Westminster wants more information regarding the Green Deal’s performance, launched two months ago to encourage energy-saving home improvements. MPs are curious to know how many property owners have bought into the government backed campaign. Read more…
Underinsured properties could leave thousands of landlords out of pocket, it has been claimed.
Landlords trying to save money often skimp on their insurance premiums, according to research from LetRisks, leaving themselves at risk in the event of a claim. Read more…
Landlords in the Medway area of Kent are being encouraged by the local authority to take on more benefit tenants.
Medway Council wants private landlords to let more properties to people which are receiving benefits in a bid to reduce “negative attitudes” towards those that rely on these payments to afford their rent, the BBC reports. Read more…
A new initiative in St Edmundsbury, Suffolk, will see landlords of empty homes having to pay council tax from April.
The local government within the area stated those that were previously exempt from paying the levy will have to hand over 90 per cent of the bill in the coming months, Bury Free Press reports. Read more…
A major scheme to tackle the problem of rogue landlords in Scotland has only seen 11 people reported over the past two years.
The Scottish Landlord Registration Scheme was set up in 2006 and since its inception has cost the taxpayer nearly £18 million but has so far yielded only a very small number of cases noted to the procurator fiscal. Read more…
Private landlords renting properties in Sheffield are being encouraged to bring their portfolios up to scratch by the local council.
Sheffield Council believes that some of the privately-owned accommodation lags behind the quality of council housing, which is currently undergoing a £700 million revamp in a bid to make it more appealing to tenants. Read more…
The rise in the amount of landlords coming on to the housing market in the UK is set to slow the increase in rent prices.
This is according to the latest figures from Rightmove, as the company notes that investment within the buy-to-let sector is due to grow substantially over the coming year allowing rents to drop down in cost. Read more…
