Government updates How to Rent Guide and Form 6a
The Government has launched an updated version of How to Rent: the checklist for renting in England as well as a new Form 6a relating to the Housing Act 1988, Section 21.
01 June 2019
The price of home insurance drops, despite rising subsidence claims
A new study reveals that homeowners have benefitted from a 1.2% drop in average home insurance premiums in the past year - despite rising subsidence claims.
30 May 2019
Don’t unfairly penalise landlords
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is critical of government unfairly penalising landlords, reported Landlord Today on the 8th of May.
14 May 2019
Crisis in the private rented sector
A crisis may be looming as more and more landlords are leaving the rented accommodation marketplace and selling up their let properties says the Residential Landlords Association (RLA).
05 May 2019
Don’t fall foul of a rent repayment order
How would you feel if the rent you’d been steadily collecting from your tenants for a year or more was ordered to be paid back to them?
26 April 2019
Landlords and agents in Wales banned from charging extra fees from September
From September, Landlords and lettings agents in Wales will be banned from charging their tenants fees for viewing a property to let, for signing a tenancy agreement or for renewing it, reported the B
24 April 2019
Wales promotes council tax discounts for mentally impaired
People in Wales with severe mental impairments are to be helped with their independent living through the Government’s grant of large discounts and rebates on their Council Tax bill, reported the BBC
22 April 2019
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) – cost cap
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) came into force on the 1st of April and new rules mean that private sector landlords may be facing a bigger bill than initially expected in order to keep up
05 April 2019
Brits spent £48bn on home improvements in the last 5 years
British homeowners are into home improvements in a very big way, revealed a report by Property Wire on the 2nd of April. As we start National Home Improvement month, a study has revealed...
05 April 2019
Stamp Duty surcharge loophole for BTL investors
A recent tax tribunal has exposed a possible loophole in the law regarding the surcharged usually paid by buy to let property investors, suggested Landlord Today in an article on the 26th of March.
29 March 2019
The Client Money Protection (CMP) scheme
On the 12th of March 2019, the government released official confirmation that the 1st of April sees the final date by which landlords and letting agents must comply with new legislation on the protect
19 March 2019
UKinsuranceNET makes million-pound property investment
UKinsuranceNET.com, a pioneering Tees Valley-based internet insurance Broker, has invested over a million in purchasing and fitting out new, state-of-the-art premises.
18 March 2019
