In this three-minute read, we take a look at the most common rules and regulations that Sutton, Tooting and Mitcham landlords need to remember.Being a landlord is a tricky business. There are nearly 200 different pieces of legislation covering the how, why, and when of managing a rental property. Here are just four that landlords are often [...]
This three-minute read guides Tooting, Mitcham and Sutton landlords to declaring their rental income in the best way possible. If you rent out a property and receive a rental income from that, you must declare it. You have to pay tax on any profit. It doesn’t change your employment status to ‘self-employed’ though, as it’s considered an investment. Of [...]
A two-minute read.This afternoon the Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlined his plans to get England back on track as we come out of the pandemic.Among furlough extensions, extra support for the self-employed and business loan schemes was the welcome news that the stamp duty holiday is being extended.When it was introduced, the original deadline was March [...]
In this three-minute read, we look at how landlords can protect themselves from getting caught up in the most common cause of end-of-tenancy disputes. When a tenancy comes to an end, one issue more than any other causes disagreements. And it’s not holes in walls or missing rent payments that takes the number one spot. According to recent data* [...]
In this three-minute read, we look at a new report that outlines how #sutton #tooting #mitcham landlords can build a long and prosperous partnership with their tenant. What’s the secret to a successful tenant/landlord relationship? It’s a question that has vexed property gurus through the ages, but now the University of Stirling thinks it has the answer. A new [...]
In this three-minute read, we explain how renters can avoid getting ripped off by fake landlords. Renters should be on their guard against fraudsters using Covid-19 as a cover to swindle people out of their hard-earned cash. Rental fraud is not a new scam – Action Fraud, the UK’s reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime, has been [...]
In this three-minute read, we look at the parallels between home-schooling and selling your home. If you’re a parent working from home and managing childcare commitments, we salute you. It’s not easy dashing from one task to the next in what feels like a never-ending lockdown juggling act – but there is a bright side. Some of [...]
A one-minute news special.They rarely agree about anything, but MPs from different parties were singing from the same hymn sheet during this afternoon’s virtual House of Commons debate around extending the Stamp Duty holiday.The debate was triggered by an online public petition that wants to see a six-month extension to the existing deadline of 31 [...]
In this three-minute read, we look at what a new survey about mould in UK homes reveals about the tenant/landlord relationship. Let's unpack what landlords can learn from the findings of the memorably titled Mouldy Nation Report. Firstly, before you ask, yes there really is a document called the Mouldy Nation Report (we're not making it up). Uswitch, an [...]
In this two-minute read, we bring you four news stories to lift your spirits and make you smile. You can’t lose if you snoozeIf you often nod off mid-afternoon, we have good news – a new study suggests napping can sharpen your mind and help ward off dementia. A survey of 2,214 people, published in General Psychiatry, found post-lunch [...]