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Doubts about money-saving energy efficiency measures, internet connectivity and property investment, Northern hotspots, and other UK property news
Landlords, homeowners, and property investors are all likely to feel at least some impact from items making the headlines in recent property news stories. Let’s take consider a little more detail about just some of those themes. Do all energy …
Do you cover malicious damage?
In running a buy to let business, any landlord relies on a fundamental sense of responsibility from tenants who will take care of the let property. From time to time, that trust is misplaced or abused and a tenant – …
Housing Health and Safety Ratings System
Your local authority may carry out an inspection of any privately rented property under the standardised Housing Health and Safety Ratings System (HHSRS). Inspections such as this are made to ensure that there are no deficiencies in the property or …
Renting out rooms in your home
If you have a spare room or two in your home, renting out the space could earn you a tidy sum. You would also receive a welcome pat on the back from the government for doing your bit in helping …
Affordable homes initiative, no tenant fees for pets, house prices hit new records and other property news
The upward trend in house prices continues unabated but there are still ways you can add value to your home. For tenants, too, there are bright spots on the horizon with a promise of further government aid for affordable housing …
Quick tips on getting your property ready for Autumn
Maybe it’s one of the effects of this period of successive lockdowns, but the seasons seem to be coming around even more quickly than usual. With another autumn now fast approaching (it officially starts on 22nd September), it’s time once …
How to Rent guide, nightmare for leaseholders, property market outlook, reprieve for gas boilers, and housing demand
As usual, it has been a busy month in the property world. Here are some of the latest property news headlines that may be of interest for homeowners, tenants, leaseholders and, property investors …. Government releases new ‘easy to read’ …
What does commercial property landlord insurance cover?
According to figures published by Statista on the 11th of June 2021, the total value of commercial property in the UK at the end of 2020 was estimated to be more than £1.08 trillion, making this sector of the property …
How is HMO Insurance different to landlord insurance?
HMO insurance has been specifically developed for landlords who own and let a House in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). HMOs are a form of shared housing. Officially, an HMO is defined as a property that is occupied by at least three …
What is rent guarantee insurance?
Buying to let is a straightforward business proposition – your let property is a single business asset from which you intend to generate a steady stream of rental income. In that simplicity lies one of the major risks your business …
