How will rent arrears work under Universal Credit?
Landlord action says: “Recovering rent arrears from Universal Credit will not work” With much controversy surrounding the new Universal Credit system, Landlord Action says it has concerns for both...
View ArticleJudges throw deposit protection laws into disarray
Tenant deposit protection laws are in disarray after a controversial decision by the Court of Appeal. The judgment appears to go against guidance issued by deposit protection providers and is...
View ArticleNew rent survey issues benchmark buy to let figures
A new rent survey is bidding to give better results for landlords by reporting rents agreed between more than 1,500 private landlords and their tenants. The research targets landlords who belong to the...
View ArticleUnlicensed HMO landlord must repay housing benefits
Landlord Mohammed Yaqoob was ordered to repay £5,648 in housing benefit tenants paid him while renting unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO). He admitted failing to licence the HMO at an...
View ArticleThe LandlordZONE Up-Date Newsletter – June 13
Read Issue 13 of the new format LandlordZONE Up-Date Read a full range of topical rental property industry articles, news stories and book reviews. To Advertise in the next issue of the LandlordZONE...
View ArticleLetting agent to pay £41,000 for HMO offences
A letting agent has to pay more than £41,000 in fines and costs after a council took the unusual step of prosecuting them as house in multiple occupation (HMO) managers rather than the property...
View ArticleIs the Property Market really taking off?
What The Property Market Doesn’t Need Is Hype, Just Steady Growth We track most of the monthly reports on property prices produced on a monthly basis. This report summarises what’s being said about the...
View ArticleDangers of unfair lease terms confirmed for landlords
Yet another court ruling has reinforced that consumer protection laws apply to residential leases. The case – Brusse and Gerabito v Jahani BV – in the European Court of Justice confirms just because a...
View ArticleGlobal Property Markets – Signs of Improvement
Q1 2013: Global Housing Markets A dramatic picture of house prices rising around the world is revealed by the latest Global Property Guide house price survey, for the year to the 1st quarter of 2013....
View ArticleLender changes heart over 3-year buy to let leases
Britain’s biggest building society and leading buy to let lender is encouraging landlords to give tenants greater security by altering mortgage terms to allow three year leases. Few lenders allow...
View ArticleBasement flats are more secure than houses
Latest Research Suggests Basement Flats Are Safe As Houses Basement flats in West London have been found to be as secure from intruders as other types of apartments, according to research carried by...
View ArticleLandlords to vote on legal challenge over HMO licensing
Angry landlords are considering a legal challenge against a council imposing an ‘unjustified’ licensing scheme. The property investors are to vote on taking Bath and North East Somerset to court over...
View ArticleTenant’s Revenge!
After exposure on BBC’s The One Show – Spiteful Revenge A landlord who came out and told BBC’s The One Show of her troublesome tenant has now had further problems. Broadcast on 2nd May, the landlord...
View ArticleLandmark Appeal Case decision – Squatting & Human Rights
The Court of Appeal has today rejected the appeal by Grow Heathrow in Malik v Persons Unknown. The case is the first time an appeal Court has considered the application of Article 8 of the Human Rights...
View ArticleRent rise slowdown fails to dent buoyant rental market
Private landlords expect the buy to let boom to continue despite letting agents reporting a slowdown in rent rises. At least 86% see little change in the market for at least the next 12 months, with...
View ArticleBan landlords from buying new-builds, urges think-tank
Landlords are too wealthy and should be banned from buying new-build homes and have a buy to let mortgage lending cap to stop them growing even richer, urges a political think-tank. The Strategic...
View ArticleSqualid flats cost landlord £40,000 court bill
A landlord must pay £40,000 after letting tenants live in disgusting and unsafe conditions. Askar Miah, 52, admitted running an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO) and breaking four health...
View ArticleBritain to get first official buy to let rent index
Britain is to get an official buy to let rent index for the first time, promises a new report from the government’s head of statistics. A two-year inquiry in to house price surveys and rents has...
View ArticleComplaints against letting agents up 28%
Complaints against letting agents from landlords and tenants were up 28.6 in the first four months of 2013. The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has released new figures showing the number of complaints surged...
View ArticleLandlord immigration check guide
Landlords and letting agents are being tasked with checking the immigration status of tenants before renting them a home, according to proposals from the Home Office. The move has left many landlords...
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