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Tenancy Deposit Scheme Launches Guide to Help Tenants, Landlords and Agents
Published On: March 27, 2020The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has launched a new FAQ web page designed to help those involved in the private …
Landlords concerned as students unsure whether they need to pay rent
Published On: March 26, 2020With many students choosing to return to their family homes to self-isolate, this has created another concern for landlords and …
Mortgage Payment Holiday Will Also Apply to Limited Companies
Landlords who have applied for buy-to-let (BTL) products through limited companies will also be eligible for the three month mortgage …
A Statement From Landlord News
Coronavirus, or COVID-19, is affecting people across the UK and the world in one way or another. Many workers across …
Government announces three-month mortgage payment holiday
The Government is to offer coronavirus-affected mortgage holders a three month payment holiday. In a joint statement, the RLA and …
Spring clean your investment strategy in five steps from SevenCapital
Here’s some positive news for you all to counteract the stress that everyone is currently under – this Friday marks …
Tenancy Deposit Scheme Launches Guide to Help Tenants, Landlords and Agents
The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has launched a new FAQ web page designed to help those involved in the private …
Landlords concerned as students unsure whether they need to pay rent
With many students choosing to return to their family homes to self-isolate, this has created another concern for landlords and …
Mortgage Payment Holiday Will Also Apply to Limited Companies
Landlords who have applied for buy-to-let (BTL) products through limited companies will also be eligible for the three month mortgage …
A Statement From Landlord News
Coronavirus, or COVID-19, is affecting people across the UK and the world in one way or another. Many workers across …
Government announces three-month mortgage payment holiday
The Government is to offer coronavirus-affected mortgage holders a three month payment holiday. In a joint statement, the RLA and …
Spring clean your investment strategy in five steps from SevenCapital
Here’s some positive news for you all to counteract the stress that everyone is currently under – this Friday marks …
Government aims to house all rough sleepers by the weekend
In an unprecedented move, the Government has written to local authorities in England asking them to house all people sleeping …
Crisis Launches Drive to Help People Experiencing Homelessness During Coronavirus Pandemic
On Saturday 21st March, national homelessness charity, Crisis launched In This Together, a campaign to raise funds for people who …
Universal Credit and Housing Benefit support announced for renters
The Government has made the decision to ensure the Local Housing Allowance is guaranteed to cover at least 30% of …
Tenant mediation service to help landlords and tenants during coronavirus crisis
The Government has been fast to respond to the situation caused within the private rental sector by the coronavirus outbreak. …
Support needed for tenants hit by the coronavirus
Package to support tenants hit by coronavirus The country’s leading landlord organisations are calling for a package of measures from …
Lack of Affordable Housing Leading to Increased Homelessness
Councils are unable to house homeless people in their areas due to a lack of affordable housing, leaving a third …
Scotland Taking Harsher Approach to Westminster’s Eviction Ban Plans
Landlords in Scotland could be banned from evicting tenants for the next six months if their plans are approved. Scottish …
Government backtracks on pledge to ban evictions
In response to the crisis caused by the coronavirus, the Government announced that it would introduce a ‘complete ban on …
Landlords in London Are Getting Away With Letting Out Unsafe Homes
Half of London’s boroughs didn’t fine a single landlord in the past year according to Generation Rent’s latest information. In …
Landlord Pays £9,500 Penalty for Failing to Maintain Property
A Liverpool buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay close to £9,500 after his property failed to meet acceptable living …
How technology is helping improve fire safety in rented homes
Fire safety is an ever-important issue when it comes to housing, even more so since the incident of Grenfell Tower. …
Will change to electrical safety regulations leave tenants at risk?
The introduction of new electrical safety regulations raises the prospect of high-risk rental properties not being covered by a legally …
Robust payment systems crucial for BTL mortgage and rent payment holidays
Plans for payment holidays have been announced by the government for buy-to-let mortgages and rent contracts due to the financial …
Mortgage Payment Holiday Forms Available Online
Mortgage payers who are facing financial difficulty, including buy-to-let landlords are to be offered payment holidays of up to three …
Government announces three-month mortgage payment holiday
The Government is to offer coronavirus-affected mortgage holders a three month payment holiday. In a joint statement, the RLA and …
Lettings Relief Rule Changes Could Leave Landlords Worse Off
Landlords and property owners could be hit in the pocket by a shake-up to lettings relief, which reduce the tax-exempt …
Property Investors to be Hit By Changes to Capital Gains Tax
Homeowners, second home owners and property investors face tough new rules around Capital Gains Tax beginning in April 2020, leaving …
Two-Year Fixed Rates Popular Among BTL Landlords
Buy-to-let (BTL) landlords are increasingly choosing to go with shorter-term mortgages when compared to previous years according to Mortgages for …
Agents’ resilience key to property market survival
Property portal Residential People believes that “dark days are ahead but there remains light at the end of the tunnel”. …
The Early Agent Catches The Client: Pre-Work Valuations are on the Rise
Landlords and potential property sellers are increasingly requesting online valuations of their properties before they start work according to data …
Estate Agents: List Properties on Global Websites for Better Reach
Listing properties on websites with a global audience can give estate agents a much-needed edge over their competition, according to …
Rental stock dwindles, despite more tenants than ever seeking housing
ARLA Propertymark’s latest report reveals that demand for rental accommodation reached a record high in January. An average of 88 …
‘Worst paid’ UK Agents Should Consider Disruptive Agency Models
UK estate agents are some of the worst paid in the industry around the world. London estate agent, Agent & …
Short-term lets market growth is hurting renters looking for homes
Finding access to long-term homes to rent is becoming more difficult for tenants, including many with children. The Residential Landlords …
