Tag Archives: renting

Rogue Landlords Must be Stopped

Posted on 10th February 2012

 
You may have noticed today in the news that rogue landlords are again the topic of debate. Back in November, the government made a number of promises in their Housing Strategy in order to clamp down on rogue landlords and toughen sentencing for serial rogue landlords.
And now, homelessness charity, Shelter, are urging the government, and in particular the Housing Minister Grant Shapps, to stick to their proposed plans and promises as a huge and worrying number of rogue landlords continue to prosper at the expense […]

Don’t risk losing your rent!

Posted on 4th February 2011

In the current economic climate everyone is feeling the pinch! With people all over the country being made redundant and the cost of bills going up, people are struggling more than ever to get by. In fact the housing charity Shelter recently announced that in the last year there has been a massive 50% rise in the amount of people paying their rent with credit cards as they just don’t have the physical cash or stable income.
With more and more people taking out personal loans, […]

Avoid the renting pitfalls to secure a happy home

Posted on 14th December 2010

Thanks in some part to the mortgage shortage, the residential rental sector is now booming. It seems that everyone, young people, older age groups and families are holding off buying a new property or are unable to, and are instead opting to rent a new place.
There is no obligation for anyone to go through a letting agency to find a place to rent, but most potential tenants do. It is best to visit as many agency websites as possible, as they will have up to […]

Minister urged to consider landlords

Posted on 3rd August 2010

Landlords look set to endure more months of uncertainty in the law regarding “Homes of Multiple Occupation” (HMO) as new Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, seems to be complicating the issue further in his attempts to reshape the regulations surrounding multiple occupations.
The Minister has decided to scrap the present rule, introduced earlier this year which, to most landlords consternation, required local planning permission to change the rental status of the property if the tenants were renting as a group as opposed to a family. This was […]