Recent Articles in Tenant and Landlord Property Checklists

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?

Is it your mortgage or rent freedom day?
Apr 21, 2016

Those of us with a mortgage hit a significant milestone this week… according to the Halifax, at least, when is your mortgage or rent freedom day?