Banning Orders – Housing and Planning Act 2016
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...
Landlord and Agent Meeting Dates for 2018 Announced
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...
Cowboy Clients Ruin Business for Builders
Many buy to let landlords will be shocked to see that builders consider them cowboy clients. The builders claim cowboy clients fail to pay their bills and make unfair demands on them. Research by the Federation of Master Builders defines cowboy clients as customers...
Landlords in Wales Tied Up in More Red Tape
Buy to let and shared home landlords renting out homes in Wales face another raft of new legislation. The Welsh Government has already started a principality-wide licensing scheme and now wants landlords to complete a rental checklist covering almost 30 points for...
Landlords Need to Treat Buy to Let as a Business
Buy to let landlords need to take a more professional approach to running their property as many are unaware of scathing new tax changes impacting their businesses. A new study reveals that many of Britain’s estimated 2 million landlords have no plans to make...
Red-Tape Tangle That Ties Buy to Let Landlords in Knots
Landlords and letting agents are often accused of working in an unregulated market – but their critics fail to realise more than 145 property laws tie their businesses in red tape. Add to this special rules for taxing property rental profits and specific industry...
First Landlord Fixed Penalty Follows Flat Blaze
A London council has slapped a £5,000 fixed penalty fine on a landlord only days after becoming the first local authority to adopt the new powers. Newham Council, East London, fined the landlord of a block of flats in Plaistow following a fire. An investigation...
12 Considerations for Rent to Rent
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...
Landlords Get Cold Comfort From Energy Efficiency Rules
Thousands of buy to let landlords are unaware the government is ready to the plug on them renting out homes that fail to meet energy efficiency standards. From April 1, 2018, all rented homes will have to meet strict energy efficiency rules. Landlords must stop...
Landlords Lose Mortgage Interest Tax Relief From Now
Landlords lose the right to claim full tax relief for mortgage interest payments from today (April 5, 2017). Many landlords will pay more tax as the way property business profits also changes. Despite a year of protests and a High Court legal challenge, the government...
City of Lincoln Council Recognises Trusted Landlords
Following a crackdown on rogue landlords last year, City of Lincoln Council has launched a Trusted Landlord Scheme. The scheme aims to advise and support landlords to provide good quality, well managed private rented accommodation. It will encourage tenants to choose...
Cheap Homes and High Yields Mask Property Price Gap
With almost endless choices, where to invest is often the toughest decision a buy to let landlord must make. The latest property insight from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reveals some interesting facts and figures that might help landlords decide where to...
Budget 2017 Is No Big Deal for Landlords
Chancellor Phillip Hammond gave buy to let landlords little cause to cheer his Budget 2017. Property investors wanted to hear that he was scrapping or watering down the tax changes on the way in April, but to no avail. He did not mention mortgage interest tax relief –...
HMO Failures Lead To £250,000 In Fines And Landlord Jail Term
Landlords and letting agents have been handed suspended jail sentences and almost £250,000 in fines and costs for failing to manage rented properties in recent weeks. In Luton, Bedfordshire, a landlord and letting agents were fined over £26,000 for a string of housing...
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