by John Raftery | Jun 23, 2015 | Government Landlord Law, Landlords, Tenants
The pilot scheme for the govenment’s policy for landlords and agents to check the immigration status of tenants is to reach a landmark next month. The 6 month pilot programme in the West Midlands is due to be assessed in July and following this the scheme will...
by John Raftery | Jun 23, 2015 | Government Landlord Law, Landlords, Tenants
The government has announced that it expects 10th October 2015 to be the date that landlords will be required to fit smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms on every floor of their property. Failure to do this could result in a £5000 civil penalty. The measure is...
by John Raftery | Mar 16, 2015 | Uncategorised
That’s the conclusion arrived at by Professor Paul Piff, a social psychologist in California. In a quite amusing video he explains what happens when a game of monopoly is rigged to favour one player over the other. He gives them more money to start with...
by John Raftery | Mar 13, 2015 | Investments
As a property investor I’m always looking for a good deal. But buying residential property can often be stressful – not for the first time this week I’ve been gazumped trying to buy a repossession from a bank (NRAM if you must know – ok, well,...
by John Raftery | Mar 11, 2015 | Landlords
With an expected absence of any detail, the Communities and Local Government Minister, Penny Mordaunt announced yesterday at the LGA Fire Conference the intention of the government to enforce PRS landlords to install smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in their...
