Landlord Confidence in Buy to Let Falls to Record Low

by guildy | 29 May 2020 | Coronavirus COVID-19, Investing in a Property (England), Investing in a Property (Wales), News

This article applies to . One of Britain’s leading buy to let mortgage lenders has lifted the lid on what landlords think about the lettings market for the first time. The Mortgage Works (TMW) is the property investment arm of building society Nationwide. The lender’s...

Coronavirus: Time to Take a Breath and Reflection

by guildy | 3 Apr 2020 | Coronavirus COVID-19, Gas Safety (England), Gas Safety (Wales), Investing in a Property (England), Investing in a Property (Wales), Landlord Responsibility for Repairs and Maintenance (England), Landlords’ Responsibilities for Repair and Maintenance (Wales), Lettings Options - Means of Managing Property (Wales), Lettings Options (England), News

Wow, what a couple of weeks! From just before the lockdown and then up until about yesterday, we’ve never been busier in anytime that we can remember. Guidance was being issued left, right and centre, multiple times a day. As it mounted up, we needed to consolidate...

Coronavirus: Comprehensive Guidance for Renters and Landlords Published

by guildy | 28 Mar 2020 | Coronavirus COVID-19, Electrical Safety (England), Gas Safety (England), Investing in a Property (England), Landlord Responsibility for Repairs and Maintenance (England), Landlord Wants Tenant to Leave (England), New Legislation, News

Today (28 March 2020), MHCLG has published some comprehensive and consolidating guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities. The guidance covers various topics including: rent mortgage payments possession proceedings court action property access health and...

Legal Update Wales 2020 Training Courses Announced

by guildy | 31 Jan 2020 | News

Training for Professionals has announced a number of courses titled ‘Legal Update Wales 2020’ which are to run during March 2020. Attendees will learn about the upcoming replacement to assured shorthold tenancies, proposals to change section 21 notices and minimum...

Landlords Urged to Sell Now to Beat Higher CGT Bills

by guildy | 27 Sep 2019 | New Legislation, News, Tax (England), Tax (Wales)

Buy to let landlords who have rented out a home where they once lived are urged to sell up quickly to avoid higher tax bills. Capital gains tax rules are due to change from April 6, 2020 that will take a larger bite from their sell-on profits. CGT will impact...

Landlord Campaigners to Join Forces

by guildy | 8 Sep 2019 | News

Buy to let’s longest running landlord rivalry is coming to an end with the merger of two property campaigning groups. The National Landlords Association (NLA) and Residential Landlords Association (RLA) want members to vote to join forces to form the new National...

Updated Landlord Handbook and Accreditation Course

by guildy | 21 Jun 2019 | Accreditation Schemes (England), News

A quick note to let you know that we have published an updated version of the Landlord Handbook for England. We are holding off the Wales version until all sub-regulations for the tenant fees ban are published. This handbook is not just available for subscribers to...

Buy to Let Warning for Armchair Landlords

by guildy | 14 May 2019 | Investing in a Property (England), Investing in a Property (Wales), News

Profitable buy to let is over and amateur landlords ought to get out while they can, according to the boss of a leading build-to-rent firm. Helen Gordon, chief executive of Grainger, the UK’s biggest private rented home business, claims amateur landlords would do...

Landlords Get to See How Councils Enforce Housing Law

by guildy | 11 Apr 2019 | Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (England), Landlord Responsibility for Repairs and Maintenance (England), Tenant Fees (England)

Housing Minister Heather Wheeler has lifted the lid on how councils should tackle poor standards in rented homes with the launch of a rogue landlord toolkit. The toolkit includes a manual crammed with guidance for council enforcement officers and online learning about...

New Landlord and Agent Legislation Commencing During 2019

by guildy | 12 Mar 2019 | New Legislation

Below are links to articles which refer to new legislation that commence in 2019. Understanding the Tenant Fees Ban in Wales 2019, New Legislation, News, Tenant Fees The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 commences from 1 September 2019 and will affect most...

12 Considerations for Rent to Rent

by guildy | 18 Oct 2018 | Landlord Wants Tenant to Leave (England), Landlord Wants Tenant to Leave (Wales), Primary, Sub-letting and Assigning Tenancies (England), Sub-letting/Assigning Tenancies (Wales)

Introduction In this article we take a detailed look at the things to look out for when considering a rent to rent. Some of the outline topics covered included: what is rent to rent? conflict of interest of agents and their fiduciary duty to landlord clients...

Banning Orders – Housing and Planning Act 2016

by guildy | 5 Sep 2018 | Banning Orders (England), New Legislation, News

As previously reported, from 6 April 2018, parts of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 commence introducing banning orders and a database of rogue landlords and property agents in England. Banning orders If a landlord is convicted of a “banning order offence” a local...

Redress Schemes for Lettings Agency and Property Management Work

by guildy | 30 Jul 2018 | Lettings Options (England), New Legislation

As previously reported, from 1 October 2014 all agents who carry out letting agency or property management works will be required to join a redress scheme. The legislation appears at first glance to be remarkably straightforward for brand new legislation. This is...

Death of a Landlord

by guildy | 28 May 2018 | Possession

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Landlord and Agent Meeting Dates for 2018 Announced

by guildy | 26 Jan 2018 | Guild Services, News

We are pleased to announce our landlord and agent meeting dates in Cardiff for 2018. The dates are 6 March 2018 and 23 October 2018. The venue remains at Room Inspiration 3, Village Hotel, 29 Pendwyallt Road, Coryton, Cardiff, CF14 7EF. The meetings start at 7.30pm...