Buy-to-let Property News
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…
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Tougher energy efficiency requirements on the way
Rental properties will be required to have an energy efficiency rating of ‘C’ or better under Government proposals published for consultation this week. Current regulations,…
Landlord Articles
Private Tenants Have Better Security
It seems odd that for years I have been saying that legislation to give tenants better security in the private rental sector is not needed,…
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Lifetime Rental Deposits and the Private Rental Sector
With the suggestion that lifetime rental deposits could be an option in the future, could it be that a political party has finally come up…
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Closure Notice Issued Against Residential Tenants
Since the Closure of Premises (Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014) was enacted on 20th October 2014, Police Inspectors or Local Authorities have been…
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Mental Health Issues and the Private Rental Sector
Problems with mental health have probably existed forever. The Bible has Jesus curing people with ‘evil spirits’, other people suffered from what we recognise as…
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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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Landlords and Rental Property Repairs
If rent arrears are the biggest complaint landlords tend to have about tenants, repairs must be the tenants’ biggest complaint against landlords. There are some…
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Fewer buy homes in favour of renting
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…
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Buy to let rents continue to rise
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…
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Buy to let investment – Is it right for you?
The demand for rental properties across the UK has soared over the past 12 months, outstripping supply in all parts of the country. Whilst the…
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Maximise your ROI on Buy to Let properties in London
As time moves on, the property market in London expands and evolves and the rate of return on investment rises and falls in different areas…
