by iHowz | Mar 18, 2021 | News, Political
A recent survey of more than 14,000 respondents in the private rented sector, including letting agents, landlords and tenants, has found that current legislation is the greatest challenge facing the sector. Some 76% of respondents feel legislation is the greatest...
by iHowz | Mar 18, 2021 | Industry News, News
Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the Home Office has announced. Exact details are awaited but the new measures, announced as part of the government’s response to the...
by iHowz | Mar 18, 2021 | Industry News, News
London-focussed lettings agency Portico has drawn up highly localised hotspots within the capital for landlords seeking the best yields. According to the agency, East London offers the best rental yields in the capital. Barking has one of the lowest median house...
by iHowz | Mar 18, 2021 | Industry News, News
A couple plagued by nightmare tenants who turned their flat into a rubbish tip have been told they can’t evict them ‘because of the pandemic’. Zoey and John Wingfield have spent tens of thousands of pounds trying to repair damage to their Grimsby flat, adjacent...
by iHowz | Mar 18, 2021 | Industry News, News
Over half (59.8%) of landlords are waiting for lockdown measures to ease before investing in properties, according to the National Landlord Index by Accommodation.co.uk. The research highlights that UK landlords still see the rental market as a safe place to invest...
