Posts by Christopher Walkey
BATH LANDLORDS OFFERED SPECIALIST ADVICE ON CUTTING COSTS
The National Landlords Association (NLA) invites landlords in Bath and the surrounding areas to a forum on Wednesday afternoon, 1 June, to hear from property experts about the best ways to save on costs. OneE Group will offer advice around tax compliance and provide an important update on the recent changes to taxation of buy-to-let…
Read MoreABANDONED PROPERTIES A PROBLEM FOR THIRD OF LANDLORDS
More than a third (36 per cent) of landlords in the UK have had property abandoned by tenants before, according to new figures from the largest landlord association. Abandonment occurs when a tenant moves out of a property before the tenancy has ended, without informing their landlord. The issue can be costly as it often…
Read MoreNEW TOOL TO HELP LANDLORDS PROTECT TENANTS FROM RISK OF FIRE
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched a new version of their Fire Safety Logbook which has been endorsed by the Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA). The Fire Safety Logbook aims to help landlords in England and Wales keep a record of their fire safety precautions in one easy-to-use document. The new logbook includes updated…
Read More3 Key things to remember when selling your home through an Online estate agent
While house prices have begun to decline in recent weeks, experts are optimistic that both demand and property values will gather momentum during the summer. So even though just 10% of chartered surveyors reported a rise in the level of demand for real estate in April (compared with 47% in March), the warmer weather and…
Read MoreIndustry Interview – Harry Conti from FreshRent
Where did the idea of FreshRent come from? About 2 years ago my business partner and I were searching for student accommodation from home, we couldn’t pop into a branch as we were back home, miles away from campus. We decided to look online at website like AccommodationForStudents and Rightmove, but the websites felt outdated,…
Read MoreSURVEYING SCHOOL ANNOUNCES FIRST CAREERS DAY FOR PROSPECTIVE, TRAINEE AND GRADUATE SURVEYORS
A surveyor training school based in Milton Keynes has announced its first Careers Day, a networking and recruitment event for those with ambitions in the surveying industry. On Tuesday 5th July, the SAVA School of Surveying will open its doors to prospective, trainee and graduate surveyors, providing an opportunity to meet with potential employers, speak…
Read MoreLimited edition Aldermore buy to let mortgage rates
Aldermore has announced this week it will now be launching a new, limited edition rate on its standard and specialised buy to let mortgage range. Available for loans from £250,000 up to £1 million, this new rate is now available to both individual borrowers and limited companies. The latest offer for buy to let landlords comes…
Read MoreBTL landlords drawn to auction rather than private treaty, says Auction House
The UK’s biggest property auctioneer says there’s growing evidence that an increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are choosing to sell by auction rather than via estate agents. Auction House Founding Director Roger Lake says that the argument is swinging back to favour those selling such homes as tenanted investments rather than servicing notice to the…
Read MoreNLA CHALLENGES NEW MAYOR TO ‘PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS’
The National Landlords Association (NLA) would like to welcome Sadiq Khan to the office of Mayor of London with a challenge: To use just a fraction of his £17bn budget to help support London’s PRS. More than 1 in 4 households in the Capital rent from a private landlord. Private landlords provide more than 860,000[i]…
Read MoreTwo letting agents in Southampton expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme and from registration for lettings redress
Consumers are being warned by the UK’s largest property redress scheme about the actions of two lettings agents based in Southampton. Both agencies, trading as ‘The Flat Agency & Michael Browns Ltd’ and ‘Property Vibe Ltd’, were expelled from lettings redress membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme for a minimum period of three years.…
Read MoreHow to become a property millionaire
Making your first million from property investments The number of £1 million homes will triple by 2030, so now is the time invest in property to become a millionaire. Find out how to begin your personal property portfolio. New research from Santander shows that the number of UK homes worth more than a £1 million…
Read MorePress Release: Rayner Personnel Franchise Expansion
With the continued growth of the Rayner Personnel group and the steady evolution of its franchising arm comes the news that Guy and Pascale Hodge are taking on the franchise for the South East of England. Both are familiar faces in the property world. Guy has been in the residential property sector for over 35…
Read MoreLEADING INDUSTRY BODIES TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF BUY-TO-LET.
On Friday 29 April, the National Landlords Association (NLA) will be holding a roundtable discussion with leading organisations in the private rented sector (PRS) to discuss and outline policies aimed at improving the sector. Spokespeople in attendance will include representatives and stakeholders from the British Property Federation, Department for Communities and Local Government, the Council…
Read MoreEstate Agent Networking launch event, Mayfair, London:
It was a packed house and a wash of networking activity as the Estate Agent Networking launch event, hosted by Anastasia Fox-Cavendish, was met with both great attendance on the evening and great feedback after. The main sponsors for the first networking event was Feefo (Estate Agency Review website) and they welcomed the chance to…
Read More“Airbnb phenomenon is a growing issue for landlords” says Landlord Action
Leading tenant eviction firm, Landlord Action, says the Airbnb model poses a growing threat to landlords. Over the last 12 months, the number of cases Landlord Action has received, where tenants have sub-let properties without their landlord’s permission, has trebled. Aside from breach of tenancy agreement and additional wear and tear to the property, landlords…
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