Lording over! Fed up tenants reveal frustrating text exchanges with landlords including one who asked them not to cook in the kitchen and another who moaned that the rent was 11 pence short Parent Influence has rounded up viral text messages from around the world Among the images are tenants having awkward conversations with landlords … Read more
Punitive tax changes have meant that landlords have bought a quarter of a million fewer homes in the past five years. Since April 2016, landlords have bought around 700,000 homes across Britain. This is 250,000 – or 26 per cent – fewer than they would have if the tax regime had stayed the same, according … Read more
High Street fashion chain New Look wins court fight against landlords over pandemic store closures By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 May 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 10 May 2021 Landlords have lost their legal battle against New Look’s restructuring deal. The High Court ruled against a group of property … Read more
Grenfell Tower’s landlords appeared to have a ‘reactive approach to maintenance’ dating back to a report in 2013, a public inquiry has heard. Andrew Kinnier QC, for the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, said that a document in 2013 viewed the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO), as having a ‘reactive approach to maintenance’ built more … Read more
Lockdown-weary Britons are today demanding ‘let us back in the pubs now’, after the bank holiday washout. Hundreds of pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants to close early on Monday’s May Day Bank Holiday as wet and windy weather put a dampener on the three-day weekend. And forecasters warn more bad weather could be on the … Read more
Lockdown-weary Britons are today demanding ‘let us back in the pubs now’, after the bank holiday washout. Hundreds of pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants to close early on Monday’s May Day Bank Holiday as wet and windy weather put a dampener on the three-day weekend. And forecasters warn more bad weather could be on the … Read more
NCP car parks giant launches restructuring plan, and warns its landlords: It’s rent cuts or bust By Alex Lawson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 14:45 BST, 2 May 2021 | Updated: 14:45 BST, 2 May 2021 Owners intend to plough in £120million over two years if the plan is approved Car parks giant NCP … Read more
Three in five landlords are now interested in a ‘green’ mortgage – but only four lenders are offering them, and only one on new purchases. A total of 62 per cent of landlords described themselves as ‘interested’ in the loans, which reward them for making their properties more energy efficient, according to research by mortgage … Read more
Think YOUR landlord is bad? Long-suffering tenants share their horror stories – including one who had their thermostat locked in a ‘cage’ Ruin My Week has shared social media posts capturing landlords’ bad behaviour One image shows how a landlord disguised a nest of spiders using spray paint Another snap features a very sarcastic response … Read more
Landlords made an average of £82,000 when selling their buy-to-let properties last year, according to new research. The typical landlord sold their buy-to-let for £82,450 more than they paid for it in 2020, an average value increase of 42 per cent, according to estate agent Hamptons International. This was an increase of £3,390 or 4 … Read more