Storm Damage Claims rise on Commercial Property

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New research from Property Insurance Initiatives (Pii), a leading, independently owned commercial real estate insurance broker, shows that there has been a 20% rise in claims for storm damage to commercial property during the first half of 2016, compared with the same period last year. This comes after three major storms, Desmond, Eva and Frank […]

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Oxford prosecutes landlords in HMO clampdown

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Three Oxford landlords have been fined a total of £11,000 after a Council purge on unsafe HMO rentals. The three were successfully convicted of housing offences when their cases were brought by the Council and heard before Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Monday 18 July 2016. Mr Abdul Saleem Chaudhry, 66, of Headley Way, Oxford, was […]

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Rental Index shows rents continue to rise…

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BREAKING – Despite the uncertainty leading up to the Brexit vote, and the continuing uncertainty following the result, rents have continued to increase across the UK, albeit at a slightly slowed down pace. The latest (July 2016) Homelet Rental Index released today shows: Rents in Greater London are up by 4.0% against last year – […]

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Landlord fined for unsafe log burner

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A South Gloucestershire landlord who fitted an unsafe log burner in his rental property has been prosecuted by the Council. David Jempson installed the log burner into a rental property he owned in Cromhall. But the wood burning stove caused the tenants to become “concerned for their safety” and they reported it to the Council’s […]

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Peterborough licensing scheme given go ahead

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Landlords in parts of Peterborough will need licences to operate after the city council’s selective licensing scheme was given the green light by the Government.
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Housing Minister supports Longer Tenancies

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The new Housing Minister, Gavin Barwell, has said he supports the idea of offering longer tenancies for tenants. In response to a question from Conservative MP for Solihull, Julian Knight, in a recent Department for Communities and Local Government debate, Mr Barwell said that he is taking steps to ensure that those tenants looking for […]

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Call of the week – Energy efficiency

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This time last year, the Landlord Advice Team fully expected to be spending a large portion of the year fielding questions relating to energy efficiency improvements.

This was because from April 2016, landlords have been expected to consent to requests from tenants for energy efficiency improvements, but only where the landlord does not have to pay for it themselves.
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Corbyn's plans spell disaster for tenants

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Responding to calls by Labour Leadership contender, Jeremy Corbyn MP today, for rent controls and “secure tenancies” in the private rented sector, Alan Ward, Chairman of the Residential Landlords Association said: “Jeremy Corbyn’s call for rent controls would be a disaster for tenants. He is ignoring all history and experience which show that where such […]

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Peterborough landlord licensing goes ahead

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Peterborough City Council has been given the green light by government for its new licensing scheme, drawn up by the City Council, which it claims will improve standards of accommodation in the private rented sector and tackle rogue landlords. The selective licensing scheme will be introduced in those parts of the city where there are […]

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Landlords providing cold & draughty housing

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A survey conducted by online letting agents PropertyLetByUs.com shows a growing trend for tenants to make requests to their landlords to make improvements to the property, with new boilers and double glazing top of their lists. PropertyLetByUs.com claim that more than half of the tenants surveyed said they were being forced to live in cold […]

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