This week, Scotland's Police Service and landlords were at loggerheads after a local Glasgow Police Officer, PC Craig Broakes, was quoted as saying; "break-ins could be wiped out overnight if landlords secured their properties properly and strengthened the fixtures surrounding th
Haringey Council has launched a
public consultation in regards to licensing changes for properties within the council's wards that are Homes of Multiple Occupancy (HMO). The council claims there are three thousa
Low mortgage repayments and higher rental yields over the past few years have spurred many student HMO landlords to take out buy-to-let mortgages or re-mortgage on a more affordable rate. However, there are many in the sector who are warning that the days of low interest-rate bac
Knight Frank, the UK luxury sales and valuation group, published a report that forecasts solid rental growth in the student accommodation market, as demand will continue to increase over the next twelve months. The report, found
News that the West Bromwich Building Society is to hike its interest rates on buy-to-let tracker mortgages by 2% from 1 December has led to landlords threatening legal action.
The landlords say the rate increase is 'unjustified' and point to the Bank of England base rat
A common practice that sees agents and landlords signing exclusive deals with energy companies for a commission has been slammed by the Association of Inventory Clerks because it hands a double-whammy to unsuspecting tenants.
After news that one council has launched a special hotline for tenants to lodge complaints about rogue landlords in their town, another council has pledged to help landlords offer a better service.
Harrow Council is offering to help landlords succeed by offering a range
A council is so fed-up with complaints about rogue landlords that it is introducing a hotline for tenants to lodge complaints after a survey revealed most landlords were ‘not meeting standards’.
Northampton Borough Council has pledged to investigate all complaints left o
Returns for buy-to-let investors could double in the next year after the average Buy-to-Let investor trousered £12,129 in the year to September, helped by rent increases and rocketing property prices.
The prediction comes from LSL Property Services which also says that B
Landlords looking to expand their portfolios in London are facing stiff competition from other investors which has seen real estate asking prices rocket in a market ‘frenzy’.
The average asking price boomed by £50,000 in September alone, according to the Rightmove house
Although property investors cannot charge their businesses for their own time, that does not mean they cannot employ friends or relatives and pay them a salary.
Instead of carrying out those basic maintenance chores for nothing, landlords can pay someone else to file p
