New Electrical safety standards for England
ARLA Propertymark reminds us that the Commencement Order in Sections 122 and 123 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (electrical safety standards) came into force on 25 October 2019. This means that mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector in England regulations will be implemented very soon. The Housing and Planning Act 2016, […]
What is more important, capital growth or rental yield?
Capital growth and rental yields are two ways you can make money as a property investor, so they are important to understand before you buy a property and maximise opportunities whenever possible. Scott Littlefair, Managing Director of Littlefairs Property Company, has years of experience in advising investors on the best type of properties to buy in […]
How will the changes to Section 21 Notices impact a Landlord’s ability to gain possession?
With the government’s announcement in April 2019 that they were ‘ending no-fault evictions’, landlords might have been concerned that evicting a tenant from their property had suddenly become more difficult. However, what was being launched was a consultation on Section 21 amendments. Heather Wheeler, MP, stressed that the proposal to strengthen Section 8 would allow […]
