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Temporary right to rent rules to end, but re-checking not required
Temporary changes to the Right to Rent rules made in March 2020, will remain in place until 16 May 2021, the Home Office has announced….
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The Landlord Knowledge editorial team covers UK buy-to-let and property investment news, policy, regulation, and finance. Our reporting focuses on the issues that matter most to private landlords and property investors across the UK.
Headed by Leon Hopkins, author of The Landlord's Handbook.
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Rightmove dominance confirmed
Rightmove’s dominance of the online property search business has been confirmed in a report from lead generation and management company Callwell. Its first quarter Portal…
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Advice updates on moving and tenant changes
While house moves have been permitted during the Covid Crisis, the Government has continued to advise all parties involved to be as flexible as possible…
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More than half of landlords consider quitting
A fifth of landlords have told a survey they are looking to leave the market, and a further third that they were unsure about continuing….
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Rent controls would be disaster – NRLA
Rent controls called for by the Mayor of London would leave tenants across the capital worse off, analysis from the National Residential Landlords Association has…
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Guidance promotes pilot mediation scheme
Backing its pilot scheme aimed at helping to ease the backlog in possession cases, the Government has published new guidance promoting its Housing possession mediation…
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Time to review property portfolios
Now is the time for landlords to take serious stock of their property portfolios, according to property investment consultant Thirlmere Deacon. ‘Over the last few…
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Councils told to use COVID common-sense
Local authorities have been advised by the Government to take a ‘common-sense’ approach to enforcing electrical safety and other landlord regulations. This is confirmed in…
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Overseas property investors still buying British
Brexit has not put foreign landlords off investing in UK property, London property agent ludlowthompson has reported. In fact the number of overseas landlords owning…
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BTL mortgage offers climb back up
Coronavirus Crisis first hit the UK economy, Moneyfacts.co.uk has reported. But rates have also risen – to a two-year high, said the financial information provider….
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Chaos in the courts predicted
There will be chaos in the courts, which will be unable to deal with an avalanche of possession claims once the ban on bailiff evictions…
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Rental arrears ‘crunch time’
A short term ban on repossessions has resulted in an increase in the number of private rented sector tenants who are in long term danger…
Landlord Articles
Plug into new safety laws
Landlords must ensure that electrical circuits, sockets, light fittings, cookers, and other electrical installations in their rental properties are safe. As of 1 July they…
Landlord Articles
Times have changed for us all
There was a time when private landlords were thought of as fair and reasonable people, writes Sharon Betton. They knew how to treat tenants and…
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House price forecast: buoyant for now, uncertain later
House prices fell slightly last month, the Nationwide has reported. Its March survey puts prices down 0.2 per cent on February, compared with a rise…
