Another Government error puts landlords rights at risk
Fresh from my news about the Government issuing an incorrectly dated “How to Rent Guide” comes more news that they have made yet another giant mistake. The revised Section 21 Form 6A that was posted on the Government website earlier this summer, was in fact illegal because it had not been enacted. This is a […]
*WARNING* The Government issue “How to Rent Guide” with incorrect date stamp
Gosh, it’s good to be back. It’s been a while since my last post and so much has happened in that time; I hate being away from the blog and sharing all the industry and local news. Undoubtedly the biggest reason for the gap in my posts has been that I was involved in a […]
HMOs benefit from the highest rental yields – FACT
Recently I had a landlord contact me asking me to manage his “fully refurbished” property. On meeting him at the property, I can only describe what I was greeted with as utterly disgusting. I’d go so far as to call this property a slum. I can assure you that it felt really good to let […]
Section 21 abolition – the time to speak is now
In April the Government announced plans to scrap Section 21 notices. In a widely ridiculed move that will see landlords lose the power to easily regain access to their own properties, a consultation is to be completed to explore the implications of the move and set the terms of the new law. That consultation won’t […]
Licensed HMOs in Medway – the data
For those of you who read my articles regularly, you may recall that at the beginning of the year I reported some interesting statistics on the number of HMO license approvals being granted across the country. Incase you don’t, the stats showed that over the past 12 months, 18,984 HMO license applications were made to […]
The King Charles Hotel Development in Gillingham receives backlash
A proposed redevelopment of the King Charles Hotel in Brompton Road, Gillingham has met some harsh criticism following submission of new plans to develop a four storey block of 57 flats on the site. It is proposed that this block will be built in place of the existing Function Rooms building which hosted a very […]
New tax year, new tax changes. What buy-to-let investors need to know for 2019
As we welcome (!) a new tax year, I’ve been reading up on what that means because – as always – there are more changes. The implications for buy-to-let landlords are considerable, although not unanticipated and there are also a few market legislation changes that I think it’s important to recap too. So here’s a […]
Do commuters hold the key to a great investment in a bleak property market?
As Brexit rumbles on, this headline in the Times raised a few eyebrows, no doubt: In a refreshing read, it seems the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund have dismissed Brexit doubters by pledging to increase its exposure to British companies, investing in property and bonds regardless of the outcome of the current Brexit debacle. The […]
An unexpected buyer for Chatham’s Pentagon Shopping Centre
Redevelopment of the Medway towns is always a discussion I enjoy and it seems that there’s a new topic on the development horizon which is going to move Medway into unchartered territory, as Medway Council have agreed plans to buy Chatham’s Pentagon Shopping Centre. The Pentagon was constructed in the early 1970s. The demolition work […]
Finally, some real progress in tackling unfit rental properties
There seems to have been another round of legislative changes that have all come at once and this one tackles some of the unfit rental properties that are a curse on our industry. The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 amends the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 to state that landlords must ensure their […]
