As the heatwave continues, shortening your showers could save £44 per year The heat is still on and, for most of us, there has been little sign of rain for weeks, so every drop of water matters. A hosepipe ban comes into force in the North West next month but
Checklists Checklist provided by www.propertychecklists.co.uk Your flatmates can make or break your home life, so it’s important to search for somebody compatible. Here's a checklist to help you compile an ad which will help you get the best person to flatshare with. Write a
Is there a nationwide property price slowdown? Report headlines Rightmove “Dwindling stock in north drives prices to new national record” NAEA Propertymark “Housing market prepares for summer slow-down” RICS “Activity indicators still point to little impetus” Nationwide “Annual house price growth slows to a five-year low in June” Halifax “Annual
What's happening to property in the North East? Report Headlines Source: UK HPI The North East is possibly one of the most interesting regions we should be spending time analysing and discussing – far more interesting than London, for example. Unfortunately we spend little time investigating what’s happening
Has buy-to-let really locked 2.2 million people out of home ownership? A report published last week hit the headlines by claiming that 2.2 million UK families have been denied the opportunity to own their own home by the rise of buy-to-let during the last decade and a half.
Tower Hamlets leads charge against rogue agents Tower Hamlets council is leading the charge against bad letting and managing agents after handing out fines totalling around £150,000. Tower Hamlets was one of the initial boroughs to become part of Sadiq Khan’s rogue landlord checker and has made checks
Should you be renting to families? New research from the National Landlords Association (NLA) illustrates the perks of being a landlord to families. According to the findings, renting property to a family costs landlords the least amount of property management time in comparison to other tenants. Below is a summary
What can we learn from the latest PRSim LSL tenant survey? Your Move and Reeds Rains manage more than 55,000 tenancies a year, meaning they have access to a wealth of experience and knowledge about what tenants really want, and their latest survey from 3,500+ tenants has produced
What are the top tax tips for landlords? 1. Keep detailed records of your annual income and expenditure for your property rental business 2. Claim all costs of running the property rental business, including mileage/travel costs if you physically collect the rents 3. Consider operating your property rental business
Longer sales, a booming Scotland - what's the property price story this month? Report headlines Rightmove “Prices hit all-time high but number of sales agreed down 5% on 2017” NAEA Propertymark “Housing market swings back in the favour of sellers” Nationwide “Modest slowing in annual house price growth
What do millennials really know about jobs around the house? Avocado on toast-eating, expensive coffee-buying, know-nothing millennials – that’s the impression we are given by some about the ‘younger generation’. So surely they couldn’t change a tyre or put a bed together? In fact, research from the Federation of
What happened to Neil* when a cannabis farm was found in his rental property? If your tenant pays their rent on time, every month, you’ve found yourself a good one, right? Unfortunately this is not always the case and landlord Neil* learned this the hard way. Neil contacted us