Buy-to-let Property News
Government backtracks (a little) on eviction notice periods
Backtracking a little on initial indications of how an extension of the ban on tenant evictions in England would work, the Government has cut the…
government
Buy-to-let Property News
Government has designs on ‘Home of the future’
Communal green spaces, gardens and allotments feature in the six design entry finalists for the Government’s Home of 2030 competition. The six finalists, who each…
Buy-to-let Property News
Fury at evictions ban extension, calls for help from all sides
Furore has continued over the Government’s last minute and unheralded change of heart over tenant evictions. A ban on evictions had been due to end…
Buy-to-let Property News
Most tenants meeting rental commitments
A new survey has confirmed previous findings that relatively few private rental tenants have been unable to meet their rental commitments during the Coronavirus crisis….
Buy-to-let Property News
Extending Eviction Embargo a Blow to Abused Tenants
<>Government action to extend the ban on tenant evictions until the end of August, leaves landlords powerless to take action against tenants committing domestic abuse…
Buy-to-let Property News
Ban on Evictions Extended for Two Months more
A two month extension to the ban on tenant evictions has been announced by the Government. The ban now runs until 23 August, five months…
Buy-to-let Property News
NRLA berates Coventry for new licensing rules
Coventry Council’s decision to press ahead with its landlord licensing scheme are irresponsible and in disregard of Government guidelines, the National Landlord Knowledges Association has…
Buy-to-let Property News
Savills expects only ‘modest’ rent falls
National estate agent Savills has said it expects the residential rental sector to be less volatile that the house sale market during the coronavirus crisis….
Landlord Articles
Legal responsibilities during the Coronavirus
Nothing in the Government’s emergency measures for dealing with the Coronavirus excuses landlords from their legal responsibilities. They are still required to provide and maintain…
Landlord Articles
Landlords in lockdown
For the latest information and guidance from the Government, please visit. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-and-renting-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities Published 9 April 2020 Much of the country has been shut down in…
Buy-to-let Property News
Stage set for housing market bounce back
Government measures have set the stage for ‘a strong rebound’ in the housing market once the shock of the current crisis has passed, says Nationwide….
Buy-to-let Property News
Clarity called for on rent payments
A clear statement is needed from Government in response to campaigners’ calls for rent payments to be stopped during the coronavirus crisis, said the National…
Landlord Articles
Any Government Changes?
We’ve had a ‘new Government’ for 6 or 7 weeks and not sure what has changed. We officially leave the EU on 31st January, but…
Landlord Articles
New Year Resolutions for Government
The new year is here, December has come and gone, but my fingers have remained still on the keyboard. We have had a general election…
Landlord Articles
The Priorities of the Chancellor
Chancellor Sajid Javid’s spending round, outlining departmental budgets for 2020/21, have proved a disappointment to housing professionals, local authorities and those in need of housing,…
