Happy New Year to all our readers! We hope you have had an enjoyable and restful festive period and are now ready and full of motivation for the year ahead.
Here at Lifeboat Lettings, we have some big goals and plans for the coming year and beyond. So, in this, our first article of the year, we thought we would share with you some of what we have planned.
Continue reading Looking Forward to 2025Welcome to our last newsletter of the year! What a year it has been too. In this last article of the year, we will take you through all the developments within the Lifeboat family; the highs and lows and the changes. What has gone well, and what not so well (there is always something).
Continue reading 2024 – What a Year for Lifeboat Lettings!A local authority in Kent has recently fined two landlords a total of £25,200.
The landlords were operating an HMO in Sittingbourne, Kent and were fined for having more occupants than allowed by their license.
Continue reading A £25,200 Lesson in HMO Compliance for Kent Landlords!A new report from landlord insurance provider, Simply Business, reveals an uncertain future for the UK rental market. Landlords are finding it increasingly difficult to navigate the continuous changes in legislation and rising property management costs.
Continue reading Navigating 2025: Key Insights for Kent Landlords to Tackle Rising Costs and New LegislationIn the past two years, the UK rental market for rooms and house shares has experienced consistent increases. However, recent data shows that these rises are beginning to slow, suggesting a stabilisation that may bring relief to renters.
Continue reading Room Rental Yields Stabilising After Two Years of Significant IncreasesAs largely anticipated, the Renters’ Rights Bill has smoothly passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 9th October. thanks to Labour’s huge majority.
This happened less than a month after the Bill was first introduced and within the first 100 days in office of the new government. The Bill delivers on the government’s manifesto commitment to swing power to renters, with the figurehead reform being the abolition of Section 21 evictions across new and existing tenancies at the same time.
Continue reading Update on the Renters Rights BillWe’re excited to announce a major development in our journey at Lifeboat Lettings! As part of our growth strategy, we’ve officially acquired Kearsney Property Services, a well-established lettings agency based in Dover, Kent. This acquisition allows us to expand our services and strengthen our presence across the county, bringing Lifeboat Lettings’ expertise to even more landlords and tenants in Kent.
Continue reading Lifeboat Lettings Announces Acquisition of Kearsney Property ServicesThe Government has recently confirmed details of its much-anticipated Renters’ Rights Bill, including the abolition of Section 21 notices and bans on rental bidding wars, among other proposals.
Continue reading Renters’ Rights Bill – What You Need to KnowWith a number of mortgage rate drops announced by major lenders in recent months – both before and after the base rate cut by the Bank of England to 5.0%, investors are understandably delighted. Leading lender Nationwide have actually dropped their five-year fixed rate to under 4% and other have now followed.
Continue reading Update on Mortgage Interest Rates and ProjectionsThe Renters (Reform) Bill was an important piece of legislation proposed by the former Conservative Government that was intended to improve the private rental sector.
Continue reading Renters’ Rights Bill vs Renters (Reform) Bill
