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Student accommodation check-in guidelines from The DPS
Published On: September 15, 2020An updated list of guidelines from The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has been released to support students, landlords, and letting …
Rent arrears a eviction webinar to be held tomorrow to discuss latest changes
Published On: September 8, 2020As the ban on evictions has been extended again to 20th September, Landlord Action and HF Assist will be hosting a …
SafeDeposits Scotland celebrates customer service accolade
Recognised for its exceptional levels of service, SafeDeposits Scotland has been awarded an accolade for the work it has done …
NRLA sends letter to PM following ‘Government’s failure to provide any direct financial support for the sector’
Now that the ban on evictions has been extended until 20th September, the Government could be leaving private landlords without any …
Rent arrears resolution service launched by SafeDeposits Scotland
A new service designed to help tenants and landlords experiencing rent arrears as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has …
Westminster launches online HMO checker to help combat rogue landlords
Westminster City Council has launched an online tool to check that HMOs are licensed to help raise standards in the …
Student accommodation check-in guidelines from The DPS
An updated list of guidelines from The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has been released to support students, landlords, and letting …
Rent arrears a eviction webinar to be held tomorrow to discuss latest changes
As the ban on evictions has been extended again to 20th September, Landlord Action and HF Assist will be hosting a …
SafeDeposits Scotland celebrates customer service accolade
Recognised for its exceptional levels of service, SafeDeposits Scotland has been awarded an accolade for the work it has done …
NRLA sends letter to PM following ‘Government’s failure to provide any direct financial support for the sector’
Now that the ban on evictions has been extended until 20th September, the Government could be leaving private landlords without any …
Rent arrears resolution service launched by SafeDeposits Scotland
A new service designed to help tenants and landlords experiencing rent arrears as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has …
Westminster launches online HMO checker to help combat rogue landlords
Westminster City Council has launched an online tool to check that HMOs are licensed to help raise standards in the …
SafeDeposits Scotland celebrates customer service accolade
Recognised for its exceptional levels of service, SafeDeposits Scotland has been awarded an accolade for the work it has done …
London high street tenants are paying above average rent prices, says Spotahome
Tenants are paying above the average rent price for London to live closer to a high street, research from Spotahome …
Interest-free hardship loan announced for Scottish tenants affected by COVID-19
The Scottish Government has developed an interest-free hardship loan scheme to support tenants needing to pay off rent arrears caused …
Rent arrears resolution service launched by SafeDeposits Scotland
A new service designed to help tenants and landlords experiencing rent arrears as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has …
Westminster launches online HMO checker to help combat rogue landlords
Westminster City Council has launched an online tool to check that HMOs are licensed to help raise standards in the …
NRLA tenant survey dispels fears of evictions surge
87% of private tenants have paid their rent as normal throughout the pandemic, according to independent polling from the National …
Evictions in England and Wales will see a ‘truce’ for tenants over Christmas
The Government has provided a further update regarding legislation for private rental sector possession cases in England and Wales. Once the …
Government provides welcome clarity on possession cases but NRLA says courts must open
New regulations have been introduced that enforce new rules regarding repossession cases. Landlords will now only need to give tenants …
NRLA sends letter to PM following ‘Government’s failure to provide any direct financial support for the sector’
Now that the ban on evictions has been extended until 20th September, the Government could be leaving private landlords without any …
Efficient electrical checks required as rental bounce continues
Landlords must be prepared to deal with a high number of mandatory electrical checks, says national provider of property certificates …
Government extends evictions ban until 20th September
The Government has announced that the eviction ban will be extended again until 20th September. Having already been extended once, it …
How will lifting the eviction ban on 23rd August affect tenants and landlords?
With the pause on possession cases due to end on 23rd August, Generation Rent fears that renters in arrears have little …
Buy-to-let profit margins are down, despite stamp duty holiday, says Howsy
Despite the stamp duty holiday reducing the average of tax to be paid on a buy-to-let property, landlords have seen …
More than 85% of buy-to-let lenders are still lending to landlords
According to Mortgages for Business, there are still 42 buy-to-let lenders in the market, despite the current effects of COVID-19. …
Letting Agencies Have Their Part to Play in Helping Landlords Understand CGT
With Capital Gains Tax (CGT) changes on the horizon, letting agencies will have an important role in helping landlords to …
Government Urged to Halt BTL Tax Changes
Property management firm, Apropros by D.J. Alexander is urging the government to delay the final phase of the removal of …
Coronavirus: Financial Support for Nationwide Customers
Nationwide announced last week that it would be rolling out dedicated support for credit card, loans, overdraft and mortgage customers …
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 …
Student accommodation check-in guidelines from The DPS
An updated list of guidelines from The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has been released to support students, landlords, and letting …
Middlesbrough top of Zoopla’s table for rental yield hotspots in England
Zoopla has looked into England’s property hotspots to find the top ten areas for buy-to-let investors looking for the highest …
SafeDeposits Scotland celebrates customer service accolade
Recognised for its exceptional levels of service, SafeDeposits Scotland has been awarded an accolade for the work it has done …
Efficient electrical checks required as rental bounce continues
Landlords must be prepared to deal with a high number of mandatory electrical checks, says national provider of property certificates …
No DSS policy ‘unlawfully indirectly discriminatory on the grounds of sex and disability’
Specialist property litigation firm Hägen Wolf is warning landlords and letting agents of the consequences for discriminating against benefit claimants. A landmark …
New prospective tenants and rental supply highest on record for June 2020
According to ARLA Propertymark’s latest private rental sector (PRS) report, the number of new prospective tenants continued to rise in …
