A Liverpool landlord has been fined £40k plus costs at Liverpool Crown Court following a catastrophic fire at his rental property in the city, after he admitted failing to install a working fire alarm.
The fire broke out in the early hours of the morning in January last year. Those tenants who were awake at the time alerted neighbours and tried to escape. Read more…
A recent episode of Channel 5’s Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords featured a West London home owner who decided to let out her property so she could travel to African to do charity work. A suitable tenant came along and she went off merrily on her way without a care in the world. Read more…
House prices have risen by 1.3% in the last months, in response to a surge in activity as landlords rushed to buy properties ahead of the rise in stamp duty. This sudden flurry of activity has sparked a chain reaction says leading property website Rightmove, with landlords buying cheaper homes at the bottom of the market and homeowners moving onwards and upwards. Read more…
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has revealed that the government is planning to update its Right To Rent guidance to landlords, following the nationwide rollout of the controversial scheme. Most landlord agencies are unaware of any proposed changes, but the RLA has been given advice from the government to say amendments are very likely. Read more…
A survey by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has revealed that 84% of private sector landlords plan to raise their rents in the wake of the Chancellor’s recent changes to the way landlords pay tax. Read more…
