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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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Minimum Room Sizes for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
Minimum room sizes are to be introduced for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) from October, to ensure that rooms are suitable for adult habitation. Houses…
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First sitting of the Tenants Fees Bill Legislation
June 5th saw the first sitting of the Tenants Fees Bill. Despite there having been legislation required for Agents for over 2 years around transparency of…
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The Right to Buy and Private Renters
Margaret Thatcher was elected as Prime Minister in May 1979 with the ‘Right to Buy’ promise that Britain would become a property-owning democracy. The Right…
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A ‘Diet’ for Private Sector Landlords
We all know about a healthy diet. We know it should be balanced, with fats, carbohydrates and proteins providing essential vitamins and minerals to ensure…
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The ‘Bank of Parents’ Continues Giving
Leaving aside the outrageous sums which commentators confidently state it costs parents to raise a child in the modern world, it now appears that many…
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Eviction Process – One Rule for Them…
In my time working with landlords, I have many times heard how unfair the eviction process is for them. They feel the tenants are always…
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Buy to Let No for Benefit Recipients
Cast your minds back to the consultation period for Universal Credit, with reference to advantages to the benefit dependent, before its’ introduction in 2013. Many…
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CAB Warns Against Universal Credit Acceleration
The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has warned against accelerating the introduction of Universal Credit. Since Universal Credit was introduced in 2013 as part of a…
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Attracting The Best Tenant for Your Rental Property
Although the tenant should be the one who should be doing their best to persuade a landlord to give them a tenancy, it is quite…
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Assuring Rent to Combat Homelessness
Assuring rent can combat homelessness – and one city council intends to prove it. The coming of the Homelessness Reduction Bill is forcing local authorities…
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Are Your Agents Earning Their Keep
It is impossible to work with private sector landlords without hearing complaints being made about agents. Though to be fair, this is often due to…
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Barwell Softens The Bias On Home Ownership
The Housing Minister, Gavin Barwell, had seemed to be continuing with the bias towards home ownership shown by the Cameron/Clegg Government and continued under Mr….
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18-21 year olds to lose Universal Credit
Landlords seem to be always at the wrong end of the line. For years, they responded to the calls from local authorities to convert accommodation…
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Letting Fees To Be Abolished
It was a small item in a Metro daily some years ago that alerted me to what I thought would be the next Shelter/CAB campaign….
