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26th January 2020
Which Landlords Plan to Buy More Houses or Selling Up?
Depending on which survey you read, in 2020 landlords will be focused on either acquiring more buy to let properties or simply selling up and leaving the private rental sector altogether. What is definitely expected to happen in the next 12 months is [...] read more11th April 2019
Half of Tenants Ill Due to Condition of Their Rented Property
The introduction of The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act on 20 March was always likely to receive a mixed response from owners of rental properties. How many landlords would not insist that they or a property management agency regularly carry [...] read more
27th March 2019
Why Landlords Now Need To Switch To A Property Management Solution
Chancellor Philip Hammond announced in his spring statement 2019 that £1bn would be provided for small and medium-sized builders of affordable homes plus £117m to fund up to 37,000 new houses, including in London. The news has been broadly welcomed [...] read more
15th March 2019
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act Comes Into Force – 29 Hazards That A Landlord Needs To Know!
March 20th 2019 – it’s a date that all landlords with properties to let need to know! It’s the day when The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 comes into force. From now on, the law will allow a tenant to take their landlord directl [...] read more11th January 2019
Pressure on Landlords Latest As Planning Approval Proposed For All HMOs
How many landlords reading this are aware of a report which sets out new planning laws for all Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in Redbridge borough? Under the proposed change approved at the end of 2018 – known as a HMO Article 4 Direction - al [...] read more
10th September 2018
Deadline Approaches! Are Landlords on HMO Property Service Licensed To Rent?
There can be few landlords who own rental properties in Redbridge who, by now, are not aware of 1st October 2018. This is the date that the mandatory HMO licensing scheme is being extended to most Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). The key change [...] read more
14th July 2018
Landlords Cannot Repossess Unless Tenant Received Latest Rent Guide
On 9th July - less than two weeks after the latest version of the government’s “How to Rent Guide” was published (26th June) - an update was released for all landlords supplying properties to rent. The update also provides information on the ne [...] read more
20th April 2018
HMO 2018 License – No “Period of Grace” for Landlords After Oct Deadline!
1st October 2018 – if you are a landlord, it’s a deadline that you really need to be aware of and must act upon in advance. It’s when the government will implement new regulations for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO). There is to be no allow [...] read more6th April 2018
Serious Lettings Management – for landlords obliged to get their house in order!
New gas safety standard checks to be introduced in April 2018 and a proposal for new mandatory electrical installation checks follow recent initiatives aimed at improving the quality of private rented properties. Landlords can face automatic fines by [...] read more
3rd April 2018
Online Agents Vs Traditional High Street – A Cost to Cutting Continuity and Hands-On Engagement?
Moving house? It’s currently a better time for property owners in Redbridge Borough to be putting their house on the market. Latest data from ES Homes & Property show that average house prices in the borough have risen by 1.3 per cent to around [...] read more
16th February 2018
Crossrail is Due but are Landlords on Track?
Crossrail is Due but are Landlords on Track? Landlords renting property in Redbridge Borough have until December 2019 to get their houses in order. That’s when the Stratford to Shenfield section of Crossrail – renamed the Elizabeth Line - will [...] read more