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Hidden Battery Fire Risk in the Private Rental Sector

Following a spate of fires in rental properties a home insurance expert is warning people of the hidden fire threat of lithium-ion batteries. This comes as a...

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Is a change of government Starmergeddon for Britain’s landlords?

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty disappointing in the end. However, 2024...

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Landlords Suffer Huge Numbers of Tenancy Breaches

Direct Line is highlighting the importance of residential landlords having their properties inspected regularly, with research revealing 83 per cent of landlords have had tenants breach...

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Seven Ways to Make a Home More Energy Efficient in 2024

With 3.5 million UK adults planning major home improvements in 2024, an energy expert has shared seven adjustments that can properties more sustainable. The advice was shared after research...

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Big Changes This Month for Holiday Lets

The short-term holiday letting industry has significantly expanded in recent years, but this could all change with the introduction of a licensing regime in the Levelling...

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A Remarkable Story of A Leaseholder Seeking Justice

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil of the Cabinet reshuffle, has...

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What Do Landlords Think? - direct experiences revealed

A new survey of over 1,000 landlords has revealed that just over half would consider leaving the market due to the proposed reforms in the Renters...

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The Biggest Rental Sector Complaint…By A Man Who Knows

Holding deposits head the list of complaints about the private rental sector, says the man at the top of the Property Redress Scheme. Sean Hooker, Head of...

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Is it illegal to Airbnb your garden retreat?

The rise of platforms such as Airbnb has opened up new possibilities to generate extra income by renting out spaces. From spare rooms to entire homes, the...

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Boiler Efficiency: How Landlords Can Navigate The New Laws

In the ever-evolving landscape of rental property management, UK landlords are facing significant changes. Most recently these changes include new energy efficiency regulations. The proposed legislation in...

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Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards Already Hitting One Sector

New laws mean commercial property must now have an energy efficiency rating of at least E before a new lease or renewal lease can be granted...

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Is Your Holiday Home Let Under-Insured?

When a popular Dorset pub was devastated several years ago, thanks to a huge chimney fire, the owners were left with a burnt out property and...

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What Regulation is in Store for Holiday Lets in England?

Recent years have seen a surge in the holiday lettings sector with the popularity of digital platforms like Air BnB. It has brought benefits in increased...

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EPCs: the big energy challenge for UK landlords

UK landlords are currently facing a myriad of challenges. It’s well documented how costly retrofitting properties to meet new energy efficiency standards can be, and with only...

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At Last! Rogue Landlords to be driven from Supported Housing

The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill has passed its third reading in the House of Lords and is set to become law over the summer. It applies to...

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Section 8 and The Survival of No Fault Evictions

The Renters (Reform) Bill introduced by the Government signals the long-awaited reform to existing housing legislation and the headline grabbing abolition of ‘no-fault’ Section 21 Notices. To fill...

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EPC Reform - an energy assessor writes…

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy Assessor, I like to think...

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Energy Efficiency Changes to hit non-Domestic Rental Units

Landlords on non-domestic units are being urged to adhere to new regulations for their properties, or face thousands of pounds of fines. With regulations being tightened by the...

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Forfeiture Cases On The Rise - Landlords’ rights

It has been widely reported that lenders are expecting a rise in the number of homeowners handing back their keys as the cost-of-living crisis forces borrowers to...

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Licensing - Raising Standards or Just Raising Revenue?

Local authorities exist to improve housing stock in their area; however, licensing is not the best way to improve standards across the private rented sector. Because...

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Shamplina Speaks: What To Expect as a Landlord in 2023

I am, by my own admission, ever the optimist, but with a barrage of enquiries from concerned landlords facing very real financial struggles, it’s important to...

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Will Government ever clarify Energy Efficiency standards for landlords?

As 2025 gradually approaches, the question of how the private rented sector decarbonises and becomes more energy efficient is becoming more and more urgent. More than ever,...

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Make 2023 The Year to Retrofit Your Home

The ongoing cost of living crisis has caused many to tighten their belts and limit their heating usage. The extraordinary rises in energy costs in 2022 meant...

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Predictions for 2023 - What’s Coming Up

Renters’ Reform Bill The Renters’ Reform Bill will dominate the PRS policy agenda in 2023. Signs are encouraging that DLUHC is considering all involved; quality and security...

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What Landlords Must Know Ahead of ‘The Big Change’

After several months of delays, on December 1 the Renting Homes (Wales) Act - what the Welsh Government is calling the "biggest change to housing law in...

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Do you know your Fire Door responsibilities?

Time is running out’ for building owners and managers to take action over fire door risk assessments under new Fire Safety Act. Scores of landlords and block...

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Landlords and New Builds - what protections are there?

What protections do landlords have when investing in a new-build property? From this week those landlords buying a new build home can benefit from increased protections in...

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What Landlords Need to Know about Student HMOs

The new academic year is just around the corner, so many landlords will be thinking about student housing sector to diversify their portfolios – and for...

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Landlords Should Act Now Against Failing Court System

It’s comforting to think that the UK has a well-established and effective judicial system. If we are wronged we can turn to the courts. But it seems...

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Why Are Landlords Reluctant To Let To Benefit Claimants?

The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is restricted but some is put...

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Shamplina Speaks - It’s Key To Level With Landlords

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to nationwide has been telling me...

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Wind Of Change on Ground Rents - but past problems endure

For many years now developers, freeholders and landlords have been engaged in the practice of utilising ground rents as lucrative investments that could be packaged and...

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Landlord Woes - Rising Costs, Levelling Up, Cladding Confusion

Last October, stakeholders across the private rented sector were told by ministers that the Government needed extra time to create a ‘balanced package’ in its rental...

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Dealing with winter damp: Top causes and how to treat it

In this article, the experts at Good Move give their top tips for dealing with damp in your home. Damp is something no homeowner wants to deal...

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10 Essential Safety Requirements For New Landlords

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for new landlords managing rental properties. The...