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Landlords still benefit from £16.7 billion tax relief
Tuesday 9th January 2018
The UK’s army of buy to let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax relief even after the government’s increasing taxes on the sector. That’s the result of research by London agency ludlowthompson, which says…
Calling all Landlords - January Offer!
Thursday 28th December 2017
We are pleased to offer all new landlords joining Affinity during the month of January 2018, their first month management completely free!! We currently have a long list of ready and…
Christmas Opening Hours
Friday 22nd December 2017
We would like to wish all of our clients a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Fri 22nd Dec - 9.30am - 2.30pm Sat…
Landlords welcome Universal Credit changes
Monday 27th November 2017
Buy-to-let landlords receiving rent from tenants in receipt of Universal Credit will continue to be paid housing benefit directly, rather than via their tenants, it has been confirmed. Work and…
Landlord who is director of an Estate Agency has been hit with a £9,000 bill after leaving his tenants complaining of cold and damp
Tuesday 14th November 2017
The director of an estate agency has been ordered to pay almost £9,000 after a court case concerning a rental property that he owns as a landlord. Simon Weir, a director of Michaels Property Consultants in Essex, is…
Top Tips to improve your EPC rating
Monday 13th November 2017
With less than six months until the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are introduced in April 2018, here are some simple suggestions on ways landlords can upgrade their properties. The 2015 Energy Efficiency Regulations…
Call for 5 year electrical checks in private rented sector to be mandatory
Sunday 12th November 2017
New legislation is needed in England to improve electrical safety in homes in the private rented sector and make a five yearly inspection mandatory, a new report says. The Electrical Safety Standards in…
Tenant had the "legal right" to break back into property, says council
Saturday 11th November 2017
Havering Council has defended its decision to advise a tenant to break back into a rental property that she had vacated 24 hours earlier because she, in the council’s view, ‘still had the right of occupation’. Lewis…
Cleaning remains the number 1 cause for deposit disputes
Friday 10th November 2017
Fresh research by ARLA Propertymark (formerly the Association of Residential Letting agents) has revealed the truth behind why landlords may not return part – or all – of deposits to tenants, in order to cover…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has accused the Government of ‘bottling it’ on rental reforms, saying they do not go far enough.
Thursday 9th November 2017
He claimed that ministers had significantly watered down plans to cap deposits for tenants. In the Queen’s Speech earlier this year, the Government said it would cap deposits at one month’s rent. Yesterday, the cap was proposed at six weeks’…