Category Archives: Legal Issues

Overcrowded Houses

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Tom

You’ve probably caught a few of the more dramatic stories in the national media lately about overcrowding; we’ve heard about people converting sheds for tenants, HMO occupants sharing bedrooms and even family homes taking on three or four lodgers to … Continue reading →

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Legal Awareness

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Tom

The news that the UK has dropped back into recession and that incomes are continuing to fall is only going to mean a rise in the number of people who are becoming ‘accidental landlords’. As there is a shortage of … Continue reading →

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Late Filing Landlords

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Tom

As you’ll almost certainly know by now, it’s coming up to tax-return time and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs are bracing themselves for the influx of returns from property owners and landlords. Where tax regimes and laws are often quite … Continue reading →

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Building Waste

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Tom

If you’re renovating a property or ever have in the past, you’ll know that building works generate plenty of waste. Old rubble, disused fixtures and scrap metal all add up and need to be dealt with appropriately and, above all, … Continue reading →

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Don’t Count on Tax Relief

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Tom

Around this time of year there is a lot of talk about tax reform and it’s very much at the front of people’s minds. Last week was no different and an article in the Financial Times yesterday warned landlords not … Continue reading →

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Squatting Troubles

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Tom

Bristol has been at the heart of troubles in the South West lately with squatters making the news on several counts. About a week ago, twenty squatters were evicted from a popular pub in the City which had been closed … Continue reading →

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Commercial Licenses

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Tom

Landlords who let commercial or retail properties often play music or show TV in the course of everyday businesses and the license regulations surrounding these are often complex. A landlord in a Croydon pub was fined £10,000 earlier this week … Continue reading →

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Property Swaps

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Tom

A nice way of avoiding chains or long ladders when looking to buy or sell a property is the property swap. Usually this sort of deal involves two parties agreeing to trade the deeds for each other’s properties and normally … Continue reading →

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Tax Year Ends Today

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Tom

April is a busy time for tax accountants and HM Revenue and customs, and today the financial year 2011/2012 ended. That means that it’s time to get on that tax return and get filed as soon as possible! Though there’s … Continue reading →

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Energy Performance Certificates

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Tom

From April 6th, the start of the next financial year, the time which landlords have available to them to provide an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) to potential tenants will reduce from twenty-eight days to just seven. That means that landlords … Continue reading →

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