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![Guidance for landlords: 5 top tips for navigating responsibilities](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/The%20Mortgage%20Works/Company%20Director.jpg)
Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...
01 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Beyond rental payments: 4 ways healthy landlord-tenant relationships can boost buy to let success](/upload/images/Keys%20hand%20contract%20close%20up(1).png)
In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...
07 February 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Relief for investors as Gove rules out buy to let rent controls](/upload/images/23%2011%2002%204.jpg)
Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors Avoid! Growing danger of Japanese Knotweed](/upload/images/shutterstock_325309259.jpg)
A new heat map is making available information to investors about the threat of Japanese Knotweed. Investors can enter their postcode directly...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![How can you protect your tenancy deposit: TDS' top 10 Tips for landlords to pass on to tenants](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Tenancy%20Deposit%20Scheme/Image_360-x-280.png)
Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...
29 September 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Time to hand it over? Obtaining early disclosure in construction project disputes](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
In this guest piece, Theresa Mohammed discusses the Balfour Beatty v Broadway Malyan decision which highlights the issues with obtaining early...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sham property schemes in the North West - what do investors need to know?](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
A Manchester law firm is currently working on behalf of a group of overseas investors on five different cases of sham property schemes in...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![How to stop problem neighbours from affecting your property investment](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/DetachedHouse-400x310.png)
Difficult neighbours can be a serious problem for property investors, causing anything from minor noise irritations to affecting the property’s value...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![How to get investment ready when you want to raise capital this year](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
With such a high percentage of investment offers failing to raise finance, you need to be well-prepared when raising money for...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Eviction moratorium: What do landlord disputes look like post-pandemic?](/upload/images/library/eviction-image400x310.png)
On 4 August 2021, the government announced that Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020, which prevents landlords of commercial properties...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords and compliance – the devil is in the detail](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent months, residential landlords have been under huge pressure to keep on top of a raft of new legislation and...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Chinese investors - will there be a drop in buying after the stamp duty holiday?](/img/default/pit.png)
The stamp duty holiday – which began in July last year and will continue in its current format until the end...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![A look at leasehold – what investors should know before signing paperwork](/img/default/pit.png)
Having been a building surveyor for more than 20 years, specialising in the leasehold sector for the past 15 or so...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why investment in leasehold is crucial to building safety](/img/default/pit.png)
It is no secret that the leasehold market has had its challenges in recent years. Abuses by a number of developers...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Periodic inspections – what should you be looking for?](/img/default/pit.png)
Periodic inspections of your property are just as important for landlords as the inventory check at the start of the tenancy....
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
![The legal liabilities of Airbnb hosts](/img/default/pit.png)
No matter whether you are its most ardent advocate or a fervent detractor, there can be no doubt that Airbnb has...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is NIMBYism on the rise again?](/img/default/pit.png)
New research from Churchill Home Insurance has revealed that nearly two million people have complained about planning permission applications since the...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![London regeneration – Elephant & Castle: from shabby to chic?](/img/default/pit.png)
In the latest part of our series focusing on London’s regeneration hotspots, Property Investor Today zones in on the ongoing transformation...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![TDS and SafeDeposits combine to tackle issues in the private rented sector](/img/default/pit.png)
Two housing-related charitable organisations have collaborated to fund a major UK-wide research programme in order to improve standards in the private...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![The hammer goes down again – here’s the latest auctions roundup](/img/default/pit.png)
At Property Investor Today, we regularly like to keep our readers updated with the latest auction goings-on. Here is our latest...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![New app which matches compatible student housemates is launched](/img/default/pit.png)
A PropTech startup has launched a mobile app to make student house hunting easier. Polygon, which launched in August 2018 to help...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Could you be a more ethical landlord?](/img/default/pit.png)
Private sector buy-to-let landlords sometimes get a bad rap from renters, who blame property investors for fuelling a housing boom which...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Deposit cap could lead to more disputes in PRS](/img/default/pit.png)
Government proposals announced in the Queen’s Speech in June to cap tenancy deposits at no more than one month’s rent could...
24 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Getting tenancy deposit back a major issue for renters in Ireland](/img/default/pit.png)
A campaign to tackle the issue of landlords in Ireland withholding tenants’ deposits was launched this week by the Union of...
08 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![PRS cleaning bill hits £5 million per year](/img/default/pit.png)
An estimated £5 million is wasted in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) each year as rental properties are not cleaned to...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![AIIC: simple conversation can avert deposit disputes](/img/default/pit.png)
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) says that basic communication is the key to avoiding official deposit disputes. A simple conversation...
09 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Many flatsharers experience deposit disputes with their landlords, research claims](/img/default/pit.png)
60% of UK flatsharers have been involved in a dispute with a landlord over their tenancy deposit, new research has found....
03 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![AIIC urges landlords to encourage tenants to attend Check Outs](/img/default/pit.png)
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has called on UK landlords to encourage their tenants to attend a Check Out...
29 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![Good communication crucial to ending tenancy disputes](/img/default/pit.png)
The importance of good communication between landlords and tenants at the end of a tenancy has been further highlighted by recent...