Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that laughing gas canisters will be banned as part of a government clampdown on antisocial behaviour. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to announce new government plans to tackle antisocial behaviour, as polling shows...
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How much stamp duty buy-to-let landlords pay – and how to cut it
The Telegraph has published an article on how to minimize Stamp Duty. The article can be seen here (subscription may be necessary)
Love It or List It host Phil Spencer thinks we might have to offer a little more sympathy to landlords
The Metro has published an interview with Phil Spencer, where he says ‘I’m particularly worried about the rental market at the moment because tenants are having it really hard because of a lack of choice, which produces inflated rents,’ he exclusively told Metro.co.uk. ‘It’s good for landlords and is bad for tenants, but that’s actually […]
Dogs and cats are the top pets – that renters are likely to hide from their landlords
One in ten tenants are currently hiding an animal from their landlord, and a quarter have done so in the past – as 14% fear eviction Over half of pet-owning Brits who rent their home have kept, or are currently keeping, a dog (59%) or a cat (56%) as a pet – without their landlord […]
Have you improved your Commercial EPC’s?
Don’t forget that the deadline for the minimum EPC rating on commercial is fast approaching. From April 1, it will become unlawful for a landlord to continue to let a substandard commercial property unless they have made all possible cost-effective energy efficiency improvements prescribed by Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), ensuring all rental properties have […]
How buy-to-let landlords can prepare for the 2025 EPC deadline
What Mortgage has run an opinion piece on how to prepare for the EPC changes. It can be read here, but please note that the date for the EPC rating is still not known, not is the date. You can see the letter we have written to the ministers about this, as well as our […]
Council calls agent ‘dodgy’ and fines them
Under the headline ‘Dodgy landlord and estate agent ordered to pay thousands in court’ Barking and Dagenham are reporting on a local agent who has been fined over £22,000. This was following a complaint, a Barking and Dagenham Council enforcement officer visited the unlicensed property at 7 Butteridges Close, Dagenham on …. and on inspection […]
Ombudsman raises concern with PA Housing after double severe maladministration finding
The Housing Ombudsman is reporting they have ordered PA Landlord to pay £2,500 in compensation and consider the resident’s claims over damaged possessions for one complaint, and t o pay the resident £1,175 in compensation, inspect the home for any outstanding works and undertake complaints handling training for staff for the other. More details can […]
Landlord fined after rubbish from renovation work found dumped
A landlord has been fined after rubbish from a property he was renovating was found dumped at the side of the road. The waste was removed from a property in Huntingdon but was left piled up at the side of Long Drove in Cottenham. The rubbish pile included timber, mattresses, carpets, tiles and other household […]
Why are rents so high?
The Readers Digest have published an intersting article asking ‘Where have all the landlords gone? ‘ It can be seen here.
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