Writings for Landlords

The guest of a tenant who fell down some stairs has resulted in a claim against a landlord that could easily reach over £1m and possibly run into several millions.

Rents in central London are likely to rise by just 1% this year, Knight Frank has forecast.

The National Landlords Association has launched a Green Deal service.

The cost of flatsharing in the UK will rise this year as supply becomes shorter – partly driven by retirees looking for short-term accommodation.

A woman who took in homeless young men, including ex-offenders, has been fined for failing to license her home as a House in Multiple Occupation.

The latest English Housing Survey has shown that more people are deserting home ownership to live in the private rented sector.

Headline rates on buy-to-let mortgages are misleading because of the effect of fees, it has been claimed.

A new property fraud line has launched, allowing owners who are concerned their property might be subject to a fraudulent sale or mortgage to quickly alert the Land Registry.

The Residential Landlords Association has called on the industry and the Government to establish a common survey on rents, following an investigation showing a chasm between different rent indices.

The average fixed buy-to-let mortgage rate fell again in the last quarter of 2012, according to buy-to-let specialist TBMC.