Judith Wilson, the wife of Britain’s most controversial landlord, Fergus Wilson, has been fined £25,000 after leaving a disabled tenant without hot water for several months. The court found that Mrs Wilson ignored enforcement notices from the council requesting that she rectify the problem.
Experts say the definition of a professional landlord is someone who rents out a property for monetary gain. This would include a professional landlord with a property portfolio. Equally, it could also include a so-called ‘accidental landlord’ who lets out an inherited property or home while waiting for it to sell. A professional landlord is […]
Location is very important when it comes to buy to let returns. Most property investors know that London is no longer as attractive, due to punitive property values, but the good news is there are several other cities where rental yields far exceed anything on offer from a high street savings account.
The government may be embroiled in Brexit woes right now, but it has managed to find the time to do a u-turn on its decision to cap tenant deposits at six weeks. Lord Kennedy of Southwark and Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth have tabled an amendment to the Tenant Fees Bill that would see deposits capped […]
Research carried out by the National Landlords Association (NLA) has found that 79% of landlords are making so little money from their property rental businesses that they can only afford to pay the interest on their mortgages, not the loan capital. “There are myriad costs to running a letting business, including maintenance, repairs and upgrades, […]
We have good news for you! Data released by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has revealed that tenant deposit disputes occur in less than 1% of tenancies. So, 99% of landlords and tenants don’t have an issue when the tenancy ends. Either the tenant accepts their deposit needs to be withheld or there is no […]
Figures released by the Ministry of Justice have revealed that landlords are having to wait more than five months to get their property back after going to court. This scenario occurs when a landlord wants to evict a tenant because they haven’t paid the rent or are in breach of their tenancy agreement for some […]
The Landlord Alliance group is calling on UK landlords to boycott big brands such as M&S and B&Q this Christmas. It says these companies are supporting homeless charity, Shelter, which targets landlords and accuses them of unfairly evicting tenants. The group says Shelter is creating the wrong impression of private landlords in the media.
Critics have long been vocal about the “toothless enforcement” system in place to bring rogue landlords to heel, but recent revelations about a repayment deal agreed with Britain’s worst landlord have only added fuel to the fire.
Judith Wilson is the wife of Fergus Wilson. Between them, they run the largest property empire in the UK. The Wilsons have come under fire in the past for discriminatory letting policies. But Mrs Wilson is now the subject of a very costly court case.
Are you a cat or a dog person? Chances are, if you are a landlord, you dislike both of them living in your properties. Recent research has revealed that more than 50% of landlords ban cats from their properties and issues with cats are one of the top reasons why the nation’s felines are handed […]
A new study carried out by the University of Missouri indicates that sexual harassment by landlords is a real problem in the United States. Of the randomly selected women who took part in the study, 10% reported that their landlords had sexually harassed them. Most of the women were in their 20’s when the incidents […]
The government has pledged to create a £2 million fund for local councils, which will help them tackle the problem of rogue landlords. “This funding will help further strengthen councils’ powers to tackle rogue landlords and ensure that poor-quality homes in their area are improved, making the housing market fairer for everyone,” says Heather Wheeler, […]
Landlord licencing schemes are not exactly popular. Landlords all over the UK dislike having to pay hundreds of pounds to secure a licence for operating a rental property. Councils say they are an essential tool in the fight against rogue landlords, but many believe it’s a ploy to bring in more cash. Great Yarmouth is […]
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