Evictions Ban Extended
The government has announced that the evictions ban which was due to expire on 11 January 2021 has been extended for Both England and Wales. England For England, the evictions ban now ends on 21 February 2021 although could be extended further. The regulations...
Leasehold Reforms Benefit Millions of Homeowners
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is set to overhaul the controversial and expensive leasehold ownership system of flats and houses in England. Landlords are among the homeowners expected to benefit from the changes that affect around 4.5 million properties. Many faced...
500,000 Renters Fear Eviction as Bailiff Ban Ends
At least 500,000 private tenants fear they might lose their homes as the government’s COVID-19 eviction protection come to an end within a few days. Landlords have already threatened eviction against one in four buy to let tenants in rent arrears, according to new...
Lockdown 3.0 Rules for Landlords
The revised legislation for the latest lockdown in England is scheduled to go through Parliament today (6 January 2021). Similar to the November 2020 lockdown, for landlord’s work, most things are allowed (subject to the usual COVID-19 precautions). The guidance...
How to Sign Notices (and Other Section 8 Pitfalls)
This article has been updated to reflect Northwood Solihull Ltd v Fearn & Ors (2020) EWHC 3538 (QB) in respect of the section 8 notice signed by a company - see later.Ratcliffe & Ratcliffe v Patterson & Porter, County Court at Luton, 17 March 2020 has been...
Guild of Landlords Rent Digest – December 2020
Buy to let rents are standing still across the country although there are some rental hotspots outperforming the rest. This is our rent digest for the final month of 2020. A deep look at the latest official rent data from the Office for National Statistics highlights...
Last Chance For Landlords To Grab Stamp Duty Savings
Time is running out for landlords taking advantage of the stamp duty holiday to purchase new buy to let homes. The government has dashed any hopes of extending the tax relief by announcing the holiday will end as planned on March 31, 2021. The statement was in...
Guild of Landlords House Price Digest – December 2020
House prices are booming or on the brink of a plunge into the abyss depending on who you want to take notice of. While the Halifax and Nationwide are trumpeting about the fastest rise in prices for years, economists at the Office of Budget Responsibility predict a...
HMRC Guidance Error Triggers Landlord Stamp Duty Tax Refunds
Landlords can make stamp duty savings worth tens of thousands of pounds after HMRC has had a change of mind about charging enhanced rates to property investors. HM Revenue & Customs has confessed that ‘incorrect guidance online’ has led to wrongly charging homes...
Webinar Christmas Quiz Announced
Training for Professionals have announced a Christmas Quiz webinar described as “festive fun”. The webinar will look at past helpline questions and the answers given. The webinar will be run as quiz and will be useful for both landlords and agents alike. What’s more,...
New How to Rent Guide to Be Published
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have informed us that they are to publish an update to...
Dodgy Letting Agents Under Fire From All Sides
Letting agents are under fire from all sides due to a lack of standards in the private rental market. The litany of wrongdoing and bad practise includes one crooked letting agent who diverted cash from collected as deposits from tenants to stave off a financial crisis...
House Prices Winners And Losers
Homeowners keep their properties for an average 23 years and new research shows a lot can change with house prices across two decades. New research shows how much homes have risen in value since 2000 – and highlight the house price hotspots where homeowners have...
Flipping Great Profits for Home Doer Uppers
Property professionals have turned their hand to flipping homes for profit during the coronavirus lockdown with a sharp rise in the number of refurbished houses hitting the market. Flipping is buying, renovating and selling a home in a short time. New data shows...
Guild of Landlords Rent Digest – November 2020
Rents could fall as landlords in London saw healthy monthly rises shudder to the biggest drop in more than three years. This rent digest looks at various statistical sources. Rents in the capital have slowly recovered since March 2017, but the latest official data...
Landlords Challenge ‘Unlawful’ Eviction Ban
Landlords have launched a legal challenge against a ban on bailiffs evicting tenants in England, claiming the policy is a farce and unlawful. Their lawyers claim the government has rushed in new regulations to try to thwart their request for a judicial review of the...
Cleaning Top Gripe With Renters for Landlords
Landlords are most likely to have a dust up with tenants over cleaning their homes when they leave than any other topic, according to new data. Leaving a rented home in a poor state tops the reasons for disputes over landlords keeping deposits in England, Scotland and...
Evictions Suspended Until January 2021
As previously reported, the government had announced that the enforcement of possession would be suspended in any high tier areas and then during the lockdown in England. It was also said that enforcement of possession orders would also be suspended over the Christmas...
UK House Prices Still Rising
House prices are still booming with a 2.5% rise over the year to the end of August, according to official data. The Office for National Statistics House Price Index puts the average price of a home at £239,000 across the country with property values shooting up in...
Landlords and Renters Face Financial Struggle for Years
Financial struggle triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to millions of tenants with poor credit histories and without a job seeking to rent a home. New research for the London School of Economics and charity Trust for London disclosed the fall-out from...
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