Disabled tenant & PEEP – Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan – Help!

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Hello, Can you help? A PEEP – a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan – has been requested by the management company for a tenanted flat. I own a 2 bed flat in a small 2000 block.

Ours in on the first floor

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Thousands of home sellers discount prices as they re-enter the market

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Landlords looking to invest in a property opportunity might want to check out the homes that have come back to the market after failing to sell in 2023.

That’s according to Yopa, the national estate agency, which says these homes offer the best value for money and the most opportunities for negotiation.

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Tenant paying rent – what happens when the bailiffs come?

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Hi, The Bailiffs are coming to evict my tenant (Mr D) on 10th January. However, Mr D has paid his rent for January (well partially, it went up in July, he has never paid the new rent but continues to pay the original rent).

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Landlords, Level Up: Unleashing Tech Tools for Portfolio Domination in 2024

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Forget juggling spreadsheets and chasing late rent calls – 2024 is the year savvy UK property investors embrace tech to transform their portfolios into cash flow-generating juggernauts. Picture yourself, a modern-day Medici, commanding your empire from a digital throne, fueled by the magic of property management software (PMS).

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Royal Greenwich introduces new licence for smaller HMOs

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A licence for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) is now required by most landlords in Royal Greenwich after a new scheme went live on 1 January 2024.

The additional HMO licensing scheme covers properties where three or more residents from different households share a kitchen

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Renting artists and gamers strive to portray landlords in a bad light

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The housing crisis has sparked a wave of ‘creative resistance’ from renters who are using music, video games and novels to vent their anger and frustration, the Guardian reports.

In Manchester, a record label has challenged musicians to create an alternative soundtrack for a promotional video of a luxury apartment block.

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City’s rents soar as council licensing schemes backfire, landlord claims

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A landlord who provides homes to hundreds of homeless benefit tenants says council licensing schemes are making rents rocket and forcing people onto the streets.

Mick Roberts, Nottingham’s biggest private provider for this group, told the Nottingham Post that he has decades of experience in the sector but blames Nottingham City Council’s licensing schemes for the rising rents.

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Here’s to 2024 – a failing Renters (Reform) Bill or landlords voting with their feet?

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Will landlords bail out in 2024 as the Renters (Reform) Bill gets closer or will we stick it out for our tenants?

I only ask because this is the time of year to come up with resolutions.

I’ve explained at length that the Bill effectively transfers the control of a rented property to the tenant.

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Confidence returns to the UK’s prime housing markets after a turbulent year

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Nearly all prime housing markets in the UK have experienced an easing in price falls over the final quarter of 2023, Savills reveals.

This comes after a turbulent year when prime regional house prices fell by just -0.8% in the quarter

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Give yourself a great start to 2024

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As we are about to start 2024, we would like to invite you to a high-value, but no-cost, online Master Class, all about the fastest way to make money from property in 2024.

If you already own investment property you really need to watch this training today

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