Landlord Articles
Buy to let – Past and future
Buy to let really came into being when the 1988 Housing Act first introduced Assured Shorthold Tenancies with limted security of tenure, giving landlords improved…
Buy to let really came into being when the 1988 Housing Act first introduced Assured Shorthold Tenancies with limted security of tenure, giving landlords improved…
All landlords are aware that if their tenanted properties fall into disrepair, they are liable for any injuries their tenants sustain due to the disrepair…
Right to Buy, introduced by Mrs. Thatcher’s Government in 1979, formalised what up until then, had been an option offered by local authorities. Councils could…
Universal Credit pilot schemes in the North-West have now been in operation for some time with a view to implementing the scheme nationwide by 2017….
Repair issues are not always straight forward; nor is allocation of responsibility between landlord and tenant. Sharon Betton, landlord advisor with the Bolton Bond Board…
With the Conservative party now secure in Government for another five years, there has never been a better time to get your tax affairs in…
‘The party’s over, it’s time to call it a day…’ goes the old song and that certainly seems to be the case for the Liberal…
Victoria Whitlock, AKA ‘The Accidental Landlord’ explores the pros and cons of managing a property yourself vs using an agent. She considers a third way:…
‘If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it’ is a frequently used expression when there seems a degree of unnecessary interference and changes – and that…
Whether you are looking forward to the forthcoming General Election with joyful anticipation or sick dread at the changes that could be effected such a…
The spread of Japanese Knotweed and other invasive non-native species (INNS) has been subject to control for some time. The Infrastructure Act 2015 became law…
‘Reassuringly expensive’. So goes the strapline for Stella Artois, and maybe sometimes that’s true. But as time goes on, the trend we’re seeing is that…
Can Universal Credit become even more unpopular? Yes it can if a recent edition of ‘Inside Housing’ is to be believed. New regulations were enacted…
The rental market in the UK has been strong for investors for some time now, with the sector providing them with a perennially high level…
For investors in the rental market in the UK, one of the country’s hottest asset classes, the delicate balance between spending big in London for…