£100,000 slander payout to Landlord by Doncaster Council

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Private landlord, Rob Bloor, has received a payout of £100,000 by Doncaster Council after he threatened to take the council to court over alleged slander. This was reported in the Doncaster Free Press yesterday.

Mr Bloor alleges the council had slandered him by making unfounded and disparaging remarks regarding his honesty to people who were looking to use his services to rent property.

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BBC report Newcastle Plans for selective licensing

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Please see this BBC iplayer link for the Inside Out North East episode 25th Febuary.

It shows an environmental health officer inspecting problem properties. At 9.14 mins you get the council view acknowledging licensing plans could put rents up!

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Gifting a Directors Loan for IHT purposes

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James asked ….

I asked some accountants about the directors loan in a company and they said you could gift the directors loan as a potentially exempt transfer for IHT purposes (tick! 😊) but that from the moment

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Furnished holiday let opportunity in Cornwall

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This furnished holiday let investment opportunity is based on an operational holiday resort based in Cornwall – a popular tourist destination for British and overseas holidaymakers alike. As the site is successfully trading, the developer is looking to expand and therefore investors will have the opportunity to purchase the additional homes that will be built on site.

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Possession consultation

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It has just been announced that the Government are holding a consultation on the enforcement of possession orders.

At present there are two routes to possession; the High Court route and the County Court route, both with different legislative and administrative processes.

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New dispute training course for agents created by DPS and NALS

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A new free training course which guides letting agents through the key principles of disputes, has been released by The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) and the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS).

Deposit Disputes  is an online training module written by The DPS’ Head of Adjudication and is available in The DPS Training Hub section of NALS Virtual Learning Environment

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Possession after tenant surrendered – Court Action still advisable?

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I have an ex tenant, who faced with the prospect of a confirmed court hearing under section 8 ground 8 has voluntarily terminated the tenancy AFTER the hearing date has been set. What are the advantages (if any) of continuing with the court action bearing in mind the additional costs involved to myself such as solicitors

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Stamp Duty 15 properties or more?

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If you have 15 or more properties do you pay the normal rate of Stamp Duty or is it the higher rate with the 3% surcharge?

When the changes regarding Stamp Duty were first being discuss it was mentioned that if you had 15 properties or more you would only pay the basic rate of Stamp Duty?

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Bad Tenants Database

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I’m only aware of one bad tenants database and I would like to know whether there are any others?

http://www.landlordreferencing.co.uk is the bad tenants database I have used in the past, but bad tenants names rarely appear when it is searched.

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Be a guest of Mark Smith (Barrister-At-Law) –

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Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers will be presenting an overview of several landlords tax strategies at the pin Clapham Meeting property networking event Tuesday 5th March 2019.

The event will start at 6:00pm until 9:00pm and will be free for guests of Mark Smith that have not previously attended a pin meeting.

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