Selling or purchasing a property can be stressful for many reasons, generally related to the sale and others in the property chain. Occasionally, circumstances prevail where, before you even get as far as setting a moving date everyone can agree on, it becomes apparent that all may not be quite as it seems with the… Read more »
On 15th April 2019 the Government outlined their plans to abolish Section 21 in an attempt to eradicate ‘no fault’ evictions. So great was this announcement that we saw the endless Brexit commentary halted for more than five minutes across all media platforms, to discuss what this meant for tenants. And it is immense news.… Read more »
This blog comes with an advanced warning; I am going to mention the ‘B’ word. Apologies in advance, but there you have it; we have all been given a brief Brexit reprieve. Who knows what is going to happen, who knows when it is going to happen, but it appears that the current extension to… Read more »
Whether you are a landlord or tenant you may have heard many attention-grabbing headlines in the news recently that tenants can now sue their landlords if their rental property is deemed not to be fit for human habitation. But what does this mean in reality for both landlords and tenants? I thought I’d provide some… Read more »
Recently Estate Agents have been under the spotlight for the wrong reason; money laundering. At the weekend The Financial Times* reported on how HMRC, last week, launched their biggest crackdown yet on the sector with 50 agencies raided, all suspected not to have registered under anti-money laundering rules. Estate Agent Today** reported that both Countrywide,… Read more »
At the end of last year the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched an online ‘Rogue Landlord and Agent Checker’ with plans now for it to be rolled out nationwide. Earlier this month the Government then announced its new Housing Complaints Resolution Service which now makes it mandatory for private landlords to join a redress… Read more »
Wouldn’t it be really nice if I could write blog without mentioning the ‘B’ word. Unfortunately, whatever your politics on the matter, it is evident that many industries, including property, are being affected by the indecision over the Brexit debate and to avoid discussing it wouldn’t be doing you, our valued readers and clients, any… Read more »
After nearly two years of debate and consultation – and, no, for once we’re not talking about Brexit – a date has been set for agents and landlords to stop charging fees. The Tenants Fee Bill will come into effect on 1st June 2019. This bill will affect landlords, tenants and agents alike and what… Read more »
Before you read on, I know what you’re thinking, ‘oh, yes, well they would say that being a traditional estate agent’, and yes, we are obviously going to be rooting for the traditional agent, but with good reason, I feel, which is why I’ve decided to write an article about it. I have written about… Read more »
Okay, we extended that title for a reason. Firstly, we would like to wish all our readers a very happy 2019, we hope it’s a prosperous one for you and us and we hope you all had a wonderful Christmas too. Now, down to business. We’ve written this blog with all our clients in mind;… Read more »