Landlord Assist, the nationwide tenant referencing and eviction firm, says the Government missed the perfect opportunity in yesterday’s Budget to stimulate investment and encourage future growth in the buy-to-let sector. Key announcements in the Budget included an increase in the personal tax allowance threshold, a reduction in top rate of income tax from 50p to [...]
Property professionals fear squatting will increase despite new legislation
Although anti-squatting legislation is now going through parliament, 62% of property professionals still fear that they will become a victim of squatting in the future and over 40% report they are currently experiencing problems with squatters, according to Lockton. Property professionals are concerned that the new law focuses on criminalising squatting in residential buildings, but [...]
Dispute resolution guidelines released under TDP scheme co-operation
A new ‘Guide to Tenancy Deposits, Disputes and Damages’ has been jointly published by all three government authorised tenancy deposit protection schemes today. Since 2007 some 47,000 disputes have been settled by the schemes’ alternative dispute resolution processes. The pooling of information on these disputes and their eventual outcomes has allowed the schemes to identify [...]
First volume conveyancer secures CQS accreditation
Barnetts Solicitors has become the first volume conveyancer in England & Wales to secure Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) status – the Law Society’s new home buying quality mark. The news comes as the Council of Mortgage Lenders reports a pick up in approved mortgages in February. While many firms have so far been accredited and [...]
PCCB suspends registration of Search Pack UK
The Property Codes Compliance Board (PCCB) today announced that it has suspended the registration of Ms K & Mrs J Burridge t/a Search Pack UK and Epcworx (also/previously known as Fasthipsuk also trading as Southwest Energy Assessors, Hipsearchuk and Myhipsearchuk) after it failed to meet the Board’s compliance requirements and thereby comply with PCCB’s Registration [...]
