Landlord magazine
The parties policies on PRS
Published on: 30th April 2015
Private Rental Sector – Party Policies The big day approaches and finally it will be your time to decide. So to help, here’s a brief outline of what each party are planning to do with the private rental sector in England? Conservatives The Tories are dodging any reference to rent control or changes to the […]
Blanket landlord licensing
Published on: 26th March 2015
When selective landlord licensing was introduced by the Housing Act 2004 it was intended to be a weapon in a local authorities armoury to combat things such as ‘studification’ ( the process whereby an over intensive provision of a certain type of a housing tenure was perceived to cause problems amongst the local community, or […]
Landlords going to the small claims court
Published on: 19th March 2015
My small claims court experience My case came about because my tenant stopped paying the rent and I needed to reclaim both the unpaid rent and legal costs from their rental guarantor. Here’s my warts and all experience of a small claim court hearing to reclaim my unpaid rent and legal costs. Landlords need to […]
Section 13 Notice
Published on: 13th March 2015
Rents are rising. Great! According to the Rentindex they are up over 2.5% over the last year. In London rents have risen faster than the rest of the UK and were up 2.4% in 2014 according to the ONS index of private rents. Landlords looking to increase their rents could well need a Section 13 […]
My tenant is too demanding
Published on: 5th March 2015
My tenant has always been an exacting type but it’s now getting beyond a joke. Every few weeks I seem to be getting another text or email from him requesting yet another improvement. Now, I’m not averse to upgrading my rental properties. I realise in the long run it will be to my benefit, and […]
Landlord Insurance Cover Options
Published on: 12th February 2015
Most landlords know that they need specialist landlord insurance. Why? Because household policies do not cover buildings, contents or the landlord for third party liabilities while the buy-to-let property is being let out. There are a number of options available to landlords when insuring their buy-to-let property. Firstly, it is essential that a landlord gets […]
The agent dilemma
Published on: 22nd January 2015
It’s been a while since I’ve sold one of my buy-to-let properties, but the potential of a new buy-to-let / holiday home in the Peak District means that I’m looking to offload one of my existing BTL properties. To achieve the maximum selling price I’m in the process of giving the place a spruce up. […]
When a bailiff calls at a tenanted property
Published on: 27th November 2014
Landlords are never off duty. Last week I was in the middle of a patisserie class of all things and my mobile goes off. It’s my newest set of tenants: "We’ve just had the bailiffs come round" announces Clare, a very eloquent post grad student. She goes on to inform me that a bailiff had […]
Tenants get political
Published on: 6th November 2014
Tenants are getting more politically militant! They are mobilising, pulling together, and forming groups to help make their voices increasingly heard by politicians and Government. They even have a new collective name for themselves. They are no longer prepared to be classified as tenants – this is an out dated term, they perceive marks them […]
Leasehold fees
Published on: 16th October 2014
After 12 years of owning and renting out a flat, the freehold landlord has decided they want to start charging me an additional fee, on top of my existing leashold fees. The fee is described as an Annual Letting Consent Fee and is £50. I looked into it. The Lands Tribunals under the Landlord and […]
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