The key facts every landlord needs to know about Section 21. Section 21 Notice A section 21 Notice is a ‘No Fault’ notice. It can be served by a landlord after the first four months of the fixed term of the tenancy. The notice must run for a two month period. In order to rely […]

Membership of a Government-approved Client Money Protection (CMP) scheme became a legal requirement at the beginning of April 2019 for all agents in England dealing with residential lettings. What does this regulation mean for landlords and how can you check that the letting agents that you work with comply with these regulations?

To find a bargain you need to know the market, yet for all the talk about the property market in the UK, there isn’t really one property market. In fact, the British property market is like a fly’s eye – it looks one whole but in fact it is split into lots of fragmented pieces. […]

There’s been another delay to Brexit and more uncertainty for the UK – at least this time politicians have until 31st October to sort out this tricky mess! With Brexit in mind we wanted to look at the Rotherham property market. Is Brexit having a negative effect or are things continuing as before? It’s important […]

The proportion of 25 to 34-year olds who own their home in Rotherham has dropped by more than a third in the last 20 years. What does this mean for all the existing Rotherham landlords and homeowners (as well as all those youngsters dreaming of one day buying their first home)? Let’s start by taking […]

Comparing the Rotherham property market with the goings on in London and the rest of the UK is an interesting task. What impact does London have on the rest of the UK and in particular, here in Rotherham? What do landlords and investors need to know?

We are delighted that our Managing Director, Dawn Holmes, has been invited to participate in a Parliamentary Review about the lettings industry.

The government are preparing to control tenant’s deposits, limiting them to five weeks rent. This will mean that landlords will soon only be protected in the event of a single month of unpaid rental arrears, at a time when Universal Credit introduction issues has seen some rent arrears quadrupling (and that’s before landlords consider damage […]

It’s good news for those landlords who have invested in the Rotherham property market with the long term in mind because prices have risen by 22.5% in the last five years. What’s behind this rise? Read on for our analysis. Over the last five years we have seen some interesting, subtle changes to the local […]

It is midway through February and Rotherham property values are unexpectedly 6.1% higher than at the end of 2017. With the uncertainty of Brexit, it’s hard to know what will happen but this has exceeded all the predictions of economists, which is an astonishing sign of strength for the local Rotherham (and wider national) economy. […]