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New legislation will see landlords face fines if they rent homes to illegal immigrants without checking their ‘Right to Rent’. The new law will mean private landlords will have to check the right of prospective tenants to be in the country if they want to avoid potentially being fined up to £3,000.The Home Office recently…
Q. My tenants vacated at the end of the fixed term of the contract with no notice whatsoever despite there being a clause in the contract requiring that they should give at least one month’s written notice to the Landlord in the event that they wish to vacate at the end of the fixed term.…
Q. I am buying a leasehold property and right at the eleventh hour just prior to exchange I have just had news from my solicitor that the roof on the building will need replacing within the next 12 months. That would be fine accept it appears that there is nowhere near enough money in the…
This week I want to alert Private Landlords of the imminent legal changes about to be implemented into the lettings industry. Firstly, there are some notable changes with respect to Section 21: Anti-retaliatory eviction measures. These will restrict landlords’ ability to serve a valid section 21 notice if the tenants have complained about the condition of…
Q. I never realised how lucrative student accommodation could be until my daughter started university last year. And since she still has another three years left I am considering buying something for her to live in for now and then continuing to rent it after she finishes her degree. Do you think this is a…
Q. I am starting to explore the option of becoming a landlord, but feel a little daunted at all the factors I need to take into consideration just to get started. Terms like rental yield, as well as how to actually calculate yields to make sure I am making a good business decision phase me…
Q. I recently moved out of my rental apartment and for the last few weeks I have been battling with my agent to get my deposit released. The problem is they say that the cleaning was not adequate when I vacated, but I disagree, I really think it was fine when I left. So we…
Q. I have recently heard of homeowners using their property as a Location Home and was thinking this may be a good opportunity to make some extra cash. I am told continuously by visitors that I have a spectacular home that looks like it’s just jumped out of a magazine shoot so I think I…
Q. Unexpectedly I need to sell my investment property but it’s currently tenanted and the tenancy doesn’t expire for another six months, with no opportunity to serve notice before then. I have spoken to a couple of agents but have had conflicting advice about the best way forward for me. I have been told that…
