behind the idea of pushing the HMO sector forward and celebrating people who are doing things well,” says COHO co-founder Vann Vogstad.

“The entries we received for the awards were just incredible and it just shows what the best of the industry has to offer.”

Here are some of the headline winners

Best HMO Technology Suppliers – Inventory Base (Steve Rad, Sȋan Hemming Metcalfe)

Best HMO Investor – Clay Properties (Michael Clay) 

The Best Student HMO Manager – Loc8teme (James Biddle)

Best Master Lease Operator – J.O. Property Group Ltd (Joe Duggan & Olivia Maher)

Best HMO Training Program – The Co-Living Revolution (Stuart Scott)

Best HMO Financial Services Supplier – Uplift Finance (Edward Clark)

Best Professional HMO Manager – Chester Homeshare (Caroline Pattinson)

Best Residential to HMO Conversion – Cosy Hauz (Xuan Meng)

Best Commercial to HMO Conversion – Elgie Group (Sam Elgie)

Best Shared Living Design – HMO Duchess (Maria-Luisa Coleman)

Creating a Sustainable Future’ award – Gold Assets Properties (Angela Soong)

Best Community Experience – B-Hive Living (Williams Johnson Mota)

Best Progressive Social Housing HMO Investor – Stepping Stones Northampton (Madelaine Norridge)

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Property Investors Can Claim £1 Million In Super Tax Deduction

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You have until March 31st 2023 to spend £1 Million Pounds on Capital Allowances to benefit from the 130% super deduction.
Join me with Alex Norian, the property tax specialist, from Property 118 to discuss all the qualifying capital allowances.
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Campaigners put pressure on Governmnt to solve the ‘pets in lets conundrum’

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Pet rental reform campaigners are hopeful that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is taking their concerns on board following a recent Pets in Lets forum.

The meeting was attended by DHLUC officials who, LandlordZONE has been told, were in ‘listening mode’.

Fifteen groups including AdvoCATS, the Lettings Hub, Propertymark and property redress figures met the ministry officials to discuss ways to support landlords and tenants around the upcoming changes.

As part of the Fairer Renting White Paper, landlords will need a good reason to refuse permission for a tenant to have an animal in their home and if they do say no, tenants will get the power to challenge their decision. Landlords will also be able to request that tenants’ pets are fully insured.

Policy makers

Heidi Shackell, The Lettings Hub CEO, says: “As we open the lines of communication and work with policy makers, we look to continue leading the way on developing solutions which meet the needs of agents, landlords, tenants and pets to ensure the changes within legislation are effectively implemented within the industry.”

Timothy Douglas (pictured), head of policy and campaigns at Propertymark, adds: “We are keen to develop a solution that helps ensure more landlords and agents are happy to take on a tenant with a pet and look forward to continuing our work with the Pets in Lets forum to develop solutions to this issue that meet the needs of everyone involved.”

AdvoCATS recently wrote to housing minister Simon Clarke to make sure he was aware of its Heads for Tails campaign – calling for an amended Tenant Fees Act 2019 to allow for landlords to require pet insurance and/or by adding a pet deposit to permitted payments – and ongoing efforts to make proposed reforms work in practice.

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Invitation to participate in University of York landlord survey

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Research conducted by Dr Alison Wallace and Dr Julie Rugg has previously influenced Government legislation, so Property118 is always keen to help them wherever possible.

They are now inviting Property118 Members to complete the short survey linked below to assist their latest research to better understand the uptake of online tenant referencing by landlords in England.

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Government U-turns on top tax rate – update

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The government has unveiled a U-turn after its recent mini-budget saw the top rate of income tax of 45p being abolished and it will now reinstate the levy.

The mini-budget led to turmoil on the money markets and saw lenders withdrawing mortgage products across the board.

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