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Forget the Beast from the East - get ready for the Polar Vortex!

The Beast from the East is so last year. Instead, for 2019 we have the Polar Vortex! This sounds absolutely terrifying but in fact it is just another spell of very cold weather which is predicted to hit us in a week or two. For landlords, this is the time of year whe...

Read    02/09/2020

Could commonhold finally catch on?

Fewer than 20 commonhold developments have been created since the Commonhold and servicechargesorted.co.uk/blogs/remedies-for-leaseholders-with-an-absentee-landlord'>Leasehold Reform Act 2002 came into force in 2004.Unlike servicechargesorted.co.uk/...

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Right to rent: unfair to landlords and tenants?

Should landlords be expected to act as border control officials when renting to a new tenant? This is the question that a Judicial Review of the government?s controversial Right to Rent policy, which obliges landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective te...

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Brexit: what's the impact on property?

Harold Wilson, who delivered the UK?s first European referendum in 1975, said a week is a long time in politics. This week, Brexit has been the only story in town.In October, Zoopla reported that the impact of Brexit "?has been limited so far?. Housing fundamentals s...

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Manchester in the spotlight

New research from commercial agents Cushman & Wakefield revealed last week that the Manchester property market really is the place to invest for buy-to-let landlords and institutional investors alike.Second only to London, Greater Manchester has a dynamic, rapidl...

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Landlords under fire

Landlords could be forgiven for feeling like pariahs just now. The government is working hard to make it really difficult to be a landlord, which seems more than a little out of kilter in a market that needs more, not fewer homes for rent

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To charge or not to charge?

If the Tenants Bill, now going through parliament, becomes law next year letting agents and landlords will only be able to charge for rent and deposits now to be capped at 5 weeks rent; for a change in or early termination of a tenancy; for utility and council tax bi...

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Setting the housing agenda for the North West

It is no secret that the UK is facing a massive housing shortage. The recent North West Future of Housing conference, hosted by The insider, provided a great opportunity for discussion about future provision in the region. Ringley has just announced a joint venture w...

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Renting for life - what's the problem?

Letting Agent Today claims that a third of millennials will never own their own home. The report quotes new research from interiors firm Thomas Sanderson showing why the rental market is seeing such strong demand: it reveals that 28% of people under the age of 35 hav...

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Take-aways from the National Residential Investment Conference 2018

Today I have been talking about the rental market at this year? Sold out the National Residential Investment Conference, held each year in London.Among other topics in the spotlight during the course of the day, was JLL?s recent research on the institutional (non-Hou...

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