News
In full - all the new tenancy notice periods and rules
Tuesday 1st September 2020
Graham Norwood
Agents and landlords must now give tenants six months’ notice before they can evict, except in the most serious of cases, such as incidents of…
The eviction ban extension - How landlords should be coping
Friday 28th August 2020
Hamilton Fraser
This information is current and updated to the best of our knowledge as of Thursday 27 August. The Government has now…
New records galore as rental market boom continues
Friday 28th August 2020
ARLA Property Mark
ARLA Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants continued to rise in July, hitting the highest number on record. The average letting…
Green Home Grant Not So Jolly for Landlords
Tuesday 11th August 2020
Landlords Guild
The Green Home Grant may not be all that it seems for landlords as government cash for energy efficient improvements comes with some strings attached. Thousands of landlords can apply for grant vouchers…
UPDATED: More details of Green Homes Grant scheme revealed
Thursday 6th August 2020
Landlord Zone
The government has published more details of how the scheme will be run and what sort of improvements the £2 billion earmarked…
Making Tax Digital For Landlords Explained
Monday 3rd August 2020
Landlords Guild
Making tax digital for landlords has been on the cards for some time and now the government has finally come up with the start date…
THE GOVERNMENT PUTS PLANS TO SCRAP SECTION 21 ON HOLD
Saturday 1st August 2020
House ladder
The government has indicated that it will not scrap Section 21 evictions through the Renters’ Reform Bill until at least 2021. The Bill is unlikely to be introduced into the House of Commons for debate until after…
News LATEST: Rental properties housing ‘shielding’ tenants can now be visited for repairs and maintenance
Tuesday 28th July 2020
Nigel Lewis; LandlordZone
Updated government guidance has given the green light for landlords to resume maintenance and repairs at properties where tenants are shielding – or to use the technical term ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ people. Civil servants have updated the official Covid guidance for…
LATEST: More details on Chancellor’s £5,000 green grants for landlords due ‘next week’
Tuesday 21st July 2020
Nigel Lewis - Landlord Zone
Further details of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £2 billion Green Homes Grant scheme are expected to be released next week, LandlordZONE has been told. David Pierpoint, whose organisation The Retrofit Academy is due to be at the forefront of efforts to implement…
Paws for thought - pet-friendly renting is a big growth area
Wednesday 8th July 2020
Graham Norwood
The volume of UK home-hunters searching for pet-friendly rental properties has jumped since the start of lockdown, according to a…