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How Neighbourhood Planning Can Influence the Development of Neighbourhoods

The UK Government is prioritizing local-level planning, believing that residents best understand their communities’ needs. Neighbourhood Plans play a crucial role in this approach, empowering local people to influence the development of their areas. These plans allow...

Read    24/01/2023

Impact of Right-to-Buy Legislation on Supply of Social Housing

The UK is battling a cost-of-living crisis amid an unprecedented housing shortage. The Housing Act of 1980 empowered local authority tenants to purchase properties at discounted rates. Interestingly, the legislation resulted in the growth of the private rental sector...

Read    24/01/2023

Addressing Property Managers' Mental Health Issues through Effective Stress Management

Acknowledging some of the issues members have raised, ARMA & IRPM commissioned a Wellbeing Survey in February 2022, the results of which illustrated the multiple challenges and complexities residential property managers face.The stress of daily struggles while at...

Read    24/01/2023

Tenants Are Renting Longer And Paying More Than Ever Before

With home listings in the U.K. shrinking and rental demand soaring, tenants are now grappling with rising rent prices and fewer options. This section explores why the current housing situation is increasingly alarming for renters across the country. As competition fo...

Read    23/01/2023

2023 changes to EPC regulations for commercial properties

As 2022 comes to a close, it has been an eventful year for the leasehold sector, with significant reforms reshaping the landscape. One of the most impactful changes was the abolishment of landlords' ground rents for new leases, creating a fairer system for commonhold...

Read    23/01/2023

John Christodoulou Loses A 1.6 Million Case Over Excessive Insurance Costs At Canary Riverside

John Christodoulou faces a significant legal loss, with a tribunal ruling against excessive insurance charges at the Canary Riverside Estate in London's Docklands.

Read    19/01/2023

Exercising the Right to Manage is an Effective Option to Take Over Building Management

Leaseholders struggling with issues of poor block management can exercise the Right to Manage (RTM) and take over the charge of managing the building. The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 enables leaseholders to establish a Right to Manage company (RTM compan...

Read    10/01/2023

Student Accommodation & HMO Landlords to Use Solar PV to Reduce Carbon

Space optimization and energy sharing are legacy options to enhance the energy efficiency of purpose-built student accommodation 'PBSA" and HMO properties. Using prepaid meters is an effective strategy to make residents aware of their energy consumption levels, one h...

Read    10/01/2023

How to Mitigate Inheritance Tax Liability as a Landlord?

Death duties can cripple families, as Inheritance Tax can be thousands of pounds. It is clear from recent HMRC figures showing a whopping 4.1bn in IHT receipts for the April to October 2022 period. The figure implies that the government pocketed 500m more than the pr...

Read    10/01/2023

Housing: Permitted Development Rights Extended

In 2013, the UK government introduced Permitted Development Rights (PDR) as a temporary measure to boost housing supply. By allowing office buildings to be converted into residential units without full planning permission, the government aimed to address the housing ...

Read    05/01/2023

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