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Avatar - Mary Latham
Mary has been a self-managing landlord since 1972 and until July 2018 she was the West Midlands Regional Representative for the NLA. Over the years Mary has been consulted by government, local authorities and other groups within the housing industry and is well known for her in-depth knowledge of legislation and regulation. She continues to run regular landlord accreditation seminars on behalf of local authorities. Mary regularly contributes to the Landlord Vision newsletter and blog providing our readers with valuable, down to earth and realistic insights into the key issues that keep landlords awake at night.
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When Getting the Law Wrong Can Cost Landlords Thousands

In my experience, most landlords who get things wrong do so because they didn’t know that they were doing the wrong thing. Arguably, a person shouldn’t go into a business as important as providing homes without understanding the legislation and regulation involved, but many of us got into the business in the days when it […]

By 8 min read

Has the Pandemic Brought UK Property Investors Closer Together?

The business of investing in property to let in the UK has always been divided in several ways.  The question is – Has the Pandemic caused further divisions or has it brought property investors closer together?

By 9 min read
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How to Keep Tenants Warm and Cosy and Properties Mould Free

It’s not unusual for landlords of an HMO to be concerned about abuse of the utilities when the rent is inclusive of bills but the unusual circumstances of the past year has caused that concern to heighten as bills have risen and profits have reduced.

By 9 min read
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Does Your Tenant Qualify for ‘Breathing Space’ Period From Rent Arrears?

One of the biggest concerns for many landlords is rent arrears. Some tenants have fallen outside of various Governments schemes to support those who cannot earn at the moment and many landlords are working with them to avoid eviction and to agree payments which those tenants can afford.

By 9 min read
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How Can Private Landlords Deal With Abandonment or Anti-Social Behaviour?

Lockdown2 more worries for landlords with difficult tenants. I’m going to talk about two issues which are causing many landlords a great deal of stress at the moment. I acknowledge that the biggest issue is rent arrears, but I am not going to talk about that… 

By 9 min read
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No More Little Boxes – New Housing Space Standards

(And a BIG Planning Problem) What are the Housing Space Standards Coming in 2021? Continuing the learning while we’re in lockdown I’m going to talk about an issue which I believe will grow next year and about which landlords know very little. But first a related issue: New space standards for permitted development of housing […]

By 9 min read

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Lockdown 2 – Time to Learn

Many people who are furloughed because of Covid19 are taking the opportunity to learn; from musical instruments to full blown university and college courses on line, this is a great way to keep yourself busy to avoid mental health issues and to actually turn a very negative thing into an extremely positive thing, especially if […]

By 9 min read
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Is Your Property Ready for a Tenant Lead Market?

Future proofing our rented properties is something which we should do constantly but it has never been more important than now. I see people investing thousands of pounds developing properties, mainly into HMO, although some people have realised that the market is saturated and are now developing studios or one bedroom flats; they look very […]

By 9 min read
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Is Evicting a Tenant a Thing of the Past for Private Landlords?

On Friday 28th August (bank holiday weekend) Government announced major changes to the eviction process for private landlords in England which have left many landlords asking: “Will I ever get rid of my bad tenant?”

By 9 min read
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Homeowners & Landlords Given Head Start in Green Homes Grant Scheme

We don’t need our tenants to be on benefits this is available to all and the landlord will control the application – very good news.

By 4 min read
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Are Voids Always an Issue with HMOs?

“Are voids always an issue with HMO’s? What would one estimate average monthly voids for HMO’s?” I often take part in discussions in face book property groups and very often they begin with a question from a new landlord or a person who is hoping to become a landlord or “get into property” via rent […]

By 9 min read
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How Do I Evict a Bad Tenant?

One of the many unfortunate consequences of Lockdown has been an increase in both Anti Social Behaviour and rent arrears in private rented property. Most of us realised early on that some tenants would struggle to pay their rent and that some tenants would take the opportunity to withhold rent despite the fact that they […]

By 8 min read
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Covid-19 Will You Survive the Aftershocks? Part 2

On the road to recovery:

By 9 min read
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COVID-19 Will You Survive the Aftershocks? Part 1

I am focusing on the impact to property investors while at the same time acknowledging the dreadful loss of lives and heartache that many people will be dealing with. “History shows that there are two things we can be sure of when it comes to financial crises: there will be another one, and the next […]

By 9 min read

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