Why Every Landlord Needs to Understand One of the Most Important Changes in the Renters’ Rights Act By Ben Jones, Director, The Stepping Stones Group When you’ve worked in the lettings industry for as long as I have, you begin to recognise that not all pieces of legislation are created equal. Some changes come and go with relatively little impact. …
Busy for Christmas….
We are preparing for a very busy run up to Christmas with our welcome bags for new tenants. We still have properties available to view so call us on 01295 275909 to schedule a viewing.
Vroom with a view – investment homes for sale at Silverstone
A developer working in collaboration with Silverstone race circuit is creating homes inside the track, near one of the motor racing world’s most legendary sequence of corners. Lifestyle-led development firm Escapade Living is marketing a total of 60 two to four bedroom residences priced from £650,000 to £1.65m close to the Maggotts, Becketts and Chapel sequence at the Northamptonshire circuit. …
Never Knowingly Let – John Lewis moves into Build To Rent
Tenants who want to pop downstairs to the shop may soon be able to do so – thanks to the John Lewis Partnership. The company is exploring the possibility of converting some of its retail estate to private rented housing as part a strategy to regrow the business in the wake of the Coronavirus. In a letter sent to 80,000 …
Huge shake-up of leasehold proposed by Law Commission
After months of debate and deliberations, the statutory body that works on legal improvements says system needs total overhaul. Estate agents face major changes to the way leasehold properties are described, managed and sold following the publication this morning of radical proposals by the Law Commission, whose job it is to recommend to government when legal processes should be overhauled. …
Rightmove rental report
Read the latest rental market report here… Rental Price Tracker
ARLA CALLS FOR END TO UPFRONT FEES
From David Cox, Managing Director, ARLA Yesterday I met with the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to provide them with the results from December’s members’ research into tenant fees along with a policy paper outlining ARLA’s view on how best to practically implement the proposed ban on tenant fees in England. The meeting, with the officials who are …
Stamp Duty take falls by up to £500m over the last 6 months
In the aftermath of the UK’s Brexit vote and following a steady stream of residential tax increases, just released statistics from HM Land Registry, analysed by London Central Portfolio (LCP), has shown an unprecedented decrease in top-end sales across England and Wales in the first half of this financial year, which has seen Government revenues from SDLT fall by …
NALS calls for CMA report into fees
A recent report by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into legal services concluded that competition in legal services for individual consumers and small businesses is not working well. In particular, there is not enough transparency on price, quality and service to help those who need legal support choose the best option. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-demands-greater-transparency-from-legal-service-providers NALS CEO, Isobel Thomson, said: “It’s …
Government reveals plan to ban ‘rogue landlords’ who fail to repair properties as buy-to-let crackdown continues
Landlords and agents who mistreat tenants could be banned from letting homes Government consultation follows tax crackdown on buy-to-let Ban on tenant fees charged by agents also being consulted on The Government has revealed it will consult on plans to ban ‘rogue’ landlords and property agents who fail to provide tenants with a safe place to live. The proposals, …
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