Category: Property News

Lease disputes are time consuming, costly and most can be avoided when leases are well drafted in the first place. This article addresses a case where the landlord failed to…

Despite the fall in inflation, The Guardian is reporting the financial markets are betting on an interest rate rises to 4.75% in June and 5.4% by the end of the…

Dilapidations or disrepair often result in disputes between landlord and tenant. The only way to avoid that is to thoroughly document the condition of the property at the commencement and…

Exeter is considering extending its Article 4 direction to help manage the impact of the city’s student population. The current Article 4 – restricting landlords’ rights to convert properties into…

In the second in a series of blogs for LandlordZONE on rental reform, Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme, shares his reaction to the Bill and what stands out for…

The Renters (Reform) Bill has finally had its first reading in Parliament, promising a fair deal to renters, faster redress for landlords and giving more details on how ‘pets with…

It would seem that successive Tory government’s have waged an ongoing and progressively more vicious war on buy-to-let landlords, but this latest layer of legislation goes much further. Yes, this…

Construction activity is continuing to grow in the UK. That’s according to the April S&P Global / CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI), as reported by PCBToday, a Construction,…

One of the UK’s big property portals has launched an initiative to enable renters to become ‘rent ready’ as they hunt for homes. OnTheMarket.com, which is a competitor with Rightmove…

The Bank of England has hiked interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, pushing the base rate to 4.5% and raising fears that this could exacerbate rental prices and increase repossessions.…