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Haringey landlord fined £2,500 for unlicensed HMO`
Wednesday 18th January 2023
A landlord in Haringey has been fined £2,500 after it was found he let his three-storey property to seven unrelated tenants. The property also had a lack of adequate fire protection and detection system in place, putting…
OPEN HOUSE VIEWING: SUNDAY 15TH JANUARY 2023
Tuesday 10th January 2023
AFFINITY
Looking for a 1, 2 or 3 Bedroom apartment in Bletchley, Milton Keynes? We have a whole block of newly refurbished 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments available to rent from 1st February 2023. Contact us today to…
OVER 20% OF HOUSEHOLDS NOW IN PRIVATE RENTAL SECTOR
Monday 9th January 2023
Demographic data from the latest Census suggests that the Private Rental Sector now provides homes for 20.3 per cent of the…
Happy New Year - What's in store for 2023?!
Wednesday 4th January 2023
Credit to DWK
Happy New Year and welcome back to yet another full year ahead of industry curve balls and ever changing legislation; but that’s why you look to instruct your local ‘finger on…
How to Practice Fire Safety When Cooking a Christmas Turkey
Saturday 24th December 2022
Christmas is a time for family/friends, TV, and a cornucopia of comfort foods. For many of us, tomorrow, tables will be adorned with steaming dishes of roast…
Overwhelmed with Kindness this Christmas
Friday 23rd December 2022
AFFINITY
On behalf of the Affinity Team we would like to say a great big thank you to our clients, contractors and tenants who have gone…
Landlord launches petition to bring back mortgage interest tax relief for BTL
Thursday 22nd December 2022
A landlord in the Midlands has launched a parliamentary petition calling on the Government to reverse its Section 24 tax changes for landlords,…
Blocked drains: Don’t put festive fats down the plughole this Christmas
Wednesday 21st December 2022
Each turkey produces three quarters of a pint of fat’ Christmas cooks in Aylesbury Vale and Milton Keynes are being urged not to let turkey fat escape down the plughole this festive season. Anglian…
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT LANDLORDS & RENTERS?
Tuesday 20th December 2022
HomeLet
IN NOVEMBER 2022, HOMELET PUBLISHED OUR MARKET SURVEY, IN WHICH OVER 14,000 TENANTS AND LANDLORDS PROVIDED THEIR VIEWS AND CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR (PRS). As one of the largest providers of tenant referencing in the…
Landlord Fined for Forcing Tenants to Take Care of Pets
Sunday 18th December 2022
A pair of landlords have been slapped with a £1,500 fine after forcing their tenant to look after numerous pets, including 10 cockatoos, 20-30 goldfish and a dog. The courts heard that investors ordered their tenant – based in Auckland, New…