Right to Rent checks eased
To help reduce the administrative burden for landlords and to limit their exposure to the coronavirus, the need for Right to Rent checks are being eased, reports Landlord Today.
03 April 2020
Are you MEES ready?
The final phase in the implementation of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) regulations for England and Wales come into effect today (1st of April). Are you ready?
01 April 2020
Coronavirus: advice for landlords
In a press release dated the 23rd of March, the Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) provided a useful round-up of news and information for landlords during this time of crisis...
27 March 2020
Back to longer lets
Landlords who had previously switched to short-term lets – to take advantage of tourists’ demand for Airbnb-style accommodation – are now reverting to longer-term tenancies, reported Landlord Today
25 March 2020
Inheriting a Property? Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Inheritance Tax
Are you in the 36% of brits set to inherit a property? A survey found that 36% of Brits will be inheriting a property, equivalent to 18.64 million people. The research by bridging lender Market…
24 March 2020
Maximising your profits as a buy to let landlord
For landlords who are struggling to make a success of their buy to let business, Which? magazine on the 23rd of February suggests some ways in which they might boost their profits.
20 March 2020
Tenants who receive universal credit
The new six-in-one benefits scheme known as universal credit continues to be rolled out across the country. It replaces the method by which your tenants may have previously received housing benefit.
18 March 2020
Landlords say no to rent controls
Landlords have given a resounding “no” to plans by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to introduce rent controls on let property in the capital.
12 March 2020
Voids – and rents – down
February is likely to have been met with a mixture of relief and concern by landlords. The good news was that the length of voids appears to have gone down, but the less welcome news is that average..
10 March 2020
Mind your MEES
If you’ve not yet brought your let property into line with the Domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency (MEES) Regulations, make sure to do so by the 1st of April. That is when the regulations come into for
06 March 2020
Where have all the landlords gone?
More than 222,500 landlords have been lost to the private rented sector in the last three years alone. That is the staggering news reported by the Daily Mail newspaper on the 25th of February.
05 March 2020
Making Tax Digital (MTD): implications for landlords
A new age lies ahead for buy to let landlords when it comes to the way in which income tax returns are made, explains an article in Accountancy Daily on the 11th of February.
26 February 2020
