Latest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny It was only a matter of time until Internet fraudsters jumped on tenant-demand to relieve the public from their money. In a new spate of specific online scams, fraudsters are cloning and establishing property and letting sites offering prime property to tenants then stealing deposits. The new scam, which […]
Read MoreLatest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny Not submitting the correct paperwork to a court can be a costly and frustrating experience for any landlord or homeowner, as one man this week realised when he tried to evict a gang of squatters from his Islington house. John Hamilton-Brown attended court to obtain an ‘interim possession order’ […]
Read MoreLatest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny Earlier this year, insightful researchers at landlord network, ‘Legal 4 Landlords’ predicted that the government would use LHA direct payment policy as a bartering tool to lever pressure on landlords in a bid to reduce the rents for housing benefit claimants. As forecast, earlier this month in a press […]
Read MoreLatest landlord News by: Madalena Penny 2011 is yet to see the entire role, which will be placed on the private rented sector. A report by the National Housing Federation, who represents national Housing Associations, shows a bleak picture of social housing and affordable home-ownership. The ‘Home Truths 2010’ report has revealed that house-building levels […]
Read MoreLatest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny Rogue landlords are thankfully few and far between, however there are still some that operate, tarnishing the reputations of the majority. This week, researchers at Legal 4 Landlords were alerted on the unethical principle of ‘vocal rent increases’ that has been placed on tenants, especially those receiving LHA payments. […]
Read MoreLatest Landlord News…. With the expansion of the private rental sector gathering pace by the day, landlords and property investors are demanding more variety in the mortgage products offered by the banks. It seems that 2011 may be the year that those demands are met and we see a buy-to-let revival. Before the recent recession, […]
Read MoreLatest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny Bridging the gap between Social and Private Landlords, Harrow council has established a letting agency to address the lack of available housing within the social sector by teaming up tenants with responsible landlords. The Help2Let letting agency facilitates landlord Accreditation Training, assists in providing free Energy Performance Certificates and […]
Read MoreCouncils Challenge Government Over HMO Policy Latest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny There’s some controversy this month surrounding HMO legislation with four local authorities challenging the Coalition’s classification reform via a judicial review. Pre-election/ BC (before Cameron) Labour introduced a UK blanket policy affecting licensing of HMO’s in a bid to control residential areas where […]
Read MoreLatest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny Landlords are still not acting fast enough when it comes to unpaid rent, experts warned. Landlord and lettings specialists, Legal 4 Landlords, advise that both private and social sector landlords respond quickly to rent arrears. Rent arrears and lengthy court hearings have been cited as the main reason possession […]
Read MoreLatest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny A recent piece of research by website, MyVoucherCards revealed 58% of people they surveyed do not think they will ever own a property. Just under 67% of this group believed they would never be able to afford the 25% deposit and 77% claiming they would more than likely be […]
Read MoreLatest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny A tenant was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment last week for fraudulently selling his landlords properties. Conman, Trevor Jones posed as his landlord. Keith Ferguson, The 60-year-old tenant then signed transfer deeds in his landlord’s name then used Mr. Ferguson’s driving license to obtain the funds raised through the […]
Read MoreLatest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny While landlords and LHA tenants in England brace themselves for the impact of ground zero through welfare reform detonation, Scotland’s government have formed an alliance with experts within housing and welfare agencies to gain control and liberate themselves from the UK’s national housing benefit policies due to be introduced […]
Read MoreLatest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny Increase in LHA Tenants With 2.5 million people currently unemployed and the figure expected to rise through the year due to public spending cuts, for landlords it’s relatively likely that they can also expect a rise in the number of tenants in receipt of housing benefit. The Chartered Institute […]
Read MoreLatest landlord News By: Madalena Penny Rent-savvy landlords are picking up on the markets demand for rented accommodation it appears. Not by increasing rents as you would expect but by capitalizing on tenant-demand by securing reliable and constant tenants and offering them longer tenancies for a reduced rent. Indicators by landlord experts, Legal 4 Landlords […]
Read MoreLatest landlord News by: Madalena Penny Concerns about the impact of impending housing benefit cuts were voiced by peers last night at the House of Lords amid fears of the effect the legislation will have on vulnerable sections of society. The debate followed Labour’s attempt to have the housing benefit reform measures thrown out by […]
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