Landlords in Mansfield will need a selective licence for each of their properties from 13 September, costing £800.
Following a public consultation last year, Mansfield District Council has greenlit its selective licensing proposals.
The council says it…
My tenant has blocked my phone number and is not responding to my emails, letters, WhatsApp calls or messages from other mobiles. He’s 2 months behind in his part of the rent, as the council pays the other half, arranged by him.
Landlords are surprisingly optimistic about the private rented sector this year, with many looking to invest in boosting their portfolios, research reveals.
According to Market Financial Solutions, despite the upbeat outlook, there are doubts over fina…
Demand continues to outstrip supply as older landlords leave the market, warns one industry body.
According to Propertymark’s Housing Insight report, demand continues to rise with new tenant registrations per member branch surging from 79 to 115 in 20…
With commercial property investment growing in the final quarter of 2024 by 28% year-on-year, the investment hotspots have been revealed.
According to Alan Boswell Group, investment levels saw the biggest rise since mid-2021.
This boom followed a secon…
A London council has launched a tougher stance against landlords in the private rented sector by introducing stringent financial penalties to uphold housing quality.
It has updated its Civil Penalty Notice (CPN) policy for dishing out financial fines …
Hello, I have been using an agent to let out a property as a four bed HMO so not needing a licence. However, last September my agent said it could be a five bed HMO and would need little or no work to comply but I would need to get a licence.
House prices rose slightly last month but buyer demand is slipping, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) says.
Its Residential Property Survey highlights a market grappling with the prospect of looming stamp duty rises and wider economic…
Hello, As a landlord I have always believed it safe to allow one tenant on a weaker income as they are joint and separately liable. Sadly for many this is no longer true. Both tenants must be strong enough to pick up the rent alone.
Hello, here’s a salutary lesson. Having missed out on a property sold at auction at the beginning of February, I saw another house, less than a mile away on Rightmove. It was being marketed by a different auction house and was lot 1 in their auct…
Just 8% of rental homes in England are currently advertised as welcoming to pets, even with forthcoming legislation set to shake up the sector which will see see more pets being accepted by landlords, research reveals.
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