The Housing and Planning Act has finally been given Royal Assent. So how does this important Act affect landlords?
The main purpose of the Act is to weed out rogue landlords, many of whom make tenants’ lives a misery. There are various measures contained within the Act. These include: Read more…
March saw a stampede of landlords racing to complete on new buy to let purchases before George Osborne’s stamp duty changes kicked in. This sudden flurry of activity has had a knock-on effect on the UK housing market, leading to an increasing gap between supply and demand. Read more…
The NLA has issued a challenge to the new mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Whilst the NLA welcomes the appointment of Mr Khan to the role, they would like him “to use just a fraction of his £17bn budget to help support London’s private rental sector.” Read more…
A recent study by leading insurer, Direct Line, has revealed that tenants now spend around 18 months in their properties before they move on to pastures new. It has also revealed that in some parts of the UK, void periods are longer than others. Read more…
A prolific scammer is facing jail for a string of property fraud offences in Luton. Moses Ogoe has pleaded guilty to six charges of rent-to-rent fraud, whereby he rented several large properties under false pretences and proceeded to sub-let them to multiple tenants. Read more…
