Being a landlord in the UK is a very desirable financial position that many people would like to be in. Some tenants even think that landlords are made of money, not realising that Buy To Let is a business. The landlord is a businessman and the property is his income source. However, most landlords will […]
Read MoreFinancial experts have suggested the UK Private Rented Sector (PRS), will keep expanding over the next few years. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ (CML), has noted that UK Landlords, Property Management Companies, Lettings and Estate Agents are currently seeing strong rental returns within the UK PRS, and this income improvement is likely to continue for […]
Read More1st January 2012 will see further changes to Local Housing Allowance (LHA) under the Government’s welfare reform. The age limit for shared accommodation room rate is set to rise from 25 to 35 This means that anyone under 35 and living by themselves or renting a room will be restricted to the shared room accommodation […]
Read MoreLandlords are increasingly positive about the buy-to-let market in the UK, according to an annual Private Rented Sector (PRS) Survey. The data makes interesting reading for any pundit who has cast doubt on the future of Buy-To-Let in the UK, but it does show that landlords are prepared to shop around in order to keep […]
Read MoreUK landlords could soon be forced out of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) market by the Government cap on housing benefit payments. 77% of UK landlords who currently accept tenants claiming benefits are already planning to, or are actively taking steps to reduce their involvement with DSS/LHA tenancies because they are physically unable to afford […]
Read MoreWith sales of UK residential property stuttering again, the UK Buy To Let market is the strongest it has ever been! A recent report highlighted that the Private Rented Sector (PRS) has risen by 1.4 Million additional rental properties since 2001. The PRS properties currently accounts for about 3.4 Million rental properties in the UK […]
Read MoreThe unprecedented demand for UK rental property has increased the average property rental price throughout the UK and some private sector landlords have been quick to increase the rental price for their properties to almost record levels. Since the start of the recession the private rented sector has experienced a surge in demand with 20,000 […]
Read MoreNew moves could make squatting illegal in England, making around 20,000 people criminals. Most of us are familiar with the term ‘squatter’s rights’ which in many cases means that people who have taken over a property, do not have to leave. Squatters cannot be legally evicted from premises without a court possession order. This is […]
Read MoreA tenant has been evicted after she refused to let her landlord enter his property in order to carry out a gas safety check. Knowsley Housing Trust (KHT) had tried for months to gain access to a property in order to check the safety of the gas supply. Apparently, the housing trust called at the […]
Read MoreThere are calls for the Government to speed up the eviction process following the trashing of a property owned by a North East landlord. Tenants left the property in Darlington, owned by Glenn Schofield, practically destroyed. Mr Schofield had to spend months going through the courts to try and repossess the four bedroom house. Mr […]
Read MoreLegal 4 Landlords is backing plans by Housing Minister Grant Shapps that aim to make it easier and quicker to evict troublesome tenants from social housing. Following the horrendous scenes of looting and riots across UK cities, many councils have pledged to take a tough stance on those involved, warning that they will fight to […]
Read MoreNew statistics show the number of court cases brought by private landlords increased by seven per cent last year, with cases for accelerated possession increasing by 37 per cent – back to pre recession levels. Landlords are clearly taking action to get their properties back. Of all our landlord services, our evictions service has been […]
Read MoreWith rising rent costs and growing property demand, it comes as no surprise that yesterday’s stats revealed the number of court orders to evict tenants is up nine per cent. The way the market is shaping, this trend looks set to continue. Despite this, the numbers still come as a shock to some. A staggering […]
Read MoreTenants running businesses from their rented properties have been put under the spotlight following a recent case in Nottingham. The tenant in question hadn’t set up as a local AVON rep or as a web designer working from a back bedroom, no, this individual was running a scrap metal business from his front garden for […]
Read MoreBy: Madalena Penny Landlords Warned to Act Quickly Landlords need to act fast when dealing with tenant arrears, advised Stephen Moss, Senior Partner of landlord legal network, ‘Legal 4 Landlords’. Mr. Moss added: “Landlords acting alone and without the protection and support of letting agents can fall victim to thousands of pounds of loss due […]
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