What is RoPA? In 2017, the May Government announced its plans to improve the housing market, and went as far as calling it a ‘broken market’ that needs ‘fixing’. The Government proposed that...
As the Government has announced plans to repeal Section 21 of the housing act, we take a look at what this means for letting agents and landlords.
Known as the ‘no-fault-evictions’ legislation,...
Many landlords are unaware of a significant change in legislation change on the Rent Repayment Order (RRO). It was originally introduced in 2006, under the Housing Act 2004, to enable local...
We imposed on David to share his thoughts as a Fixflo customer - watch the video and find out (or take a look at the transcript below)!
With Brexit looming on the horizon, the number of buy-to-let transactions has been dwindling, that means fewer landlords are increasing their portfolio of rental properties. Further to this...
We spoke with Josh Walshe, of Walshe’s Property and Letting Agency in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. We wanted to find out what his secret was behind the success of both being a new business and being...
In the majority of cases, tenants are great. They are usually the law-abiding guardians of the landlord's property, which is often the biggest investment the landlord would make in their lifetime....
In property, the need to progress and attain more resources and as strong a market position as possible is just as important as it is in every other industry. The resource you need to ensure that...
With the Tenant Fees Act passing into law, we know that it's important for you to keep your revenue streams as high as possible. One of the surest ways of doing that is in finding new landlords to...
In the wake of the enactment of the Tenant Fees Act 2019, The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has made a number of changes to its Code of Practice, many of which concern best practice around the repairs...
Although they are not the easiest things to do, establishing and following robust work processes is important for any business. This is especially so with letting agencies. They not only help win...
As it's been months since the extension of mandatory HMO licensing in England, we wanted to reflect on the impact of the changes and look to what the future may hold.
Since the new legislation surrounding HMO licensing came into effect in October 2018, councils have increasingly been cracking down on landlords letting homes without the proper licence. Although...