Month: April 2020

Webinar – Lettings Compliance with Goodlord & CEO David Cox, ARLA Propertymark

Free Webinar for Landlords and Agents; WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL 2020 | 9.30AM – listen by clicking the link below anytime. ARLA Propertymark CEO David Cox…

Coronavirus – CALL FOR EVIDENCE – Impact of COVID-19 on homelessness and the private rented sector

URGENT ACTION REQUIRED, SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020. WE URGE ALL LANDLORDS AND AGENTS TO RESPOND. https://committees.parliament.uk/work/271/impact-of-COVID-19-Coronavirus-on%20homelessness-and-the-private-rented-sector The HCLG Committee has launched an…

Coronavirus – Universal Credit Landlord Newsletter

This Universal Credit newsletter aims to provide information to social and private landlords on Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Universal Credit; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-landlord-engagement-newsletters/coronavirus-covid-19-universal-credit-landlord-engagement-newsletter Summary; If your tenant is…

Webinar – Andy Sandford with Ridgewater & Boyce Hatton LLP ‘Property Lockdown Questions Answered’

Free Live Webinar for Landlords, Property Agents and Tenants. FRIDAY 24TH APRIL 12.30PM – (link can be sent if you cannot watch live) The top…

Coronavirus – Does Your Tenant or Anyone You Know Need Community Help? Local Authority Helplines……

Bristol – https://www.bristol.gov.uk/crime-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19-what-you-need-to-know Cornwall – https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health-cornwall/information-about-coronavirus-covid-19/ Devon – https://www.devon.gov.uk/coronavirus-advice-in-devon/ East Devon – https://eastdevon.gov.uk/coronavirus-covid-19/east-devon-district-council-coronavirus-community-support-hub/coronavirus-community-support-hub-hotline/ Exeter – https://exeter.gov.uk/clean-safe-city/community-safety/coronavirus/exeter-community-wellbeing/ Mid Devon – https://www.middevon.gov.uk/residents/coronavirus-support-for-communities-and-businesses/community-support-across-mid-devon/community-support-hotline/ North Devon – https://www.northdevon.gov.uk/coronavirus/communities-and-voluntary-sector-support/ Plymouth…

Coronavirus – Job Retention Scheme Now Live for Claims

employers can now go online to claim cash grants worth up to 80% of wages, capped at £2,500 a month per worker 5000 HMRC staff…

HMRC Online System for Landlords Reporting Capital Gains Tax Goes Live

If you sell your property after 6 April 2020 you must report and pay Capital Gains Tax within 30 days of selling property in the UK. Capital…

ACM (Aluminium Composite Material) Cladding

Shortly after the fire at Grenfell Tower, the independent expert advisory panel advised the government to undertake identification screening of residential buildings over 18 metres…

Coronavirus – Companies House Support for Businesses Affected

Changes announced will help businesses avoid being struck off the Companies House register as they deal with the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak. Businesses will…

Coronavirus – Furlough Scheme Extended to 30 June 2020

The Government has announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended by one month to reflect the continuing social distancing measures. The extension…

Coronavirus – Section 8; Updated Form 3

Tenancy form 3: notice seeking possession of a property let on an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy If a tenant falls into serious…

Should Landlords Think Twice Before Requesting a Mortgage Holiday?

One in nine mortgage holders in the UK has taken a mortgage payment holiday as their finances have been affected by the coronavirus. Landlords are…