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Emily Spaven, editor of Buytolet.com, recently asked us for our thoughts on discrimination by landlords, following a recent case in the Isle of Man. A landlord had refused to let his property to a gay couple as homosexuality is against his religious beliefs. Unfortunately for the couple, the landlord was within his rights, according to… Continue Reading
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Why Tenant Referencing is So Important
Your property is probably one of the most expensive things you own, so you don’t want just any one moving in. There have been numerous reports of cannabis farms in rental properties, and one of our tenants has first hand experience of this. Whilst renting one of our properties, he let his own,… Continue Reading
London Renters 5 Core Demands
London Renters are a coalition of tenants calling for changes to the private rented sector (PRS). They have 5 core demands: 1. An end to fees for tenants (to bring English policy in line with Scotland) London Renters feel that the fees charge to tenants precludes a lot of low and middle income people from the PRS. 2. Proper… Continue Reading
Disputed Deposits are Just 1.3% of Total
The number of deposit disputes in England & Wales is extremely low, according to official figures released by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). The Government figures show that of the Seven million deposits that have been protected since the launch of the legislation in 2007, only less than 92,000 have ended up… Continue Reading
High Courts to hear “Bedroom Tax” challenge
Today the High Court will begin hearing the legal challenges to the governments so called “bedroom tax”. 10 families, who each feel they have been discriminated against by the penalty for under-occupation of their social housing, have started legal proceedings. The penalty came into force on 1st April. Working age social tenants who are… Continue Reading
Surge in Applications for Hardship Fund Following Bedroom Tax
The so called “bedroom tax” was introduced on 1st April 2013. The “bedroom tax” is a change to how much housing benefit a tenant is entitled to, which is calculated by the number of bedrooms a tenant needs. There are various criteria which dictate how many bedrooms a tenant is permitted, and tenants have seen a… Continue Reading
What Visa does your Migrant Tenant Need?
In the aftermath of the news that landlords will now be required to check that their migrant tenants have the right to be in the UK, there is a large amount of confusion over who needs a visa, what type etc. For more information about the type of visa your migrant tenant requires, please visit… Continue Reading
Landlords Told to Vet Migrant Tenants
Private landlords will be legally responsible for ensuring that they only let properties to people allowed to be in Britain under immigration laws to be announced in tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech. Almost two million buy-to-let property owners will be responsible for checking the immigration status of potential tenants, with fines running into thousands of pounds for… Continue Reading
Rightmove TV Adverts Through the Ages
Rightmove have just released their latest TV ad. See the rightmove adverts from the past: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/articles/rightmove-news/rightmove-tv-adverts-through-the-years Continue Reading
Rent in Advance is Not a Deposit, Says Judge
The case of Johnson v Old is one that could have had a huge impact on landlords who take payment of a number of months rent in advance. On serving their tenant with a section 21 notice, the tenant, Ms Old, argued that their 6 months lump-sum rent payments were, in fact, deposits, and should… Continue Reading