Apr 9, 2024 · As a tenant how do you know your landlord – or agent – is a good one? There are checks renters can carry out – looking at online reviews, the government’s rogue landlord database, or contacting The Property Ombudsman.

Sep 18, 2024 · The Renters’ Rights Bill will introduce the biggest changes to the way in which the rental market operates in more than 30 years. The loss of Section 21 and the fixed term have stolen most of the headlines, but the new Bill also proposes a number of changes to the way in which standards in privately rented properties are measured and enforced.

Nov 11, 2024 · Now is a great time for landlords to look at ways to manage their property portfolios online as wide-reaching legislation change looms, including a new digital Private Rented Sector database.

Jan 9, 2025 · 2024 sent a loud and clear message: the private rental sector (PRS) is in flux. Some argue the changes empower problem tenants while stripping landlords of vital tools to reclaim their properties efficiently. The exodus of landlords in record numbers speaks volumes. Rising mortgage costs, dwindling ...

Oct 20, 2023 · The How to Rent Guide:. The requirement to serve prospective tenants with the Government's 'How to Rent' Guide was first introduced in October 2015 following new Section 21 legislation for landlords in England.

Mar 6, 2024 · Ben Beadle, Chief Executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, says: “The Chancellor has once again ignored calls to revitalise long-term investment in quality rented homes in favour of tinkering at the margins for short-term gain. “Increasing taxes on holiday lets and cuts to Capital Gains Tax will make no meaningful difference to the supply of long-term rental properties.

Sep 25, 2024 · Valid career. The fact of the matter is, that whether you agree or not that being a private landlord is a valid career or “playing the system,” it is for myself, and so many other honest landlords out there, something we’ve built from scratch with care, extreme hard work, planning, and always, always with the tenants in mind – almost 80% …

Jul 28, 2013 · Assignment is when an existing and ongoing tenancy is transferred from one tenant to another. The person who transfers the tenancy is the 'assignor' and the person who the tenancy is transferred to is the 'assignee' .The outgoing tenant transfers his rights and obligations under the tenancy to the incoming tenant through a legal process which involves a Licence to Assign Note 1 below ...

Dec 10, 2024 · COMMENT: Tax trap has landlords in a quandary. To sell or not to sell? That is the question. Many landlords started investing in property during the boom years for buy to let – late 1999s and early 2000s – and some have built-up sizable portfolios over time.

Oct 9, 2024 · Here’s an initial reaction to the Renters’ Rights Bill, thoughts that could change as it progresses through parliament - the second reading is today.