Rogue Landlords

Rogue Landlords

Difficult neighbours can be a serious problem for property investors, causing anything from minor noise irritations to affecting the property’s value or earning potential.  ...
With ITV's Our House currently gripping millions of TV viewers, property experts have outlined how property fraud - which plays a central role in the story - can successfully be avoided. ...
On 4 August 2021, the government announced that Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020, which prevents landlords of commercial properties from being able to evict tenants for rent arrears, will continue until 25 March 2022, unless legislation is passed ...
A rising problem in the Build to Rent (BTR) sector is tenant fraud. The busiest time of year for renters is usually the summer months, but scammers are on the rise during this busy season too so keeping an eye ...
In recent months, residential landlords have been under huge pressure to keep on top of a raft of new legislation and guidelines, including many protections for tenants extended by the government during the pandemic.    ...
The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) – the UK's largest and most influential campaign group on leasehold reform - has welcomed the ‘bold announcement’ from the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) that it has written to two of the UK’s biggest ...
No matter whether you are its most ardent advocate or a fervent detractor, there can be no doubt that Airbnb has had a substantial effect on the holiday lettings market since its inception in 2008. It is surprising then that, ...
The latest statistics from Cifas revealed that mortgage fraud is up 5%, but what exactly is it and what can lenders, solicitors and other professionals involved in the property market do to prevent it? Here,  Martin Cheek, managing director at anti-money ...
Almost one in four households in Britain will be renting privately by then end of 2021. This is due to soaring house prices and stagnating wages putting home ownership out of reach for many people. ...
The latest figures from estate agency chains Your Move and Reeds Rains show that in the final quarter of 2015 landlord finances improved, the number of tenants in serious arrears decreased and the number of evictions dropped slightly.  ...
According to new statistics from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) the total number of evictions reached a record high of 42,728. ...
Almost half of private tenants are unsure with whom responsibility lies for a number of aspects of their tenancy, according to MakeItCheaper.com.  ...
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