A landlord from Dartmouth has been handed a £3,464 court bill after her tenant was left living in a mould-ridden home, 220 miles away in Stone, Staffordshire. The court heard that Janice Pope failed to tackle damp and mould, repair a defective boiler, sort out inadequate ventilation, or fix a blocked drain and loose paving…
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People often ask me why we don’t act for buyers. It’s a fair question. After all, if you understand how to sell a business, surely you understand how to buy one? And wouldn’t it double the opportunity if you sat on both sides of the table? The answer is very simple. It would create conflicts…
The lettings market is on the brink of a seismic shift as the high cost of buying a home means millions more people will be approaching retirement age still in the rental sector. The latest analysis by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) predicts that by 2041, the number of pensioner households renting privately will almost…
Parents are helping their adult children onto the housing ladder, with more than half who charge them rent using the money to help their offspring buy their first home, research suggests. The survey by Nationwide highlights the increasingly important role families – and the family home -, are playing in helping the next generation onto…
Great Yarmouth Borough Council have revealed plans for six-monthly checks for thousands of rented homes as its landlord crackdown expands to more wards. The seaside resort is preparing to introduce routine inspections for 5,000 privately rented homes under a major expansion of its selective licensing scheme. The council’s proposals cover Nelson, Central and Northgate, Southtown…
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