Recent Articles in Tenant and Landlord Property Checklists

London has a new mayor: will Labour’s housing policies clash with the Conservatives?
May 9, 2016

Well this will be interesting! Here we have a new man in charge of housing in London, but will his Labour orientated local policies end up clashing or matching Conservative housing policies?

Latest news on the property market for BBC Radio Nottingham 4th May 2016
May 4, 2016

I was on BBC Radio Nottingham this morning, here's my summary of the local property market...

Generation Rent: Let’s support them, not scare them!
May 3, 2016

Every year the Halifax release an excellent report on how young people who are living at home or who are renting feel about buying a home of their own. It’s one of the few reports which matches what I am picking up at my property clinics around the country, talking to mums and dads, first-time buyers and investors. Here's the latest...

Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector
May 3, 2016

The Housing and Planning Bill currently going through Parliament provides an opportunity for an improved, UK-wide approach to electrical safety in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). Here, Phil Buckle, Director General of the charity, Electrical Safety First, explains why it matters and why it can benefit tenants and landlords.

Supply and enforcement are keys to better protection for tenants
Apr 29, 2016

The Residential Landlords Association is calling for radical action to protect tenants after Freedom of Information (FOI) data revealed a shockingly low level of enforcement of rented housing regulations by many local authorities. What can be done?