In the Spring Budget there was little announced about the housing sector. There were however a few measures announced that will impact energy bills for both tenants and businesses, as well as thoughts on how the government aims to create more stability in the market in the future. Here is a summary:
Continue reading The Energy Crisis is Still Affecting the Private Rented SectorCategory: News
Landlords looking to agents amid complexity of Private Rented Sector 
A recent survey of over 2000 private landlords by USwitch, has indicated that the majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency, largely because of the current complexity of buy to let; with agents’ knowledge of the sector being cited as one of the biggest reasons for switching.
Continue reading Landlords looking to agents amid complexity of Private Rented Sector New How To Rent Guide Coming out 17th March
Heads up everyone: a new ‘How to Rent’ guide is set to be released by Government this week!
Continue reading New How To Rent Guide Coming out 17th March‘Superior landlords’ not responsible for rent repayment bills
In a landmark ruling, which clarifies the respective responsibilities in a Rent-to-Rent arrangement, the Supreme Court has ruled that Rent Repayment Orders cannot be made against a ‘superior landlord’.
Continue reading ‘Superior landlords’ not responsible for rent repayment billsOver half of tenancy fraud involves fake payslips
At Lifeboat Lettings we use a specialist tenant referencing company, Goodlord, to process all our tenancy applications. There are a number of very good reasons we have chosen Goodlord as our tenant referencing partner, but one of the main reasons is their anti-fraud technology.
Continue reading Over half of tenancy fraud involves fake payslipsHow do property inventories affect deposit claims for letting agents and landlords?
Do you get a professional inventory every time you start a new tenancy? Having a formal inventory may affect any claim you may need to make on a tenants’ deposit.
Continue reading How do property inventories affect deposit claims for letting agents and landlords?Fire Safety updates in HMOs
This is a reminder of a previous communication from us but as part of the response to the Grenfell disaster, the government has introduced the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. These changes came into effect on 23rd January this year.
Continue reading Fire Safety updates in HMOsOur Predicted Lettings Trends for 2023
2022 was certainly a challenging year for the rental sector! We saw rapidly rising rents, significantly increased cost of borrowing, rising costs of living, and of course more new legislation. So, what do we think the trends are for the forthcoming year. Here are a few of our top ones to watch.
Continue reading Our Predicted Lettings Trends for 2023What can we learn from the rental crisis in Ireland?
We are closely following developments in the rental crisis in Ireland. The causes of this are like the potentially emerging crisis in the UK: increasing legislation, high taxes and little or no incentives for landlords to provide rental properties.
Continue reading What can we learn from the rental crisis in Ireland?Why as a landlord, you should consider rent and legal protection?
The rental property market is currently in a state of flux, with increased uncertainty as to what the future may hold for landlords. Many years of increased legislation and rising costs have driven many landlords out of the market and this trend has accelerated in recent months.
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