26th March 2020
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6th March 2020
February Biggest Drop in Void Periods plus Rent Yield Rise a Boost to Landlords!
Buy to let landlords increasingly claim they are under pressure from government legislation and tax reforms targeting rental properties and tenancy conditions in the private residential sector. They will no doubt be heartened to hear that void per [...] read more3rd March 2020
Coronavirus and House Viewings: Eight In Ten House Sellers Not Put Off!
If you’re a homeowner preparing to sell your house in the months ahead, you may fear the spread of coronavirus will impact home viewings. Should you simply postpone your moving plans until the number of people affected reduces or hold firm and cont [...] read more
29th February 2020
Remote Decisions and Lack of Communication? Replace Your Block Management Whatever Size of Building!
There can be many reasons why residential leaseholders put up with a poor block management service rather than exercise their right to manage (RTM). For many, to own and hold on to their flat, albeit leasehold, may be seen as a way of at least being [...] read more
24th February 2020
Renewed Optimism in Buy To Let: Two in Three Landlords Plan To Invest in Property in 2020
Landlords say they feel more optimistic about the buy to let market in 2020. “Must be fake news”, will likely be the reply from those landlords feeling pressure from recent tax changes and ongoing tenancy reforms affecting terms and conditions of [...] read more21st February 2020
Selling Your House But No Budget or Time to Renovate Everything? How to Avoid a Drastic Asking Price Drop!
Thinking of moving in 2020? Many property agents are urging homeowners to take advantage of the current uptick in house prices, which has added an average 4.1 per cent to the selling price. The official start of Spring is now only weeks away when the [...] read more
14th February 2020
Ilford and Redbridge Top Property Hotspots as UK Price Growth at Fastest Annual Rate Since 2018
Potential house sellers cannot have failed to notice reports of a property price “bounce” following the December 2019 election and throughout January 2020. Anyone wanting to sell a house but decided to patiently wait it out through the price slow [...] read more
10th February 2020
Landlords! Fear Not The End of Section 21 – Experienced Agents Will Tighten Up Tenant Screening
Landlords should not fear the scrapping of Section 21 and the loss of the so-called “no fault” eviction. They are advised to simply take greater precaution in the tenant screening process. In many cases, landlords with a larger portfolio of house [...] read more
6th February 2020
Why January’s “Busiest Ever Month” for Property Sales Looks Set to Continue through 2020
Two months since the General Election and the sudden flurry of property sales, albeit mostly focused at the higher priced end of the market. Potential house sellers may be asking themselves, “was it just a blip, have market prices continued to revi [...] read more31st January 2020
Law Commission Reforms 2020 to Simplify Leaseholder Rules and Remove Ground Rent Burden
Current rules to determine a residential leaseholder’s right to manage could be simplified in 2020. Leaseholders dissatisfied with their existing block management are hopeful that ongoing Government reforms will provide an easier passage to take co [...] read more
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 more
24th January 2020
Forget Brexit and Slowdowns! Selling Your House in 2020 Relies on Attention to Marketing Detail
Still uncertain over whether you should move house this year? Maybe you tried putting up your house for sale in 2019 but didn’t attract any serious offers. “Brexit uncertainty” or “property price slowdown” were often touted as reasons why s [...] read more
17th January 2020
Selective Licensing Scheme – Renewal Rejected for Liverpool, So Will It Happen In Redbridge?
Landlords across the land are sure to have cheered recent news of the Government rejecting plans by Liverpool City Council to renew a city-wide, selective licensing scheme due to end on 31st March 2020. Will the Government also start rejecting select [...] read more9th January 2020
Traditional Yearly Selling Cycles Explained – But Is Brexit Certainty Changing The Market in 2020?
“It’s time to sell!”, is the big upbeat message from property agents reacting to a sudden stirring on the domestic property market after the election result. Those homeowners who patiently waited for the green shoots of price growth may feel th [...] read more
3rd January 2020
January “Best Month for Quick Sale” Boosted by Start of 2020 House Price Jump!
House prices at the start of 2020 continue where they left off at the end of 2019 - on a seemingly, optimistic high. Latest Halifax data reports an “unexpected” price jump in December of 1.7 per cent on the previous month, creating a 4 per cent a [...] read more
31st December 2019
“Boris Bounce” Propels House Sellers To Property Listings!
House sellers are taking instant advantage of the so-called “Boris Bounce”, according to various reports from property agents around London. As the exit poll forecasting a thumping victory for Boris Johnson’s Conservatives was announced, sellin [...] read more
28th December 2019
Property Boost after Brexit? How House Sellers Can Seize The Moment and Add Value To Their Home!
A house viewing over Christmas? In those last few days leading up to New Year? It’s always possible, of course. But those seriously considering moving house will be looking at early 2020 now for selling a property. They and their house need to be f [...] read more26th December 2019
Outlook for Landlords in 2020: Government Reform Set To Continue in the Private Rented Sector
Buy to let landlords have increasingly faced a barrage of government legislation aimed at reform of rental properties and conditions for tenants in the private rented sector. Owning and maintaining flats or houses to rent now demands tenancy conditio [...] read more
20th December 2019
Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA): Will RTM Leaseholders See Reforms Enacted in 2020?
RTM - or “Right To Manage” - provides leaseholder’s the legal entitlement to replace managing agents as result of a history of a poor service, bad maintenance, rising annual charges and ad hoc repair costs. But will a new set of managing han [...] read more
16th December 2019
Ban on Landlords Charging Extra Pet Rent? Property Management Will Optimise Monthly Incomes!
Landlords may soon be banned from charging a fee to tenants who keep a pet in their privately rented property. Following the Tenant Fees Act introduced in June 2019, which banned landlords and their agents from charging tenant fees, The National Trad [...] read more