LegalforLandlords – New Brand, New Image – Same Great Service! LegalforLandlords are already established as the UK’s market leading specialists in legal, referencing and insurance services for landlords and letting agents and the private rental sector. The original company – Legal4Landlords started back in 2009 as a way to help private rented sector landlords with […]
Read MoreA letting agent has been fined £41,200 (GBP) by Watford Magistrates court after they failed to comply with safety regulations and admitted a string of offences at five Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO’s). It is the first time Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has prosecuted a letting agent rather than a landlord and the council also said it […]
Read MoreGood news for private sector landlords as business will continue to boom! The post war “must be a homeowner” mentality of our parents has been replaced with the more modern paradigm of our neighbours on the Continent, “rent for life” Whilst our forebears wanted to own property for a sense of security and financial […]
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The Governments plan to make private rented sector (PRS) and social housing landlords legally responsible for checking the immigration status of all tenant applicants has raised questions on the policy from MP’s. The proposal to make landlords perform immigration checks on tenants and prosecute those who fail to comply has caused outrage among UK PRS landlords, who would […]
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UK landlords are considered to be service providers, offering their rental property assets as suitable homes for people looking to rent property in the private sector. However, there are times when being a landlord can appear to have a few drawbacks, so we would like to offer landlords a little advice on dealing with some […]
Read MoreUK Landlords are no doubt aware that local authorities have the discretion to charge full Council Tax on empty properties from 1st April 2013. The changes affect all rental properties that previously would have been automatically exempt from charges, including all empty furnished and unfurnished properties available for rent. Landlords with properties that are empty […]
Read MoreUK PRS void periods and rent arrears are falling steadily UK private rented sector landlords are reaping the rewards of the developments of specialist products and services designed to ease the burden for landlords and the UK lettings industry. Market leading companies, such as LegalforLandlords have spent a great deal of time, effort and resources […]
Read MoreLandlord Possession Claims Soar Again There has been a dramatic increase in the number of PRS landlords seeking to evict bad tenants and the volume of possession orders doesn’t look like abating any time soon according to data released by the UK Government. Government figures show that there were 103,329 landlord claims for tenant […]
Read MoreThis post is historical content and the information provided relating to Section 21 is no longer relevant as of May 1 2026. There are hundreds of pieces of Government legislation and local authority regulations that have to be adhered to by landlords before being allowed to rent out property in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). […]
Read MoreIt looks like 2013 could be a very busy year for UK Buy-To-Let, according to the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA). The average number of rental properties owned by BTL landlords rose from 7 to 8 in the final quarter of 2012, and the market expansion looks set to continue throughout 2013 as better […]
Read MoreGovernment Backtrack On Energy Performance Certificates (EPC’s) New regulation of Energy Performance Certification (EPC’s) set to come into effect on 9th January 2013, and is intended to ease the quagmire of paperwork for estate agents, property management companies, letting agents and landlords when preparing to advertise a vacant property for sale or let. Although agents […]
Read MoreThe UK’s rental market has seen strong growth over the last year with rents stabilising in the third quarter to an average rent of £970 per calendar month after an initial fall in price in August. The market has seen a 2 percent increase in rents from September 2011, just 0.6 percent below the rate […]
Read MoreIf you are considering becoming a Buy-To-Let landlord you should calculate the costs involved and do plenty of research before taking any financial risk. This is according to Sim Sekhon, spokesman for specialist landlord services provider, LegalforLandlords, who explained that many new landlords rush in without calculating mortgage repayments or repairs and maintenance to rental […]
Read MoreNew research conducted by the National Landlords Association (NLA) has shown that the number of tenants behind with rent payments has risen again, leaving Buy-To-Let landlords without Rent Guarantee Insurance worried about meeting their mortgage payments both on their rental properties and their own homes. The NLA membership survey revealed that over 50% of the […]
Read MoreThe Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has issued advice on the UK student lettings market to first time landlords. UK Landlords should look to the student lettings market in order to get their empty properties rented out, according to ARLA. With over 600,000 students starting university courses in major UK cities this September, the […]
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