Writings for Landlords

There has been a 70% rise in court orders to evict private tenants over the past three years.

Southampton city council is to vote this evening on whether to consult the public on plans to introduce a compulsory licensing scheme for all Houses in Multiple Occupation.

A landlord has been sent to prison for eight months for failing to declare she owned a property, let out to a private tenant, when she applied for a council house.

Landlords who had prepared for Olympic gold are now dealing with the fall-out of a non-event.

Manchester Building Society is launching two 25-year fixed-rate mortgages, including an interest-only deal, for buy-to-let investors.

The Northern Tech Awards, organised by industry association Techcelerate and staged at Salford’s Lowry Hotel saw makeurmove be awarded Best Consumer Tech Company.

Further update on the new EPC regulations…

Landlords and letting agents from the 6th April 2012 will be required to comply with a new EPC scheme.

New research carried out by The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) suggests an easing in the demand for market rentals and an increase in…

The Association of Residential Landlords (ARLA) is currently running a voluntary licensing scheme for letting agents in conjunction with a money protection scheme for clients of its members. However, they have recently noted that the work they are doing would be “undermined” provided the government did not make licensing compulsory.