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Universal Credit Continues Failing
This is hardly a new topic and won’t surprise any private landlord, but on all sides, there are reports of how universal credit is failing…
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Merseyside Has Not All Good Landlords
I seemed to spend my working life defending the many good landlords I come into contact with. I actually risked dismissal by assisting a landlord…
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Housing Associations Praised by the Prime Minister
It is about 3 years since the then Prime Minister, David Cameron, blasted Housing Associations for inefficiency; he was supported in this by George Osborne,…
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Ten Reasons Why Now is the Best Time to Buy a Property in Birmingham
With strong infrastructure, good business, a burgeoning population and improved connectivity, Birmingham couldn’t have expected more in 2017 and the developments of last year have…
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The Shelter Viewpoint May Be Changing
I am not slow to criticise Shelter; professionally in a past life, I experienced their inflexible attitude towards landlords, many of whom had behaved with…
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Brexit and the Private Rental Sector
I have deliberately not made reference to the results of the Brexit Referendum on 16th June 2016; I don’t really feel my own politics should…
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Letting to a Relative
It is said that everything is relative, but one of the hardest things I used to find to explain was why, where a property has…
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Be Prepared for Mould in the Winter Months
A wonderful summer has ended; the complaints from tenants, or their neighbours, have been about rowdy parties and insects but not about mould and condensation. …
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The Chartered Institute of Housing
The Chartered Institute of Housing has its roots in the work of Octavia Hill, who sought to address the problems of poor housing. It has…
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The English Housing Survey Report
The English Housing Survey Report covering the year 2016/2017 was published on 12th July 2018. The report outlines the characteristics and circumstances of social renters…
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Private Landlords – Here We Go Again
The recent release of ‘Mamma Mia – here we go again’, the sequel/prequel (it’s a bit of both) to ‘Mamma Mia’ brought to my mind…
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Summer Days and Checking Tenant Ways
The long, hot summer days continue and whilst many tenants may decide to ‘staycation’ because of the heat, there are a few things landlords and…
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Mandatory Electrical Safety Checks
Mandatory electrical safety checks are to be introduced. It has been tossed into the ether many times over the years, but it has taken the…
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Right to Rent going to Judicial Review
It has been announced that the Right to Rent legislation is to go to Judicial Review at the High Court, as the worth of the…
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Alternative Routes into Property Investment
Most people know that there’s good money to be made from bricks and mortar. However, a deposit on a house isn’t something that everyone has…
