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Snagging is a careful, detailed check of your newly built house or apartment to identify defects in the construction. Today, we look at the advantages there are in using a snagging company if you are considering buying a new-build house and the problems you could face if you don’t.
FENSA is a competent person scheme and the means by which window installers can prove their abilities to work to regs. Here we look at what it means to have a FENSA certificate and at what it means not to have one.
The passing of the Housing Act of 1988 was a watershed moment for the UK rental market. It handed much more power to landlords than they had enjoyed previously and was a bold leap, perfectly illustrative of the ideals of the Thatcher government, towards greater free-market autonomy in the rented housing sector.
Thanks to the wet climate in Britain, wet rot is a problem that threatens many homes. A severe case of wet rot can make your home uncomfortable, uninhabitable, knock thousands of pounds off its value and make it difficult to sell.
The NLA is the UK’s largest membership organisation for private residential landlords with 41,000 members. With over 100 Acts of Parliament and 400 sets of regulations governing the private residential sector, the NLA help their members navigate through what can sometimes feel like a minefield of red tape.
Article 4 Directions are the legal means by which a local authority can require property owners to seek permission to convert a single dwelling house into a small HMO. The idea is that by doing this the councils are given more control over housing stock through their ability to control the density of HMOs in a given area.
If your house has dry rot it can literally be a rotten problem to have. Dry rot can cost you a lot of money. It can knock thousands of pounds off the value of your house and even make it impossible to sell your property.
Luton has a lot going for it. There are a thriving economy, a major airport and some of the cheapest property in south-east England. Luton also has a much younger-than-average population hinting a much-increased demand for property in the near future.
Selling a house or a flat ought to be easy. But if you have a house or a flat with a short lease then selling it could be very difficult indeed. f you have short lease problems here’s what you need to know about short leases, and a way to sell your property quickly no matter how short the lease.
When you are selling a property, you need to consider the possibility that a potential buyer may not be able to get a mortgage for it. Although the policies of different lenders will vary here are 18 reasons that your house may be unmortgageable.
There are some great properties out there just waiting to be found and the good news is the only tool you need to find them is Zoopla. Today we look at four underutilised filters that investors can use to find below market value property and motivated sellers in their chosen area.
The rules and processes around Local Housing Allowance are complicated, variable (depending on the local authority) and constantly changing. Here we look at exactly what LHA is, who is eligible for it, how it is changing and most importantly what it actually means for a landlord to have a tenant in receipt of it.
Early 20th Century Housing: Council Housing From The Interwar Period by Trevor Yorke Trevor Yorke is an experienced author and artist who specialises in period architecture. For more information and to see a selection of his books you can visit his website, here. There are very few positives which can be written about the First […]
Have you ever noticed that most horror films use Victorian houses as a backdrop? There is something about the jagged roofline, ivy-clad walls and foreboding arched windows set behind high walled gardens which evoke mystery and fear.
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